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Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,746 · App. 18/350,771 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Vehicle front structure

Inventors: Takuya Inazumi (Tokyo, JP); Kuri Kasuya (Tokyo, JP); Heisuke Kobayashi (Saitama, JP); Kento Sakai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B62D21/155B60K1/04B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,515,746
App. No.
18/350,771
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle front structure, which can improve structural strength to protect a high voltage electrical component and improve collision safety performance, is provided. The vehicle front structure includes: a side frame, disposed on a side part of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a sub-frame, installed below the side frame and supporting a suspension component; a high voltage electrical component, disposed below a floor panel and located behind the sub-frame; a reinforcing frame, disposed around the high voltage electrical component; and a block component, disposed at a front end of the reinforcing frame. The block component has an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined upward toward the sub-frame.

Claims (76)

1 . A vehicle front structure, comprising:

a side frame, disposed on a side part of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction;

a sub-frame, installed below the side frame and supporting a suspension component;

a high voltage electrical component, disposed below a floor panel and located behind the sub-frame;

a reinforcing frame, disposed around the high voltage electrical component; and

a block component, disposed at a front end of the reinforcing frame, wherein

the block component has an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is inclined upward toward the sub-frame.

2 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the sub-frame has an extension portion extending rearward,

the block component is aligned with the extension portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.

3 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein:

the reinforcing frame is composed of a tubular frame and is provided with a first fastening portion fastened onto the block component in a vehicle width direction.

4 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 3 , wherein:

the inclined surface of the block component is provided with a pair of second fastening portions separately disposed in the vehicle width direction,

the pair of second fastening portions protrudes further downward than the inclined surface,

a pitch between the pair of second fastening portions is wider than a width of the extension portion, and the extension portion corresponds to between the pair of second fastening portions in the vehicle width direction.

5 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the reinforcing frame has a connection portion, an outer peripheral portion, and a front-rear extending portion,

the connection portion is connected to the block component,

the outer peripheral portion surrounds the high voltage electrical component, and

the front-rear extending portion extends rearward from the connection portion and is connected to the outer peripheral portion.

6 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein:

the reinforcing frame has a connection portion, an outer peripheral portion, and a front-rear extending portion,

the connection portion is connected to the block component,

the outer peripheral portion surrounds the high voltage electrical component, and

the front-rear extending portion extends rearward from the connection portion and is connected to the outer peripheral portion.

7 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 3 , wherein:

the reinforcing frame has a connection portion, an outer peripheral portion, and a front-rear extending portion,

the connection portion is connected to the block component,

the outer peripheral portion surrounds the high voltage electrical component, and

the front-rear extending portion extends rearward from the connection portion and is connected to the outer peripheral portion.

8 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 4 , wherein:

the reinforcing frame has a connection portion, an outer peripheral portion, and a front-rear extending portion,

the connection portion is connected to the block component,

the outer peripheral portion surrounds the high voltage electrical component, and

the front-rear extending portion extends rearward from the connection portion and is connected to the outer peripheral portion.

9 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 5 , wherein:

the connection portion extends in a vehicle width direction to be connected to the block component, and

at least part of the connection portion is bent to form a bent portion.

10 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 6 , wherein:

the connection portion extends in a vehicle width direction to be connected to the block component, and

at least part of the connection portion is bent to form a bent portion.

11 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 7 , wherein:

the connection portion extends in the vehicle width direction to be connected to the block component, and

at least part of the connection portion is bent to form a bent portion.

12 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 8 , wherein:

the connection portion extends in the vehicle width direction to be connected to the block component, and

at least part of the connection portion is bent to form a bent portion.

13 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 9 , wherein:

two outer end parts of the connection portion in a length direction form a pair of the bent portions,

the connection portion further has a straight portion connected between the pair of the bent portions,

the front-rear extending portion is connected to the straight portion of an inner side of the connection portion closer to the vehicle width direction than the bent portion.

14 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 10 , wherein:

two outer end parts of the connection portion in a length direction form a pair of the bent portions,

the connection portion further has a straight portion connected between the pair of the bent portions,

the front-rear extending portion is connected to the straight portion of an inner side of the connection portion closer to the vehicle width direction than the bent portion.

15 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 11 , wherein:

two outer end parts of the connection portion in a length direction form a pair of the bent portions,

the connection portion further has a straight portion connected between the pair of the bent portions,

the front-rear extending portion is connected to the straight portion of an inner side of the connection portion closer to the vehicle width direction than the bent portion.

16 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 12 , wherein:

two outer end parts of the connection portion in a length direction form a pair of the bent portions,

the connection portion further has a straight portion connected between the pair of the bent portions,

the front-rear extending portion is connected to the straight portion of an inner side of the connection portion closer to the vehicle width direction than the bent portion.

17 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a floor frame, installed to the floor panel to form a closed cross-section with the floor panel and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the block component is further installed on the floor frame.

18 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a floor frame, installed to the floor panel to form a closed cross-section with the floor panel and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the block component is further installed on the floor frame.

19 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a floor frame, installed to the floor panel to form a closed cross-section with the floor panel and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the block component is further installed on the floor frame.

20 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a floor frame, installed to the floor panel to form a closed cross-section with the floor panel and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the block component is further installed on the floor frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: INAZUMI, TAKUYA; KASUYA, KURI; KOBAYASHI, HEISUKE; SAKAI, KENTO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211205999.4 · Sep 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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