Lightweight suspension upper support assembly

By optimizing the upper suspension support assembly with lightweight, high-strength materials and a combined structure, the problems of heavy weight, complex structure, and insufficient vibration reduction performance have been solved, achieving lightweighting, increased strength, improved NVH performance, and extended service life.

CN224224851UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-12NANYANG JINBO VIBRATION REDUCTION TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NANYANG JINBO VIBRATION REDUCTION TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-27
Publication Date
2026-05-12

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Technical Problem

Traditional suspension upper support assemblies are heavy, complex in structure, have insufficient vibration damping performance, and uneven stress distribution, which affects durability and ride comfort.

Method used

The bracket, inner skeleton, and rubber body are made of lightweight, high-strength materials. Combined with guide grooves, limiting grooves, and limiting plates, the stress distribution and installation process are optimized, and the connection stability is enhanced.

Benefits of technology

This achieves lightweight suspension systems, improves overall strength and stability, simplifies installation processes, enhances NVH performance, extends service life, and improves reliability.

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Abstract

The lightweight suspension upper supporting assembly comprises a hollow support with the upper end and the lower end open, a circle of first boss is arranged on the inner side wall of the support, the interior of the support is divided into an upper mounting cavity and a lower mounting cavity through the first boss, and a rubber body is mounted in the upper mounting cavity; an outer framework is mounted between the outer side wall of the rubber body and the inner side wall of the upper mounting cavity, a first inner framework and a second inner framework are mounted in the rubber body, an upper baffle is mounted above the rubber body, and a clamping groove for mounting the upper baffle is formed in the top of the inner side wall of the upper mounting cavity; the upper surface of the outer framework and the upper surface of the rubber body make contact with the lower surface of the upper baffle. And through holes penetrating up and down are formed in the middles of the first boss, the rubber body, the first inner framework, the second inner framework and the upper baffle. The utility model has the beneficial effects of light weight, high vibration damping performance, convenience in assembly and the like.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile suspensions, and in particular to a lightweight suspension upper support assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] Traditional suspension upper support assemblies usually adopt metal structures, such as cast iron or steel brackets, which have high strength but are heavy, and are not conducive to the lightweight demand of new energy vehicles. In addition, the existing suspension support structures often have stress concentration problems in the vibration transmission process, affecting durability and ride comfort.

[0003] At present, some lightweight schemes use aluminum alloy to replace some metal parts, but there are still the following problems: 1. Complex structure, the traditional suspension support assembly usually adopts multi-layer metal welding or bolt connection, which leads to complex assembly and difficulty in further reducing the weight; 2. Insufficient damping performance, the combination mode of the rubber damping part and the metal framework is single, which is easy to cause relative displacement and affect the damping effect; 3. Uneven stress distribution, the connection mode between the rubber body and the framework may cause local stress concentration, reducing the service life.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new lightweight suspension upper support assembly that can optimize damping performance and reduce overall weight while ensuring structural strength. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The present application mainly aims at the problems of the existing suspension upper support assembly, such as heavy weight, insufficient damping performance and complex structure, and provides a lightweight suspension upper support assembly.

[0006] The main purpose of the present application is achieved through the following scheme:

[0007] The lightweight suspension upper support assembly comprises a bracket with an internal hollow and openings at the upper and lower ends, a first boss is arranged on the inner side wall of the bracket, the first boss divides the inside of the bracket into an upper mounting cavity and a lower mounting cavity, a rubber body is mounted in the upper mounting cavity, an outer framework is mounted between the outer side wall of the rubber body and the inner side wall of the upper mounting cavity, and a first inner framework and a second inner framework are mounted inside the rubber body, an upper baffle is mounted above the rubber body, a clamping groove for mounting the upper baffle is arranged at the top of the inner side wall of the upper mounting cavity, and the upper surfaces of the outer framework and the rubber body are in contact with the lower surface of the upper baffle; a through hole penetrating from top to bottom is arranged in the middle of the first boss, the rubber body, the first inner framework, the second inner framework and the upper baffle.

[0008] As a preferred, a wing plate is arranged on the outer side wall of the bracket, and a plurality of bolts are vertically mounted on the wing plate.

[0009] As preferred, the inner side wall of the outer frame is vertically provided with a guide sliding groove, and the outer side wall of the rubber body is provided with a guide sliding strip corresponding to the guide sliding groove.

[0010] As preferred, the middle part of the rubber body is uniformly provided with a plurality of first limiting grooves along the axis thereof, and the outer side wall of the first inner frame is uniformly provided with a plurality of first limiting plates corresponding to the first limiting grooves along the axis thereof.

