IP Library Granted Patent US 12703429
Granted Patent B2
US 12703429 · App. 18/385,151 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Vehicle front subframe

Inventors: Chang Kyu Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Il Hun Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Byung Joo Chung (Gunpo-si, KR); Seung Hak Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Won Hae Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
B62D21/155B62D21/11B62D27/023B62D27/065
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Patent No.
US 12703429
App. No.
18/385,151
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle front subframe includes: a pair of longitudinal members each extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and having a mounting recess; an inner reinforcing member mounted in an inner cavity of each longitudinal member; and a suspension arm having a mount mounted in the mounting recess of each longitudinal member through a mount member.

Claims (17)

1 . A vehicle front subframe, comprising:

a pair of longitudinal members each extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and having a mounting recess;

an inner reinforcing member mounted in an inner cavity of each longitudinal member; and

a suspension arm having a mount mounted in the mounting recess of each longitudinal member through a mount member,

wherein the inner reinforcing member includes an upper wall, a lower wall spaced apart from the upper wall, a flange extending along an edge of the upper wall, and a connection wall connecting the upper wall and the lower wall.

2 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 1 , wherein the inner reinforcing member extends from the mounting recess toward a front of the longitudinal member, and wherein the inner reinforcing member is fixed to the longitudinal member together with the mount member through a fastener.

3 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal member includes an upper channel and a lower channel coupled to the upper channel, and wherein the inner cavity is defined by the upper channel and the lower channel.

4 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 3 , wherein the flange is fixed to a lateral wall of the upper channel by welding, and wherein the lower wall is fixed to a bottom wall of the lower channel by welding.

5 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 1 , further comprising an outer reinforcing member fixed to an exterior surface of the longitudinal member and aligned with at least a portion of the inner reinforcing member.

6 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 5 , wherein the outer reinforcing member is configured to connect the longitudinal member and the mount member.

7 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 5 , wherein the outer reinforcing member includes a front portion and a rear portion located behind the front portion.

8 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 5 , wherein the outer reinforcing member has a bent portion bent at at least one edge thereof.

9 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 7 , wherein the front portion of the outer reinforcing member is fixed to the longitudinal member together with the inner reinforcing member through a first front bolt and a first front nut.

10 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 9 , wherein a top surface of the first front nut contacts the longitudinal member.

11 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 9 , wherein a top surface of the first front nut contacts an upper portion of the longitudinal member, and wherein a lower portion of the first front nut extends through a through hole of the inner reinforcing member.

12 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 9 , wherein the rear portion of the outer reinforcing member is fixed to the longitudinal member together with the mount member and the inner reinforcing member through a second front bolt and a second front nut.

13 . The vehicle front subframe according to claim 12 , wherein a top surface of the second front nut contacts an upper portion of the longitudinal member, and wherein a lower portion of the second front nut extends through a through hole of the inner reinforcing member and a through hole of a bottom of the longitudinal member.