Vehicle body front section structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487236-B2
Application number	US-201514827542-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2015
Priority date	Aug 21, 2014
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle body front section structure. A front side member includes a side member front portion extending in a vehicle body front-rear direction at a side portion of a power unit chamber, and a side member rear portion that is contiguous to a rear end portion of the side member front portion, and that is formed with a kick portion extending toward a vehicle body rear lower side along a dash panel. An upper end portion on a vehicle body width direction inner side of a reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the side member front portion, and a lower end portion on the vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the kick portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle body front section structure comprising:
a dash panel dividing a power unit chamber from a cabin positioned at a vehicle rear side of the power unit chamber;
a front side member, including a portion extending in a vehicle body front-rear direction, at a side portion of the power unit chamber;
a front pillar that is positioned further to a vehicle body width direction outer side than the front side member at a front end of a side section of the cabin, that extends in a vehicle body up-down direction, and that is joined to a vehicle body width direction outer side end portion of the dash panel; and
a reinforcement member that is provided along a front face of a side portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the dash panel, and that spans between a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the front side member and a front wall portion at a vehicle body front side of the front pillar, wherein
the front side member includes a side member front portion extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at the side portion of the power unit chamber, and a side member rear portion that is contiguous to a rear end portion of the side member front portion, and that is formed with a kick portion extending toward a vehicle body rear lower side along the dash panel; and
an upper end portion on a vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the side member front portion, and a lower end portion on the vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the kick portion.

2. The vehicle body front section structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a rocker that is a framework member with a closed cross-section structure extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at a lower end portion of a side section of the vehicle body,
wherein an end portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the reinforcement member is fastened to a front side end portion of the rocker and to the front pillar.

3. The vehicle body front section structure of either claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement member is formed with a bead extending along the vehicle body width direction as viewed from in front of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle body front section structure of claim 3 , wherein the bead is set in a range including a location facing a vehicle body front side of a joining portion between the dash panel and the front pillar.

5. A vehicle body front section structure comprising:
a dash panel dividing a power unit chamber from a cabin positioned at a vehicle rear side of the power unit chamber;
a front side member, including a portion extending in a vehicle body front-rear direction, at a side portion of the power unit chamber;
a front pillar that is positioned further to a vehicle body width direction outer side than the front side member at a front end of a side section of the cabin, that extends in a vehicle body up-down direction, and that is joined to a vehicle body width direction outer side end portion of the dash panel; and
a reinforcement member that is provided along a front face of a side portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the dash panel, and that spans between a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the front side member and a front wall portion at a vehicle body front side of the front pillar, wherein:
the front side member includes a side member front portion extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at the side portion of the power unit chamber, and a side member rear portion that is contiguous to a rear end portion of the side member front portion, and that is formed with a kick portion extending toward a vehicle body rear lower side along the dash panel; and
both an upper end portion and a lower end portion on a vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member are fixed to an outer wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the side member front portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ozawa Kohei

Classifications

• B62D25/082

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B62D25/04

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title