[0011] As preferred, the upper surface or / and the lower surface of the rubber body is uniformly provided with a plurality of second limiting grooves along the axis thereof, and the outer side wall of the second inner frame is uniformly provided with a plurality of second limiting plates corresponding to the second limiting grooves along the axis thereof.

[0012] As preferred, one end of the second inner frame is provided with a second flange, and the outer side wall of the second flange is in contact with the inner side wall of the rubber body.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0014] (1) The utility model discloses a support, upper baffle, first inner frame, second inner frame, outer frame and rubber body are set up, realize the lightweight of suspension system, improve the overall strength and stability of suspension system simultaneously.

[0015] (2) The utility model discloses a guide sliding groove and guide sliding strip, first limiting groove and first limiting plate, second limiting groove and second limiting plate are set up, simplify the installation process, make the installation of each component more accurate and convenient, improve assembly efficiency and product quality.

[0016] (3) The utility model discloses a limiting structure of rubber body and inner and outer frame, reduce vibration transmission, improve NVH performance, strengthen the structural stability of assembly, and optimize stress distribution, avoid local fatigue damage, prolong the life, improve the reliability of assembly. DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is the sectional view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is the exploded schematic view of outer frame, rubber body, first inner frame and second inner frame in the utility model.

[0019] Drawing reference: 1-support;2-first flange;3-upper installation cavity;4-lower installation cavity;5-rubber body;6-outer frame;7-first inner frame;8-second inner frame;9-upper baffle;10-clamping groove;11-wing plate;12-bolt;13-guide sliding groove;14-guide sliding strip;15-first limiting groove;16-first limiting plate;17-second limiting groove;18-second limiting plate;19-second flange. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical scheme of the utility model will be further explained in detail below with specific examples and in conjunction with the drawings. It should be understood that the implementation of the utility model is not limited to the following examples, and any form of modification and / or change made to the utility model will fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0021] Example 1

[0022] As shown in Figure 1 , 2 , the utility model discloses a technical scheme, a lightweight suspension upper support assembly, including the support 1 that inside hollow, upper and lower two ends open, the inner side wall of the support 1 is integrally provided with a first boss 2, the support 1 is separated into upper installation cavity 3 and lower installation cavity 4 by first boss 2, the rubber body 5 is installed in upper installation cavity 3, and the outer skeleton 6 is installed between the outer side wall of rubber body 5 and the inner side wall of upper installation cavity 3, and the first inner skeleton 7 and the second inner skeleton 8 are installed in the inside of rubber body 5, the upper baffle 9 is installed above rubber body 5, and the inner side wall top of upper installation cavity 3 is provided with a circle of clamping groove 10 for installing upper baffle 9, when upper baffle 9 is installed in clamping groove 10, the upper surface of outer skeleton 6 and rubber body 5 all contact with the lower surface of upper baffle 9, the middle part of first boss 2, rubber body 5, first inner skeleton 7, second inner skeleton 8 and upper baffle 9 are all provided with upper and lower through holes, and the through hole inner diameter of first inner skeleton 7 is smaller, and the inner wall is provided with a key groove.

[0023] The outer side wall of support 1 is integrally provided with a circle of wing plate 11, and a plurality of bolts 12 are vertically installed on wing plate 11, and a plurality of bolts 12 are uniformly circumferentially arranged along the axis of wing plate 11, so as to connect the assembly with other components.

[0024] Example 2

[0025] As shown in Figure 1 , 2 , the utility model discloses another technical scheme, a lightweight suspension upper support assembly, which is different from example 1 in that the inner side wall of the outer skeleton 6 is vertically provided with a guide sliding groove 13, and in this embodiment, the guide sliding groove 13 is symmetrically provided with two guide sliding grooves 13, and the outer side wall of the rubber body 5 is provided with two guide sliding strips 14 corresponding to the guide sliding grooves 13, which enhances the stability and reliability of the rubber body 5 installation, avoids performance degradation due to looseness, and enhances the structural stability of the assembly.

[0026] Example 3

[0027] As shown in Figure 1 , 2The utility model discloses another technical scheme, and the light weight suspension upper support assembly is different from the embodiment 1 in that a plurality of first limiting grooves 15 are evenly formed in the middle of the rubber body 5 along the axis, four first limiting plates 16 corresponding to the first limiting grooves 15 are evenly formed in the outer side wall of the first inner framework 7 along the axis, and the connection stability between the first inner framework 7 and the rubber body 5 is enhanced.

