Vehicle body front structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9682728-B2
Application number	US-201514937413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	Nov 17, 2014
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle body front structure comprises a radar bracket disposed between a bumper member and a hood lock member. The radar bracket includes an upright portion to which a radar unit is fixed and oblique portions that are continuous with an upper end of the upright portion and extend toward a vehicle rear side and upward, and a space is formed under the oblique portions on a rear side with respect to the upright portion. At a boundary between the upright portion and the oblique portions, first deformation portions are formed that facilitate deformation at this boundary, and at attachment positions of the oblique portions at which the oblique portions are attached to the hood lock member, second deformation portions are formed that facilitate deformation at these attachment positions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle body front structure comprising a radar unit, further comprising:
a bumper member that extends in a vehicle width direction on a rear side with respect to a front bumper and supports the front bumper;
a hood lock member that is provided parallel to the bumper member on a vehicle rear side with respect to the bumper member above the bumper member, a hood lock being attached to the hood lock member; and
a radar bracket that is disposed between the bumper member and the hood lock member, the radar unit being fixed to the radar bracket,
wherein the radar bracket includes:
an upright portion that is attached to the bumper member and extends upward from the bumper member, the radar unit being fixed to the upright portion;
an oblique portion that is continuous with an upper end of the upright portion, extends toward a vehicle rear side and upward, and is attached to the hood lock member;
a first deformation portion that is formed at a boundary between the upright portion and the oblique portion and facilitates a change in an angle between the upright portion and the oblique portion; and
a second deformation portion that is formed at a position of the oblique portion at which the oblique portion is attached to the hood lock member and facilitates a change in a direction in which the oblique portion extends from the hood lock member, and

wherein a space that can accommodate at least a portion of the radar unit is formed under the oblique portion on a rear side with respect to the upright portion.

2. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1 , wherein the radar bracket further includes:
a third deformation portion that is formed at a boundary between the bumper member and the upright portion and that facilitates a change in a direction in which the upright portion extends from the bumper member; and
a fourth deformation portion that is formed at a boundary between the upright portion and the radar unit and that facilitates deformation of the upright portion near the radar unit.

3. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the upright portion includes a shaft portion extending in a vertical direction and a lateral portion extending from an upper end of the shaft portion in a vehicle width direction, the upright portion having a T shape when viewed from a vehicle front side,
the oblique portion includes a first oblique portion extending toward a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side from one end of the lateral portion and a second oblique portion extending toward a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side from an opposite end of the lateral portion, and
the hood lock of the hood lock member is located between the first oblique portion and the second oblique portion above the radar unit.

4. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the upright portion includes a shaft portion extending in a vertical direction and a lateral portion extending from an upper end of the shaft portion in a vehicle width direction, the upright portion having a T shape when viewed from a vehicle front side,
the oblique portion includes a first oblique portion extending toward a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side from one end of the lateral portion and a second oblique portion extending toward a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side from an opposite end of the lateral portion, and
the hood lock of the hood lock member is located between the first oblique portion and the second oblique portion above the radar unit.

5. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 3 , wherein:
the radar unit includes a radar unit body and an autobrake bracket for attaching the radar unit body to the radar bracket,
the autobrake bracket is fixed to the lateral portion at a first fixing point and a second fixing point, and
the first fixing point is provided on a central vertical line of a boundary between the first oblique portion and the lateral portion and the second fixing point is provided on a central vertical line of a boundary between the second oblique portion and the lateral portion.

6. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 4 , wherein:
the radar unit includes a radar unit body and an autobrake bracket for attaching the radar unit body to the radar bracket,
the autobrake bracket is fixed to the lateral portion at a first fixing point and a second fixing point, and
the first fixing point is provided on a central vertical line of a boundary between the first oblique portion and the lateral portion and the second fixing point is provided on a central vertical line of a boundary between the second oblique portion and the lateral portion.

7. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first deformation portion and the second deformation portion is a notch.

8. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the third deformation portion and the fourth deformation portion is a notch.

9. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

10. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

11. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 3 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

12. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 4 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

13. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 5 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

14. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 6 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

15. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 7 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

16. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 8 , further comprising a surrounding member that is provided near the upright portion, wherein the surrounding member includes side walls that face both side surfaces of the upright portion, respectively.

17. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 9 , wherein:
the surrounding member is a shroud that introduces headwind to a radiator, and
the side walls have a bent portion that covers at least one corner of the radar unit.

18. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 10 , wherein:
the surrounding member is a shroud that introduces headwind to a radiator, and
the side walls have a bent portion that covers at least one corner of th

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Taneda Kodai

Classifications

• B62D25/08 Primary

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

• G01S13/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• G01S7/02

  of systems according to group G01S13/00 · CPC title

• G01S2013/93271

  in the front of the vehicles · CPC title

• G01S2013/93275

  in the bumper area · CPC title