STRUCTURE OF FRONT SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY
First Claim
1. A vehicle front body structure comprising:
- a front bulk head formed into a rectangular shape as viewed from a front side;
a pair of left and right front side frames extending longitudinally of a vehicle body at laterally outer sides of the front bulk head; and
impact-absorbing members, having less rigidity than the front side frames, for absorbing an impact of a forward collision load,wherein the front bulk head comprises upper and lower stays extending laterally of the vehicle body, and a pair of left and right side stays extending vertically of the vehicle body,front ends of the front side frames are disposed at same positions longitudinally of the vehicle body as rear surfaces of the side stays and have first extending parts extending downward along the rear surfaces of the side stays;
the lower stay having second extending parts extending laterally outward past the side stays to positions below the first extending parts, andfront surfaces of the first extending parts, top surfaces of the second extending parts and outside surfaces of the side stays are connected together to form connected sections, the connected sections forming areas for disposing the impact-absorbing members.
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Abstract
A structure of the front section of a vehicle body is disposed on the front end portion of a front side frame on the same position as the rear surface of a side stay in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and includes a first extending portion extending downward along the rear surface of the side stay. A lower stay is provided with a second extending portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction beyond the side stay to a position below the first extending portion. A joining section is formed so as to join the front surface of the first extending portion, the upper surface of the second extending portion, and outside surface of the side stay. The joining section defines an arrangement region for inner and outer shock absorbing members having a lower rigidity than the front side frame.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicle front body structure comprising:
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a front bulk head formed into a rectangular shape as viewed from a front side; a pair of left and right front side frames extending longitudinally of a vehicle body at laterally outer sides of the front bulk head; and impact-absorbing members, having less rigidity than the front side frames, for absorbing an impact of a forward collision load, wherein the front bulk head comprises upper and lower stays extending laterally of the vehicle body, and a pair of left and right side stays extending vertically of the vehicle body, front ends of the front side frames are disposed at same positions longitudinally of the vehicle body as rear surfaces of the side stays and have first extending parts extending downward along the rear surfaces of the side stays; the lower stay having second extending parts extending laterally outward past the side stays to positions below the first extending parts, and front surfaces of the first extending parts, top surfaces of the second extending parts and outside surfaces of the side stays are connected together to form connected sections, the connected sections forming areas for disposing the impact-absorbing members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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