Support structure for a vehicle wheel suspension

摘要

A support assembly for receiving a vehicle wheel suspension and adapted for mounting to a vehicle structure, is disclosed that includes: a transverse body (3, 203, 303) having opposite ends; a left hand anchoring strut (9, 209, 309) extending downwardly from the transverse body (3, 203, 303) to define a distal left hand lower end; a right hand anchoring strut (7, 207, 307) extending downwardly from the transverse body (3, 203, 303) to define a distal right hand lower end. Separately attached left hand and right hand external reinforcing elements (31, 33; 231, 233, 333) each extend from an adjacent one of the opposite ends of the transverse body (3, 203, 303) to a connecting area (35, 37; 235, 335, 337) adjacent the respective one of the left and right hand distal lower ends of the downwardly extending anchoring struts (7, 9; 207, 209, 307, 309).

主权项

1. Support assembly for receiving a vehicle wheel suspension and adapted for mounting to a vehicle structure, the support assembly including:
a transverse body having opposite ends; a left hand anchoring strut extending downwardly from the transverse body to define a distal left hand lower end; and a right hand anchoring strut extending downwardly from the transverse body to define a distal right hand lower end, wherein separately attached left hand and right hand external reinforcing elements are each extending from adjacent ones of the opposite ends of the transverse body to respective connecting areas adjacent the respective ones of the distal left hand lower end and distal right hand lower end of the downwardly extending anchoring struts,wherein each of the left hand and right hand external reinforcing elements includes an upper outwardly extending mounting flange for mounting of a trailer coupling.