Vehicle lower portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802648-B2
Application number	US-201615288597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2014
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle lower portion structure has: a tunnel portion disposed at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of a floor portion; a front side member whose rear portion is disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor portion and a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the tunnel portion; a first member including a first horizontal wall that extends from the rear portion toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side, and a first vertical wall bent toward a vehicle upper side from the first horizontal wall; and a second member spanning an opening portion of the tunnel portion. The second member includes a second horizontal wall, and a second vertical wall that is bent toward the vehicle upper side from the second horizontal wall, is disposed parallel to the first vertical wall, and is joined to the first vertical wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle lower portion structure comprising:
a tunnel portion that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of a floor portion of a vehicle cabin, and opens toward a vehicle lower side as seen from the vehicle longitudinal direction;
a front side member that is disposed such that a length direction thereof extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and whose rear portion is disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor portion and a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the tunnel portion;
a first member that is structured to include a first horizontal wall that extends from the rear portion of the front side member toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side and whose plate thickness direction is a vehicle vertical direction, and a first vertical wall that is bent toward a vehicle upper side from the first horizontal wall and that, as seen in a bottom view, is inclined toward a vehicle rear side while heading toward the vehicle transverse direction inner side;
a second member that is disposed so as to span an opening portion of the tunnel portion, extends along a direction of inclination of the first vertical wall, and connects both vehicle transverse direction side portions of the tunnel portion,
the second member being structured to include:
a second horizontal wall that is disposed such that a plate thickness direction thereof extends in the vehicle vertical direction, and
a second vertical wall that is bent toward the vehicle upper side from the second horizontal wall, is disposed parallel to the first vertical wall, and is joined to the first vertical wall;

a pair of tunnel reinforcements, that extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction, being joined to portions of the floor portion which portions are adjacent to the tunnel portion; and
vehicle transverse direction inner side end portions of the first member and front end portions of the second member being joined to the tunnel reinforcements.

2. The vehicle lower portion structure of claim 1 , wherein
a pair of first members are provided at vehicle transverse direction outer sides of the tunnel portion, and a pair of second members are provided at the opening portion of the tunnel portion, and
the pair of second members intersect each other in an X-shape as seen in a bottom view, and one of the second members is joined to a length direction central portion of the other of the second members.

3. The vehicle lower portion structure of claim 1 , wherein
rockers that extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction are provided at vehicle transverse direction both sides of the floor portion, and the rockers are connected to the tunnel reinforcements by cross members that extend in a vehicle transverse direction, and
as seen in a bottom view, a rear end portion of the second member is joined to joined portions, that are joined to the cross members, at the tunnel reinforcements.

4. The vehicle lower portion structure of claim 1 , wherein
each of the tunnel reinforcements is structured to include, as seen in a cross-sectional view seen from the vehicle longitudinal direction, a bottom wall that is disposed such that a plate thickness direction thereof extends in the vehicle vertical direction, an inner side wall that extends toward the vehicle upper side from a vehicle transverse direction inner side end of the bottom wall, and an outer side wall that extends toward the vehicle upper side from a vehicle transverse direction outer side end of the bottom wall, and
the front end portion of the second member is joined to the inner side wall.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Atsumi Hyuga
• Takenaka Susumu
• Yoshioka Kunihiko
• Nuruki Tetsuo

Classifications

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B62D21/06 Primary

  of X-shaped or fork-shaped construction, i.e. having members which form an X or fork as the frame is seen in plan view · CPC title

• B62D21/02

  comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members · CPC title

• B62D21/15

  having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) · CPC title