Micro vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12509162-B2
Application number	US-202418887205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2024
Priority date	Apr 30, 2024
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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 o

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Mok In Kyoung
• Min Huen Sick

Classifications

• B62D25/088 Primary

  Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers · CPC title

• B62D21/00

  Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted (combined frame and vehicle body B62D23/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) · CPC title

• B62D24/00 Primary

  Connections between vehicle body and vehicle frame (B62D23/00, B62D33/077 take precedence) · CPC title

• B62D27/023

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D21/02

  comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members · CPC title