Vehicle front structure
View Patent ↗An embodiment vehicle front structure including a front subframe disposed in a lower portion of a front compartment of a vehicle, the front subframe configured to support one or more front components, a guide member attached to a lower portion of a dash panel, the dash panel dividing the front compartment and a passenger compartment, and the guide member including an inclined wall that is inclined downwardly toward a bottom of the vehicle, a floor connected to the dash panel, and a battery disposed under the floor, wherein the guide member is located in front of the battery.
1. A vehicle front structure comprising:
a front subframe disposed in a lower portion of a front compartment of a vehicle, the front subframe configured to support one or more front components;
a guide member attached to a lower portion of a dash panel, the dash panel dividing the front compartment and a passenger compartment, and the guide member comprising an inclined wall that is inclined downwardly toward a bottom of the vehicle;
a floor connected to the dash panel; and
a battery disposed under the floor, wherein the guide member is directly attached to a front end of the battery.
2. A vehicle front structure comprising:
a front subframe disposed in a lower portion of a front compartment of a vehicle, the front subframe configured to support one or more front components;
a guide member attached to a lower portion of a dash panel, the dash panel dividing the front compartment and a passenger compartment, and the guide member comprising an inclined wall that is inclined downwardly toward a bottom of the vehicle;
a floor connected to the dash panel;
a battery disposed under the floor, wherein the guide member is located in front of the battery; and
a mounting bracket attached to the lower portion of the dash panel, wherein the guide member is mounted on the mounting bracket through a fastener.
3. The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the guide member is directly attached to a front end of the battery.
4. The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein the guide member together with a rear mount of the front subframe are joined to the mounting bracket through a first bolt.
5. The vehicle front structure according to claim 4 , wherein the guide member has an upper cavity in which the rear mount of the front subframe is received.
6. The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein:
a central portion of the guide member together with a rear mount of the front subframe are joined to the mounting bracket through a first bolt; and
each edge of the guide member is joined to the mounting bracket through a second bolt.
7. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the guide member extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle; and
the guide member has a same cross section in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
8. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the battery has a high voltage connector provided on a front portion thereof; and
two guide members are symmetrically disposed on both sides of the high voltage connector.
9. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the guide member further comprises a top wall, a front wall extending from a front end of the top wall, a rear inclined wall extending obliquely from a rear end of the top wall, and a rear wall extending from the rear inclined wall; and
the inclined wall extends obliquely from a bottom end of the front wall to a bottom end of the rear wall.
10. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member comprises:
an internal cavity defined therein; and
inner ribs provided in the internal cavity.
11. The vehicle front structure according to claim 10 , wherein the inner ribs are spaced apart from each other in a height direction of the guide member, each of the inner ribs extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
12. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member further comprises a projection protruding toward the dash panel.
13. The vehicle front structure according to claim 12 , wherein the projection comprises an inner rib provided therein and a plurality of cavities divided by the inner rib.
14. A vehicle front structure comprising:
a pair of front side members;
a front crossmember connecting the pair of front side members;
a front subframe disposed below the front crossmember;
a front component supported by the front subframe, wherein the front crossmember is adjacent to an upper portion of the front component and is located higher than a center of gravity of the front component;
a guide member attached to a lower portion of a dash panel, the dash panel dividing a front compartment and a passenger compartment, and the guide member comprising an inclined wall that is inclined downwardly toward a bottom of a vehicle;
a floor connected to the dash panel; and
a battery disposed under the floor, wherein the guide member is directly attached to a front end of the battery.
15. The vehicle front structure according to claim 14 , further comprising a mounting bracket attached to a lower portion of the dash panel, wherein the guide member is mounted on the mounting bracket through a fastener.
16. The vehicle front structure according to claim 14 , wherein:
the guide member extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle; and
the guide member has a same cross section in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
17. The vehicle front structure according to claim 14 , wherein:
the battery has a high voltage connector provided on a front portion thereof; and
two guide members are symmetrically disposed on both sides of the high voltage connector.
18. The vehicle front structure according to claim 14 , wherein:
the guide member further comprises a top wall, a front wall extending from a front end of the top wall, a rear inclined wall extending obliquely from a rear end of the top wall, and a rear wall extending from the rear inclined wall; and
the inclined wall extends obliquely from a bottom end of the front wall to a bottom end of the rear wall.
19. The vehicle front structure according to claim 14 , wherein the guide member comprises:
an internal cavity defined therein; and
inner ribs provided in the internal cavity, wherein the inner ribs are spaced apart from each other in a height direction of the guide member, each of the inner ribs extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
20. The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein:
the guide member extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle; and
the guide member has a same cross section in the transverse direction of the vehicle.