Front vehicle body structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11873028-B2
Application number	US-202217846850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2022
Priority date	Jul 20, 2021
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

An embodiment front vehicle body structure includes a fender apron upper member, a front side member coupled to a front portion of the fender apron upper member, and a front pillar unit coupled to a rear portion of the front side member and a rear portion of the fender apron upper member, the front pillar unit including an aluminum material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A front vehicle body structure comprising:
a fender apron upper member;
a front side member coupled to a front portion of the fender apron upper member; and
a front pillar unit coupled to a rear portion of the front side member and a rear portion of the fender apron upper member, the front pillar unit comprising an aluminum material, wherein the front pillar unit comprises:
a front rib reinforcement coupled to the rear portion of the front side member and the rear portion of the fender apron upper member; and
a rear rib reinforcement integrally formed with the front rib reinforcement and coupled to a front part of a side sill and a front part of a side panel;

wherein a door hinge mount surface is formed on an exterior surface of the rear rib reinforcement; and
wherein a first engage boss is formed on an inner side of the rear rib reinforcement along a vehicle width direction, the first engage boss protruding inward in the vehicle width direction in the door hinge mount surface.

2. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises:
a first flange coupled to the rear portion of the fender apron upper member;
a second flange extending from the first flange to an upper portion of the rear rib reinforcement; and
a third flange extending from the first flange to a lower portion of the rear rib reinforcement.

3. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises an outer rib formed along a rear extension direction of the fender apron upper member and the front side member on an exterior surface along the vehicle width direction of the front rib reinforcement and integrally connected to the rear rib reinforcement.

4. The front vehicle body structure of claim 3 , wherein the outer rib comprises:
a plurality of first reinforcing ribs extending along a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; and
at least one second reinforcing rib connected with the plurality of the first reinforcing ribs in a vertical direction.

5. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the rear rib reinforcement comprises an inner rib formed along a rear extension direction of the fender apron upper member and the front side member on an inner side along the vehicle width direction of the rear rib reinforcement and integrally connected to the front rib reinforcement.

6. The front vehicle body structure of claim 5 , wherein the inner rib comprises a third reinforcing rib extending along a front-rear direction of a vehicle body.

7. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the rear rib reinforcement comprises:
a side panel mount side formed on an exterior surface along the vehicle width direction; and
a door hinge mount surface formed on the side panel mount side.

8. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the first engage boss is connected to a first connecting rib extending from the inner side of the rear rib reinforcement.

9. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein a second engage boss is formed on an inner surface of the rear rib reinforcement along the vehicle width direction.

10. The front vehicle body structure of claim 9 , wherein the second engage boss is connected with a second connecting rib extending from the inner surface of the rear rib reinforcement.

11. A front vehicle body structure comprising:
a fender apron upper member;
a front side member coupled to a front portion of the fender apron upper member;
a front pillar unit coupled to a rear portion of the front side member and a rear portion of the fender apron upper member, the front pillar unit comprising an aluminum material, wherein the front pillar unit comprises:
a front rib reinforcement coupled to the rear portion of the front side member and the rear portion of the fender apron upper member; and
a rear rib reinforcement integrally formed with the front rib reinforcement and coupled to a front part of a side sill and a front part of a side panel; and

a member mount surface overlapping a front pillar upper member and disposed on an upper part of the rear rib reinforcement.

12. The front vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein a lower part of the rear rib reinforcement is coupled to a rear part of the front side member and the front part of the side sill through an extension bracket.

13. A front vehicle body structure comprising:
a fender apron upper member;
a front side member coupled to a front portion of the fender apron upper member;
a front pillar unit coupled to a rear portion of the front side member and a rear portion of the fender apron upper member, the front pillar unit comprising an aluminum material;
a front rib reinforcement coupled to the rear portion of the front side member and the rear portion of the fender apron upper member; and
a rear rib reinforcement integrally formed with the front rib reinforcement and coupled to a front part of a side sill and a front part of a side panel, the rear rib reinforcement comprising, a combining boss extending inward from an exterior surface along a vehicle width direction;
wherein a door hinge mount surface is formed on an exterior surface of the rear rib reinforcement; and
wherein a first engage boss is formed on an inner side of the rear rib reinforcement along the vehicle width direction, the first engage boss protruding inward in the vehicle width direction in the door hinge mount surface.

14. The front vehicle body structure of claim 13 , wherein the combining boss comprises:
a first combining boss disposed along a rear extension direction of the fender apron upper member; and
a second combining boss disposed along the rear extension direction of the front side member.

15. The front vehicle body structure of claim 13 , wherein the combining boss is coupled to a dash inner panel disposed on an inner side of the rear rib reinforcement along the vehicle width direction.

16. The front vehicle body structure of claim 13 , further comprising a box space defined inside the combining boss, wherein a vertical rib that extends vertically is disposed in the box space.

17. The front vehicle body structure of claim 13 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises:
a first flange coupled to the rear portion of the fender apron upper member;
a second flange extending from the first flange to an upper portion of the rear rib reinforcement; and
a third flange extending from the first flange to a lower portion of the rear rib reinforcement.

18. The front vehicle body structure of claim 13 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises an outer rib formed along a rear extension direction of the fender apron upper member and the front side member on the exterior surface along the vehicle width direction of the front rib reinforcement and integrally connected to the rear rib reinforcement.

19. The front vehicle body structure of claim 11 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises:
a first flange coupled to the rear portion of the fender apron upper member;
a second flange extending from the first flange to an upper portion of the rear rib reinforcement; and
a third flange extending from the first flange to a lower portion of the rear rib reinforcement.

20. The front vehicle body structure of claim 11 , wherein the front rib reinforcement comprises an outer rib formed along a rear extension direction of the fender apron upper member and the front side member on an exterior surface along a vehicle width direction of the front rib re

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• An Byeongdo

Classifications

• B62D25/08 Primary

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title

• B62D25/025

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B62D25/04

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D29/008 Primary

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D25/14

  Dashboards as superstructure sub-units (other dashboard aspects B60K) · CPC title