Bonnet structure of automotive vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9868472-B2
Application number	US-201514826726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2015
Priority date	Sep 19, 2014
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

A bonnet inner panel includes a central protrusion portion protruding upward in a vehicle elevational view and a rear protrusion portion located in back of the central protrusion portion, which are arranged side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a deep-drawn groove is provided between the both protrusion portions to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a hinge reinforcement is provided to extend from a position beside the rear protrusion portion to a position at a rear end of the central protrusion portion, passing through beside the deep-drawn groove. Thereby, the hinge support rigidity of the rear portion of the bonnet having the central protrusion portion can be increased, so that occurrence of any improper deflection or vibration caused to the bonnet by the traveling vibration, the traveling-air pressure or the like can be prevented.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bonnet structure of an automotive vehicle, in which a rear portion of a bonnet including a bonnet outer panel and a bonnet inner panel is pivotally supported at a vehicle body via a hinge,
wherein said bonnet inner panel includes a central protrusion portion protruding upward in a vehicle elevational view and a rear protrusion portion located in back of the central protrusion portion, which are arranged side by side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a deep-drawn groove is provided between the central protrusion portion and the rear protrusion portion to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a hinge reinforcement is provided to extend from a position beside the rear protrusion portion to a position at a rear end of the central protrusion portion, passing through beside the deep-drawn groove, and
wherein said deep-drawn groove curves such that a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, thereof protrudes forward, in a plan view, to a position forward of a front end of said hinge reinforcement.

2. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a pair of said side grooves depressed downward are provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both right-and-left side portions of said bonnet inner panel, and said hinge reinforcement is fixed to a portion of the bonnet inner panel beside said side groove at a level located below said deep-drawn groove.

3. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a lock portion to be engaged with a vehicle-body side is provided at a front portion of the bonnet, a ridge-holding starting point to promote an upward bending is provided at a portion of said bonnet inner panel between said lock portion and said hinge reinforcement, and a reinforcement portion which is configured to extend in the vehicle width direction and deform downward when receiving an input load greater than a longitudinal-direction proof stress thereof and a front end of the hinge reinforcement are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction at a position rearward of said ridge-holding starting point.

4. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 3 , wherein said reinforcement portion is formed by said deep-drawn groove, and said hinge reinforcement extends to a position at a front edge of the deep-drawn groove.

5. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 3 , wherein a rear slant face which is configured to slant forward and upward relative to a lower face of a portion of said bonnet inner panel which is located forward of said central protrusion portion is provided at said central protrusion portion, and said front end of the hinge reinforcement is provided at a position which is located forward of a lower edge of said rear slant face and beside or rearward of an upper edge of the rear slant face in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

6. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 3 , wherein a frontal-collision load transmission path is provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a level located above said hinge reinforcement relative to said reinforcement portion.

7. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 3 , wherein said ridge-holding starting point comprises a depression portion which is depressed upward from a lower face of the bonnet inner panel and a first vertical wall which extends upward from said depression portion, and said reinforcement portion is formed by said deep-drawn groove and comprises a recess portion which is recessed downward from an upper face of the bonnet inner panel and a second vertical wall which extends downward from said recess portion.

8. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a striker to be engaged with a vehicle-body side is provided at a front portion of the bonnet, a frame-shaped groove which encloses a front side and right and left sides of three portions of said central protrusion portion, said rear protrusion portion, and said deep-drawn groove in a U shape and has a deeper depth than the deep-drawn groove is provided at said bonnet inner panel, and a stiffener is spaced upward apart from a striker attachment portion and provided to extend between a front slant face of the central protrusion portion and a front end portion of the bonnet inner panel.

9. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a striker reinforcement of said striker is provided to extend between both sides of said frame-shaped groove at a forward position of said central protrusion portion, being spaced downward apart from said stiffener by a specified distance which is greater than a protrusion height of a rear portion of said central protrusion portion.

10. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a pair of slits configured to cut upper and lower ridgelines of said central protrusion portion and a pole-shaped portion interposed between the pair of slits are provided at a front-side corner portion of the central protrusion portion.

11. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 10 , wherein a step portion is provided at the forward position of said central protrusion portion, and said slit is configured to cut an inside ridgeline which is formed by providing said step portion at a position closer to a center of the central protrusion portion in a plan view, without cutting an outside ridgeline which is formed by providing the step portion at a position further from the center of the central protrusion portion.

12. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a striker to be engaged with a vehicle-body side is provided at a front portion of said bonnet inner panel, at a front slant face of the bonnet inner panel which is located rearward of a striker attachment portion are provided a stiffener joint portion and a pair of first opening portions which are provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction and configured to cut an upper ridgeline of said front slant face, and a second opening portion is provided at a portion of said front slant face which is located between said first opening portion and said stiffener joint portion such that the second opening portion is located downward apart from said upper ridgeline.

13. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 12 , wherein said second opening portion and said stiffener joint portion are aligned in the vehicle width direction.

14. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 12 , wherein a stiffener provided at said front portion of the bonnet inner panel includes an extension portion which extends in a cantilever shape in the vehicle width direction from said stiffener joint portion to a position where the stiffener overlaps said second opening portion.

15. The bonnet structure of the automotive vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a striker which is configured to detachably connect a front end of the bonnet to a front end portion of the vehicle body, a striker attachment portion which is provided at an upper face of said bonnet inner panel and to which said striker is attached, and a stiffener which is provided at an upper face of a front end portion of the bonnet inner panel so as to support said bonnet outer panel from below,
wherein said stiffener comprises a roughly flat-plate shaped stiffener body portion which is provided above said striker attachment portion with a specified distance, facing the striker attachment portion, and a connection portion which connects said stiffener body portion and the bonnet inner panel, which are formed integrally,
said stiff

Assignees

• Mazda Motor

Inventors

• Takada Kohji
• Ishizuka Kozo
• Yamauchi Hirokazu
• Miyake Akira
• Inamitsu Yousuke
• Fujii Hideaki
• Hamada Takashi
• Kikuchi Soukichi
• Koriyama Atsushi
• Nishihara Tsuyoshi
• Sadanaga Izumi

Classifications

• B62D25/12 Primary

  Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) · CPC title

• B60R2021/343

  using deformable body panel, bodywork or components · CPC title

• B60R21/34

  Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians {(B60R19/02 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B62D25/105 Primary

  for motor cars · CPC title