Vehicle front section structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9676268-B2
Application number	US-201514802346-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2015
Priority date	Sep 9, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a vehicle front section structure including: a front side member that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction; a radiator support that is formed in a rectangular frame shape as viewed from a front of the vehicle and is joined to the front side member at a side radiator support configuring a side portion of the radiator support extending along a vehicle up-down direction; and a lower member that extends along the vehicle front-rear direction, that is joined to a vehicle lower side end portion of the radiator support, and that, at a join portion joined with the radiator support, is provided with a deformation origin portion that lets the join portion undergo bending deformation toward a top of the vehicle in a case in which load is input from the front of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle front section structure comprising:
a front side member, disposed at a vehicle width direction outside of a front section of a vehicle, that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction;
a radiator support, disposed at a vehicle width direction inside of the front side member, that is formed in a rectangular frame shape as viewed from a front of the vehicle and is joined to the front side member at a side radiator support configuring a side portion of the radiator support extending along a vehicle up-down direction; and
a lower member, disposed lower down in the vehicle than the front side member, that extends along the vehicle front-rear direction, that is joined to a vehicle lower side end portion of the radiator support, and that, at a join portion joined with the radiator support, is provided with a deformation origin portion that lets the join portion undergo bending deformation toward a top of the vehicle in a case in which load is input from the front of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein the deformation origin portion is a weakened portion formed to the lower member at a vehicle lower side of the join portion.

3. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein:
a lower bumper reinforcement is disposed with its length direction along the vehicle width direction at a vehicle front side end portion of the lower member; and
a load input position, where load is input to the lower bumper reinforcement during a front end collision, is positioned lower down in the vehicle than a centroid of the lower member as viewed from in front of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle front section structure of claim 2 , wherein:
a lower bumper reinforcement is disposed with its length direction along the vehicle width direction at a vehicle front side end portion of the lower member; and
a load input position, where load is input to the lower bumper reinforcement during a front end collision, is positioned lower down in the vehicle than a centroid of the lower member as viewed from in front of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein the lower member is joined to both a lower radiator support, that configures a vehicle lower side of the radiator support and extends in the vehicle width direction, and to the side radiator support.

6. The vehicle front section structure of claim 2 , wherein the lower member is joined to both a lower radiator support, that configures a vehicle lower side of the radiator support and extends in the vehicle width direction, and to the side radiator support.

7. The vehicle front section structure of claim 3 , wherein the lower member is joined to both a lower radiator support, that configures a vehicle lower side of the radiator support and extends in the vehicle width direction, and to the side radiator support.

8. The vehicle front section structure of claim 1 , wherein the deformation origin portion is an indented portion on a lower face of the lower member.

9. The vehicle front section structure of claim 8 , wherein the indented portion is indented in a vehicle height direction.

10. The vehicle front section structure of claim 3 , wherein the vehicle front side end portion of the lower member and the lower bumper reinforcement are disposed so as to overlap with each other as viewed from the front of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Saeki Koji

Classifications

• B60R19/12

  vertically spaced · CPC title

• B60R19/34

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

• B60K11/04 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

  Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection · CPC title