Vehicle front portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019016388-A1
Application number	US-201815978341-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 14, 2018
Priority date	Jul 13, 2017
Publication date	Jan 17, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle front portion structure that includes: a first vehicle body frame that extends in a vehicle transverse direction at a vehicle front portion; a second vehicle body frame that is positioned at a rear side of the first vehicle body frame, and that extends in the vehicle transverse direction at the vehicle front portion; and a non-contact charger having a front side part that is joined to the first vehicle body frame and having a rear side part that is joined to the second vehicle body frame, wherein the non-contact charger includes: a power receiving coil, a cover having a charger bottom surface that is positioned beneath the power receiving coil, and a pair of left and right longitudinal direction frames that respectively extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at left and right sides of the power receiving coil.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle front portion structure, comprising:
a first vehicle body frame that extends in a vehicle transverse direction at a vehicle front portion; a second vehicle body frame that is positioned at a rear side of the first vehicle body frame, and that extends in the vehicle transverse direction at the vehicle front portion; and a non-contact charger having a front side part that is joined to the first vehicle body frame and having a rear side part that is joined to the second vehicle body frame, wherein the non-contact charger comprises: a power receiving coil, a cover having a charger bottom surface that is positioned beneath the power receiving coil, and a pair of left and right longitudinal direction frames that respectively extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at left and right sides of the power receiving coil.

2 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal direction frames are closed cross-sectional structures.

3 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the non-contact charger further comprises a pair of front and rear transverse direction frames that respectively extend in the vehicle transverse direction at front and rear sides of the power receiving coil, and the transverse direction frames project further toward a lower side than the charger bottom surface.

4 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the pair of left and right longitudinal direction frames project further toward a lower side than the charger bottom surface.

5 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame project further toward a lower side than the charger bottom surface.

6 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal direction frames are disposed between the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame.

7 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the first vehicle body frame comprises a front cross of a suspension member, and the second vehicle body frame comprises a rear cross of the suspension member.

8 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the first vehicle body frame includes a rear cross of a suspension member, and the second vehicle body frame comprises a dash cross that extends in the vehicle transverse direction at a front side of a battery pack that is installed beneath a vehicle floor portion.

9 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the non-contact charger further comprises:
main body supporting members having main body supporting portions that support a charger main body, and a height adjusting member that is disposed between the main body supporting portions and the charger bottom surface.

10 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , further comprising a cover supporting member that is joined to the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame ( 26 ) and that supports the cover, wherein the longitudinal direction frames are portions of the cover supporting member.

11 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , further comprising a frame supporting member that is joined to the first vehicle body frame and the second vehicle body frame and that supports the longitudinal direction frames, wherein the cover is a portion of the frame supporting member.

12 . The vehicle front portion structure of claim 11 , wherein:
the frame supporting member comprises a bottom plate portion, a pair of front and rear vertical wall portions that respectively stand erectly upward from longitudinal direction ends of the bottom plate portion, and a first joining portion and a second joining portion that respectively extend out toward longitudinal direction outer sides from upper ends of the pair of front and rear vertical wall portions, the first joining portion is disposed at a top surface of the first frame portion, and the second joining portion is disposed at a top surface of the second frame portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Kazuki

Classifications

• B62D25/08 Primary

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

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title

• B60R19/02

  Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects ({B60R19/56 takes precedence; initiating brake action by contact of bumper with an external object B60T7/22; for rail vehicles B61F19/04; safety equipment for cycles B62J27/00;} integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor B63B59/02) · CPC title

• B62D21/11

  with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} · CPC title