Vehicle body front structure
US-2016167712-A1 · Jun 16, 2016 · US
Front structure for a motor vehicle
US2016101751A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016101751-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514874506-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A vehicle front structure having a bumper reinforcement arranged in the vehicle width direction at the front part of a pair of front side members is provided. A pair of extensions is provided to the bumper reinforcement at positions outside of the front side members in the vehicle width direction. Each extension is provided with a front protrusion protruding ahead of the bumper reinforcement at positions outside of the front side member on the front side, and a rear protrusion protruding backward on the rear side. At the time of a small overlap frontal crash, loads imposed on the extension are transmitted to and absorbed by the front side member by the rear protrusion via the front protrusion.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A vehicle front structure, comprising: a pair of front side members arranged on both sides of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a bumper reinforcement arranged in the vehicle width direction at a front part of the front side members; and extensions of the bumper reinforcement arranged at positions outside of the front side members in the vehicle width direction, wherein each extension has, on its…
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- What does patent US2016101751A1 cover?
- A vehicle front structure having a bumper reinforcement arranged in the vehicle width direction at the front part of a pair of front side members is provided. A pair of extensions is provided to the bumper reinforcement at positions outside of the front side members in the vehicle width direction. Each extension is provided with a front protrusion protruding ahead of the bumper reinforcement at…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor East Japan Inc, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R19/34. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Thu Apr 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).