IP Library Granted Patent US 12,103,594
Granted Patent B2
US 12,103,594 · App. 17/876,030 · Granted Oct 1, 2024

Vehicle

Inventors: Hyuga Atsumi (Nagoya, JP); Masayoshi Iwase (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D25/145B60K1/04B60K2001/0411
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Patent No.
US 12,103,594
App. No.
17/876,030
Granted
Oct 1, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a dash cross member extending along a vehicle width direction, a front side member arranged in front of the dash cross member and joined to the dash cross member, a floor member arranged behind the dash cross member, and a brace joined to the dash cross member and joined to the floor member. A joint between the brace and the dash cross member overlaps a joint between the front side member and the dash cross member in the vehicle width direction. The brace includes an extending portion. The extending portion is joined to the floor member.

Claims (19)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a dash cross member extending along a vehicle width direction;

a front side member arranged in front of the dash cross member, extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and joined to the dash cross member;

a rocker extending rearward from the dash cross member;

a floor member arranged behind the dash cross member and defining a floor of a cabin; and

a brace arranged behind the dash cross member, joined to the dash cross member, and joined to the floor member, wherein:

a first joint overlaps a second joint in the vehicle width direction, the first joint being a joint between the brace and the dash cross member, and the second joint being a joint between the front side member and the dash cross member;

the brace includes an extending portion extending rearward from the first joint; and

the extending portion is joined to the floor member.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first joint overlaps the second joint in a height direction.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the dash cross member includes a first dash cross member and a second dash cross member arranged below the first dash cross member;

the front side member is joined to the first dash cross member and the second dash cross member; and

the brace is joined to the first dash cross member and the second dash cross member.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a joint between the extending portion and the floor member overlaps the first joint and the second joint in the vehicle width direction.

5. The vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising a connection panel portion connecting the first dash cross member and the second dash cross member, wherein:

the front side member includes a tubular portion having a tubular shape extending along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and an intermediate plate arranged inside the tubular portion and positioned away from an upper plate and a lower plate of the tubular portion; and

the intermediate plate is joined to the connection panel portion.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a battery pack is arranged below the floor member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2022
From: ATSUMI, HYUGA; IWASE, MASAYOSHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060661/0031 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-146845 · Sep 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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