Patent ID: 6561531
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A strut mount structure for supporting a strut installed in a strut tower in a vehicle body, comprising:an upper bracket provided on a top of the strut tower, said upper bracket having a strut installation hole and a strut mount installation portion provided to surround said strut installation hole; and a strut mount unit having an inner fitting approximately in a cylinder shape with an inner fitting top edge, said inner fitting supporting a top end of the strut; an outer fitting approximately in a cylinder shape with an outer fitting top edge, and a flange connected to said strut mount installation portion with a top part of said outer fitting inserted into said strut installation hole from the bottom of said upper bracket; a rubber portion with a rubber top face, interposed between said inner fitting and said outer fitting for connecting said inner fitting and said outer fitting together, wherein an imaginary plane defined on said outer fitting top edge and a central axis of the strut cross each other so as to define a first angle as an inner angle when viewed from the front of the vehicle body and a second angle as a front angle when viewed from the side of the vehicle body, said first angle being an obtuse angle and said second angle being an acute angle.