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Granted Patent B2
US 12691947 · App. 18/462,622 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Vehicle dash crossmember and vehicle body

Inventors: Ji Woong Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kyeong Jae Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B62D25/145
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12691947
App. No.
18/462,622
Filed
Sep 7, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3645
USPC
296/70
Abstract

An embodiment vehicle dash crossmember includes a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body and a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion includes a plurality of through holes. An embodiment vehicle body may include a floor panel, the dash crossmember mounted on a front edge of the floor panel, and a dash panel connected to a top edge of the dash crossmember.

Claims (46)

1 . A vehicle dash crossmember comprising:

a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body;

a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion comprises a plurality of through holes; and

a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed.

2 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 1 , wherein the front portion comprises:

a first vertical wall spaced apart from the cross portion toward the front of the vehicle body; and

a horizontal wall connecting the first vertical wall and the cross portion, wherein the plurality of through holes are provided in the horizontal wall.

3 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 2 , wherein:

the cross portion comprises a second vertical wall extending in the width direction of the vehicle body; and

the front portion further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs provided between the first vertical wall of the front portion and the second vertical wall of the cross portion.

4 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of mounting bosses integrally provided on a bottom surface of the cross portion.

5 . A vehicle dash crossmember comprising:

a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body, the cross portion comprising a vertical wall extending in the width direction of the vehicle body;

a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion comprises a plurality of through holes; and

a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed.

6 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 5 , wherein a gap between front ends of the pair of outrigger portions is less than a gap between rear ends of the pair of outrigger portions.

7 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 5 , further comprising a pair of enlarged portions provided at both ends of the front portion, wherein a width of each enlarged portion gradually increases from each end of the front portion toward the inboard portion of a corresponding outrigger portion.

8 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 7 , wherein each enlarged portion comprises:

a side extension wall extending obliquely from each end of the front portion toward the corresponding outrigger portion; and

a horizontal wall connecting the side extension wall and the vertical wall of the cross portion.

9 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 8 , wherein the horizontal wall of each enlarged portion comprises a plurality of through holes.

10 . The vehicle dash crossmember according to claim 8 , wherein each enlarged portion further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs provided between the side extension wall and the vertical wall of the cross portion.

11 . A vehicle body comprising:

a floor panel;

a dash crossmember mounted on a front edge of the floor panel, the dash crossmember comprising:

a cross portion extending in a width direction of the vehicle body;

a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, the front portion comprising a plurality of through holes;

a pair of outrigger portions provided at both ends of the cross portion, respectively, wherein each pair of outrigger portions includes an inboard portion facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard portion facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a front connection portion having a space receiving a rear end portion of a front side member, and outer plates fixed to the outboard portion so that the outboard portion is closed; and

a dash panel connected to a top edge of the dash crossmember.

12 . The vehicle body according to claim 11 , wherein the front portion comprises:

a first vertical wall spaced apart from the cross portion toward the front of the vehicle body; and

a horizontal wall connecting the first vertical wall and the cross portion, wherein the plurality of through holes are provided in the horizontal wall.

13 . The vehicle body according to claim 12 , wherein:

the cross portion comprises a second vertical wall extending in the width direction of the vehicle body; and

the front portion further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs provided between the first vertical wall of the front portion and the second vertical wall of the cross portion.

14 . The vehicle body according to claim 11 , wherein:

the dash panel comprises a panel portion and a windshield matching portion integrally provided on a top edge of the panel portion; and

the windshield matching portion has a matching surface inclined at a predetermined angle.

15 . The vehicle body according to claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of mounting bosses integrally provided on a bottom surface of the cross portion.

16 . The vehicle body according to claim 11 , wherein a gap between front ends of the pair of outrigger portions is less than a gap between rear ends of the pair of outrigger portions.

17 . The vehicle body according to claim 11 , further comprising a pair of enlarged portions provided at both ends of the front portion, wherein a width of each enlarged portion gradually increases from each end of the front portion toward the inboard portion of a corresponding outrigger portion.

18 . The vehicle body according to claim 17 , wherein each enlarged portion comprises:

a side extension wall extending obliquely from each end of the front portion toward the corresponding outrigger portion; and

a horizontal wall connecting the side extension wall and a vertical wall of the cross portion, the horizontal wall of each enlarged portion comprising a plurality of through holes.

19 . The vehicle body according to claim 18 , wherein each enlarged portion further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs provided between the side extension wall and the vertical wall of the cross portion.

20 . The vehicle body according to claim 19 , wherein each of the reinforcing ribs extends along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle body.