Micro vehicle
View Patent ↗An embodiment micro vehicle includes a vehicle body and a chassis frame structure supporting the vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a front structure including a front damper mounting panel having a pair of front damper mounting bosses, a rear structure including a rear damper mounting panel having a pair of rear damper mounting bosses, and a pair of side panels.
1 . A micro vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body comprising:
a passenger compartment,
a pair of side panels,
a front structure comprising a dash panel covering a front portion of the passenger compartment, a front damper mounting panel on an upper portion of the dash panel, and a cowl member on a dash-panel top edge of the dash panel,
wherein the front damper mounting panel includes a flat top surface, a pair of front damper mounting bosses raised upward from the flat top surface of the front damper mounting panel, and a pair of mounting walls coupled to the pair of side panels, respectively,
wherein the front damper mounting panel extends in a width direction of the vehicle body, and
a rear structure comprising a rear damper mounting panel having a pair of rear damper mounting bosses; and
a chassis frame structure supporting the vehicle body.
2 . The micro vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of front damper mounting bosses comprises:
a first sidewall protruding upward from a top surface of the front damper mounting panel;
a first top wall disposed on a first-sidewall top edge of the first sidewall; and
a first mounting hole disposed in the first top wall.
3 . The micro vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein each of the pair of front damper mounting bosses further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs connected to the first sidewall.
4 . The micro vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the front damper mounting panel comprises a pair of front reinforcing members embedded in the pair of front damper mounting bosses, respectively.
5 . The micro vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein each of the pair of front reinforcing members comprises:
a first reinforcing portion embedded in a portion of the front damper mounting panel adjacent to the respective front damper mounting boss; and
a second reinforcing portion embedded in the respective front damper mounting boss.
6 . The micro vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the second reinforcing portion comprises:
a second sidewall embedded in the first sidewall of the respective front damper mounting boss;
a second top wall embedded in the first top wall of the respective front damper mounting boss; and
a second mounting hole disposed in the second top wall.
7 . The micro vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the second mounting hole of the second reinforcing portion is aligned with the first mounting hole.
8 . The micro vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the front structure further comprises a plurality of front mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the front structure; and
a front portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of front mounting bosses through a first plurality of fasteners.
9 . The micro vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein:
the rear structure further comprises a plurality of rear mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the rear structure; and
a rear portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of rear mounting bosses through a second plurality of fasteners.
10 . The micro vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the rear structure further comprises a plurality of rear mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the rear structure; and
a rear portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of rear mounting bosses through a plurality of fasteners.
11 . A micro vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body comprising:
a passenger compartment,
a pair of side panels,
a front structure comprising a dash panel covering a front portion of the passenger compartment, a front damper mounting panel on an upper portion of the dash panel, and a cowl member on a dash-panel top edge of the dash panel,
wherein the front damper mounting panel includes a flat top surface, a pair of front damper mounting bosses raised upward from the flat top surface of the front damper mounting panel, and a pair of mounting walls coupled to the pair of side panels, respectively,
wherein the front damper mounting panel extends in a width direction of the vehicle body, and
a rear structure comprising a rear damper mounting panel having a pair of rear damper mounting bosses, wherein each of the pair of rear damper mounting bosses comprises:
a first sidewall protruding upward from a rear-damper-mounting-panel top surface of the rear damper mounting panel,
a first top wall disposed on a first-sidewall top edge of the first sidewall, and
a first mounting hole disposed in the first top wall; and
a chassis frame structure supporting the vehicle body.
12 . The micro vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein each of the pair of rear damper mounting bosses further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs connected to the first sidewall.
13 . The micro vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the rear damper mounting panel comprises a pair of rear reinforcing members embedded in the pair of rear damper mounting bosses, respectively.
14 . The micro vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein each of the pair of rear reinforcing members comprises:
a first reinforcing portion embedded in a portion of the rear damper mounting panel adjacent to the respective rear damper mounting boss; and
a second reinforcing portion embedded in the respective rear damper mounting boss.
15 . The micro vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the second reinforcing portion comprises:
a second sidewall embedded in the first sidewall of the respective rear damper mounting boss;
a second top wall embedded in the first top wall of the respective rear damper mounting boss; and
a second mounting hole disposed in the second top wall.
16 . The micro vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the second mounting hole of the second reinforcing portion is aligned with the first mounting hole.
17 . The micro vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein:
the front structure further comprises a plurality of front mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the front structure; and
a front portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of front mounting bosses through a first plurality of fasteners.
18 . The micro vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein:
the rear structure further comprises a plurality of rear mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the rear structure; and
a rear portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of rear mounting bosses through a second plurality of fasteners.
19 . The micro vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein:
the rear structure further comprises a plurality of rear mounting bosses disposed on both side edges of the rear structure; and
a rear portion of each of the pair of side panels is mounted in the plurality of rear mounting bosses through a plurality of fasteners.
20 . A micro vehicle comprising:
a chassis frame structure; and
a vehicle body supported by the chassis frame structure, the vehicle body comprising:
a passenger compartment,
a pair of side panels,
a front structure comprising a dash panel covering a front portion of the passenger compartment, a front damper mounting panel on an upper portion of the dash panel, and a cowl member on a top edge of the dash panel,
wherein the front damper mounting panel having includes a flat top surface, a pair of front damper mounting bosses raised upward from the flat top surface of the front damper mounting panel, and a pair of mounting walls coupled to the pair of side panels, respectively,
wherein the front damper mounting panel extends in a width direction of the vehicle body and
wherein each of the pair of front damper mounting bosses comprises:
a first sidewall protruding upward from a front-damper-mounting-panel top surface of the front damper mounting panel,
a first top wall disposed on a first-sidewall top edge of the first sidewall, and
a first mounting hole disposed in the first top wall,
a rear structure comprising a rear damper mounting panel having a pair of rear damper mounting bosses, wherein each of the pair of rear damper mounting bosses comprises:
a second sidewall protruding upward from a rear-damper-mounting-panel top surface of the rear damper mounting panel,
a second top wall disposed on a second-sidewall top edge of the second sidewall, and
a second mounting hole disposed in the second top wall.