[0028] Specifically, four groups of second limiting grooves 17 are evenly formed in the upper surface and / or lower surface of the rubber body 5 along the axis, four second limiting plates 18 corresponding to the second limiting grooves 17 are evenly formed in the outer side wall of the second inner framework 8 along the axis, the upper surface and the lower surface of the rubber body 5 in the embodiment are evenly formed with four groups of second limiting grooves 17 along the axis, the upper and lower second inner frameworks 8 are installed, the connection reliability of the second inner framework 8 and the rubber body 5 is improved, and the stress distribution is optimized in cooperation with the first inner framework 7 to avoid local fatigue damage.

[0029] Specifically, one end of the second inner framework 8 towards the first inner framework 7 is integrally provided with a ring-shaped second boss 19, the outer side wall of the second boss 19 is in contact with the inner side wall of the rubber body 5, and the cooperation stability of the second inner framework 8 and the rubber body 5 is further enhanced.

[0030] In the application, the bracket 1 and the upper baffle 9 are made of light high-strength cast aluminum alloy material AISi10MnMg-T5, the bolt 12 is made of high-strength alloy steel SCM435, the first inner framework 7 is made of high-strength automobile structure steel QSTE550 TM, the second inner framework 8 and the outer framework 6 are made of light composite material PA66+GF30, and the rubber body 5 is made of natural rubber (NR).

[0031] The light weight suspension upper support assembly provided by the utility model has the advantages that the bracket 1, the upper baffle 9, the first inner framework 7, the second inner framework 8, the outer framework 6 and the rubber body 5 are arranged, the light weight of the suspension system is realized, and the overall strength and stability of the suspension system are improved; the guiding sliding groove 13 and the guiding sliding strip 14, the first limiting groove 15 and the first limiting plate 16, and the second limiting groove 17 and the second limiting plate 18 are arranged, the installation process is simplified, the installation of the components is more accurate and convenient, the assembly efficiency and product quality are improved; the limiting structure of the rubber body 5 and the inner and outer frameworks is arranged, vibration transmission is reduced, the NVH performance is improved, the structural stability of the assembly is enhanced, the stress distribution is optimized, local fatigue damage is avoided, the service life is prolonged, the reliability of the assembly is improved, and the light weight suspension upper support assembly has good application prospect and market value.

[0032] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application, so that: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the present application should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A lightweight suspension upper support assembly, characterized in that: The upper support assembly includes a hollow bracket (1) with openings at both the top and bottom. The inner wall of the bracket (1) is provided with a first boss (2), which divides the interior of the bracket (1) into an upper mounting cavity (3) and a lower mounting cavity (4). A rubber body (5) is installed in the upper mounting cavity (3). An outer frame (6) is installed between the outer wall of the rubber body (5) and the inner wall of the upper mounting cavity (3), and a first inner frame is installed inside the rubber body (5). The frame (7) and the second inner skeleton (8) are provided. An upper baffle (9) is installed above the rubber body (5). A slot (10) for installing the upper baffle (9) is opened on the top of the inner side wall of the upper mounting cavity (3). The upper surfaces of the outer skeleton (6) and the rubber body (5) are in contact with the lower surface of the upper baffle (9). The first boss (2), the rubber body (5), the first inner skeleton (7), the second inner skeleton (8) and the upper baffle (9) are all provided with through holes that run vertically through the middle.

2. The lightweight suspension upper support assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the bracket (1) is provided with a ring of wing plates (11), and multiple bolts (12) are vertically installed on the wing plates (11).

3. The lightweight suspension upper support assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner sidewall of the outer frame (6) is provided with a guide groove (13) in the vertical direction, and the outer sidewall of the rubber body (5) is provided with a guide strip (14) corresponding to the guide groove (13).

4. The lightweight suspension upper support assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rubber body (5) has a plurality of first limiting grooves (15) evenly distributed along its axis in the middle part of the inner part, and the outer side wall of the first inner skeleton (7) has a plurality of first limiting plates (16) evenly distributed along its axis, corresponding to the first limiting grooves (15).

5. The lightweight suspension upper support assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper and / or lower surfaces of the rubber body (5) are uniformly provided with a plurality of second limiting grooves (17) along its axis, and the outer side wall of the second inner skeleton (8) is uniformly provided with a plurality of second limiting plates (18) corresponding to the second limiting grooves (17) along its axis.

6. The lightweight suspension upper support assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: One end of the second inner skeleton (8) is provided with a second protrusion (19), and the outer side wall of the second protrusion (19) is in contact with the inner side wall of the rubber body (5).