Structure for front section of vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505295-B2
Application number	US-201414761959-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2014
Priority date	Jan 30, 2013
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A structure for the front section of a vehicle body is provided with: a pair of left and right front side frames; a sub-frame which is disposed between the front side frames; a pair of left and right first mount members which are disposed below the front side frames; first affixation members which affix the first mount members to the lower sections of the front side frames; first support members which are provided within the front side frames and which support the first affixation members; and reinforcement members which reinforce damper housings. The reinforcement members are joined to the upper sections of the front side frames. The first support members are affixed to the inner surfaces of the front side frames at positions below the portions to which the reinforcement members are joined.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A structure for a front section of a vehicle body, comprising:
a pair of front side frames which are respectively arranged on right and left sides of the front section of the vehicle body, have a hollow structure, and extend in a front-rear direction;
a subframe which is arranged between the pair of front side frames;
a pair of first mounting members which are respectively arranged on the right and left sides below the pair of front side frames, and respectively support right and left ends of the subframe;
first fixing members which fix the first mounting members to lower portions of the front side frames;
first supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the first fixing members; and
reinforcing members which are configured to reinforce the vehicle body;
wherein:
the reinforcing members are joined to upper portions of the front side frames;
the first supporting members are fixed to inner surfaces of the front side frames below positions at which the reinforcing members are joined;
the first supporting members include holding portions and partition portions, the holding portions hold the first fixing members, and the partition portions separate inner spaces of the front side frames into front and rear sides; and
the partition portions have upper flanges which extend from upper ends of the partition portions, and are fixed by welding to positions on inner surfaces of upper walls of the front side frames which overlap the reinforcing members in a vertical direction.

2. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing members extend in a vertical direction of a vehicle, and are configured to reinforce damper housings.

3. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the partition portions are arranged in pairs on front and rear sides of the holding portions, and both ends in the vertical direction and both ends in a vehicle width direction of the partition portions in pairs are respectively fixed to the inner surfaces of the front side frames.

4. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 1 , further comprising,
second mounting members which are arranged above the front side frames, and support a power unit,
second fixing members which fix the second mounting members to upper portions of the front side frames, and
second supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the second fixing members; and
wherein each of the second supporting members includes at least one partition portion, which extends across an inner space in the front side frames in a vehicle width direction; and
the partition portion is fixed to an inner surface of the front side frames with an individually predetermined inclination angle with respect to a direction in which the front side frames extend.

5. The structure for a front section of a vehicle body, comprising:
a pair of front side frames which are respectively arranged on right and left sides of the front section of the vehicle body, have a hollow structure, and extend in a front-rear direction;
a subframe which is arranged between the pair of front side frames;
a pair of first mounting members which are respectively arranged on the right and left sides below the pair of front side frames, and respectively support right and left ends of the subframe;
first fixing members which fix the first mounting members to lower portions of the front side frames;
first supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the first fixing members;
reinforcing members which are configured to reinforce the vehicle body;
second mounting members which are arranged above the front side frames, and support a power unit;
second fixing members which fix the second mounting members to upper portions of the front side frames; and
second supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the second fixing members,
wherein:
the reinforcing members are joined to upper portions of the front side frames;
the first supporting members are fixed to inner surfaces of the front side frames below positions at which the reinforcing members are joined;
the first supporting members include holding portions and partition portions, the holding portions hold the first fixing members, and the partition portions separate inner spaces of the front side frames into front and rear sides;
the partition portions of the first supporting members have upper flanges which extend from upper ends of the partition portions, and are fixed by welding to positions on inner surfaces of upper walls of the front side frames which overlap the reinforcing members in a vertical direction;
each of the second supporting members includes at least one partition portion, which extends across an inner space in the front side frames in a vehicle width direction;
the partition portion is fixed to an inner surface of the front side frames with an individually predetermined inclination angle with respect to a direction in which the front side frames extend; and
the partition portions in the first supporting members and the at least one partition portion in the second supporting members are fixed to the inner surfaces of the front side frames with inclination angles, which are set such that the partition portion in the first supporting members and the partition portion in the second supporting members are arranged nonparallel to each other.

6. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 2 , further comprising,
second mounting members which are arranged above the front side frames, and support a power unit,
second fixing members which fix the second mounting members to upper portions of the front side frames, and
second supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the second fixing members; and
wherein each of the first supporting members and the second supporting members includes a partition portion, which extends across an inner space in the front side frames in a vehicle width direction; and
the partition portion is fixed to an inner surface of the front side frames with an individually predetermined inclination angle with respect to a direction in which the front side frames extend.

7. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 3 , further comprising,
second mounting members which are arranged above the front side frames, and support a power unit,
second fixing members which fix the second mounting members to upper portions of the front side frames, and
second supporting members which are arranged inside the front side frames, and support the second fixing members; and
wherein each of the first supporting members and the second supporting members includes a partition portion, which extends across an inner space in the front side frames in a vehicle width direction; and
the partition portion is fixed to an inner surface of the front side frames with an individually predetermined inclination angle with respect to a direction in which the front side frames extend.

8. The structure for the front section of the vehicle body according to claim 6 , wherein the partition portions in the first supporting members and the partition portion in the second supporting members are fixed to the inner surfaces of the front side frames with inclination angles, which are set such that the partition portion in the first supporting members and the partition portion in the second supporting members are arranged nonparallel to each other.

9. The structure for the front section of the

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Yasunori
• Kudoh Akihisa

Classifications

• B62D25/082

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B62D21/11

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

• B60K5/12 Primary

  Arrangement of engine supports · CPC title