Vehicle body bottom structure
A vehicle body bottom structure includes left and right side sills which are provided to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction along outside end portions of a vehicle body in a vehicle width direction, a dash cross member which is coupled to front ends of the left and right side sills, and extends in the vehicle width direction, an outrigger which is connected to a rear end of a front side frame, and coupled to each of the front ends of the left and right side sills, to extend in the vehicle width direction, and a dash lower having a wheel housing portion is clamped to be joined between the dash cross member and the outrigger.
1. A vehicle body bottom structure comprising:
left and right side sills which are provided to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction along outside end portions of a vehicle body in a vehicle width direction;
a dash cross member which is coupled to front ends of the left and right side sills, and extends in the vehicle width direction; and
an outrigger which is connected to a rear end of a front side frame, and coupled to each of the front ends of the left and right side sills, to extend in the vehicle width direction,
wherein a dash lower having a wheel housing portion is clamped to be joined between the dash cross member and the outrigger.
2. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a front pillar,
wherein each of the left and right side sills includes a side sill inner and a side sill outer, and
wherein in a lower portion of the front pillar, a jack-up reinforcing plate is sandwiched between the side sill inner and the side sill outer, and the outrigger extends outwardly more than the dash cross member, to be joined to the side sill outer while sandwiching the side sill inner and the jack-up reinforcing plate therebetween.
3. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a lateral frame, wherein the dash cross member is coupled to each of the outrigger and the lateral frame.
4. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a floor frame, wherein the dash cross member is disposed in a position forward of overlapping portions of the floor frame and the rear end of the front side frame.
5. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , wherein an inner rear end edge of a wheel is supported by a gusset member on an upper side of the rear end edge of the wheel and the dash cross member on a lower side of the rear end edge of the wheel at a time of narrow offset collision.
6. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , wherein a vertical member connecting a cowl portion and a tunnel portion in an up-down direction is coupled to the dash lower.
7. The vehicle body bottom structure according to claim 1 , wherein a reinforcing frame connecting a side sill and a floor frame is provided behind the dash cross member.