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Granted Patent B2
US 11,305,818 · App. 16/660,303 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Vehicle body front structure

Inventors: Hironao Yashiro (Hamamatsu, JP); Tatsuya Manabe (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D21/152B62D21/11B62D24/02
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Patent No.
US 11,305,818
App. No.
16/660,303
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a vehicle body front structure capable of suppressing load concentration in a collision body and preventing local deformation of the collision body. A vehicle body front structure according to one embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle body front structure including a front side member extending in the longitudinal direction on the side of a power unit mounting room located at the front of a vehicle, the vehicle body front structure further including: a strut tower that is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front side member, and to which a suspension is fixed; a fender apron disposed on the front side of the strut tower and on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front side member; a first member fixed to the front end of the front side member and extending in the vertical direction; a reinforcement member fixed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the lower end of the first member, the reinforcement member having a flat plate portion facing the front of the vehicle over a predetermined length in the vertical direction; and a second member connecting the reinforcement member and the fender apron.

Claims (51)

1. A vehicle body front structure comprising a front side member extending in the longitudinal direction on the side of a power unit mounting room located at the front of a vehicle, the vehicle body front structure further comprising:

a strut tower that is disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front side member,

a fender apron disposed on the front side of the strut tower and on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front side member;

a first member fixed to the front end of the front side member and extending in the vertical direction;

a reinforcement member fixed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the lower end of the first member, the reinforcement member having a flat plate portion facing the front of the vehicle over a length in the vertical direction; and

a second member connecting the reinforcement member and the fender apron.

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

the front end of the front side member and the first member are fixed so that the front end of the front side member and the first member are deformable when receiving a load at the time of a collision, and

the second member includes:

a front side portion connected to the rear side of the flat plate portion of the reinforcement member and extending upward parallel to the flat plate portion;

a middle portion bending toward the rear of the vehicle at the upper end of the front side portion and inclined upward as the middle portion extends toward the rear of the vehicle; and

a rear side portion bending toward the rear of the vehicle at the upper end of the middle portion and extending parallel to the front side member.

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

the rear end of the second member is connected to the front side member and the fender apron, and

the middle portion of the second member is inclined to the outer side in the vehicle width direction as the middle portion extends toward the front of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the second member has a rectangular wave-like or a hat-shaped cross section that protrudes toward the upper side or the front side of the vehicle,

the protruding dimension of the cross section is the largest at the rear side portion, and decreases as the cross section is close to the middle portion and the front side portion, and

the width of the cross section in the vehicle width direction is narrower at the middle portion than at the front side portion and the rear side portion.

5. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the second member has a rectangular wave-like or a hat-shaped cross section that protrudes toward the upper side or the front side of the vehicle,

the protruding dimension of the cross section is the largest at the rear side portion, and decreases as the cross section is close to the middle portion and the front side portion, and

the width of the cross section in the vehicle width direction is narrower at the middle portion than at the front side portion and the rear side portion.

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

the front side member includes:

a first region extending rearward from the front end;

a second region extending from the rear side of the first region; and

a third region extending from the rear side of the second region,

the first region and the third region have higher rigidity than the second region, and

the boundary between the first region and the second region and the boundary between the middle portion and the rear side portion of the second member are disposed at the same position in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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

the front side member includes:

a first region extending rearward from the front end;

a second region extending from the rear side of the first region; and

a third region extending from the rear side of the second region,

the first region and the third region have higher rigidity than the second region, and

the boundary between the first region and the second region and the boundary between the middle portion and the rear side portion of the second member are disposed at the same position in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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

the front side member includes:

a first region extending rearward from the front end;

a second region extending from the rear side of the first region; and

a third region extending from the rear side of the second region,

the first region and the third region have higher rigidity than the second region, and

the boundary between the first region and the second region and the boundary between the middle portion and the rear side portion of the second member are disposed at the same position in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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

the front side member includes:

a first region extending rearward from the front end;

a second region extending from the rear side of the first region; and

a third region extending from the rear side of the second region,

the first region and the third region have higher rigidity than the second region, and

the boundary between the first region and the second region and the boundary between the middle portion and the rear side portion of the second member are disposed at the same position in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2019
From: YASHIRO, HIRONAO; MANABE, TATSUYA
To: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050793/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-210367 · Nov 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200148267A1 · May 14, 2020
Cited By (1)
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