Vehicle front section structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9290138-B2
Application number	US-201314426861-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	Sep 14, 2012
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle front section structure includes a front side member disposed running along a vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle width direction outside of a vehicle front section, and a projection member provided at an outside wall of the front side member so as to project out further to the vehicle width direction outside than the outside wall, a rear end portion of the projection member being positioned further to a vehicle rear side than a vehicle front side end portion of a power unit disposed at a vehicle width direction inside of the front side member in plan view.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle front section structure comprising:
a front side member disposed running along a vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle width direction outside of a vehicle front section; and
a projection member provided at an outside wall of the front side member so as to project out further to the vehicle width direction outside than the outside wall, a rear end portion of the projection member being positioned further to a vehicle rear side than a vehicle front side end portion of a power unit disposed at a vehicle width direction inside of the front side member in plan view, the projection member including:
a front-face portion including an inclined face that is rearwardly inclined on the vehicle width direction outside in plan view; and
a flat plate shaped rib provided at a fixed portion that fixes the projection member to the front side member.

2. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein a front end portion of the projection member is positioned further to the vehicle rear side than a crash box provided at a front end portion of the front side member.

3. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein the projection member includes a resin member and a metal member covering the resin member.

4. The vehicle front section structure of claim 3 , wherein a space is formed between the resin member and the front side member.

5. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , further comprising a load transmission member provided at a side portion of the power unit at the vehicle rear side.

6. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein the projection member is formed in a substantially triangular shape with an apex on the vehicle width direction outside in plan view.

7. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , further comprising a load transmission member provided at an inside wall of the front side member facing the side portion in a vehicle width direction.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Muraji Masao
• Hashimoto Shota

Classifications

• B62D25/082

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B60R19/02 Primary

  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

• B60R19/24

  Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles · CPC title

• B60R19/34

  destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type · CPC title

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title