Deformation suppressing structure of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9975528-B2
Application number	US-201615356285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2016
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A deformation suppressing structure of a vehicle includes a dash panel separating a driving unit space for installing a weight component and a vehicle interior space for a passenger to ride, a brake component disposed inside the driving unit space and between the weight component and the dash panel to control a hydraulic pressure of a brake system, and a protecting member fixed to the dash panel and accommodating the brake component. The protecting member includes a guide surface configured such that a contact point at which the guide surface contacts the weight component changes during a backward movement of the weight component at the time of a collision of the vehicle, and a contacting portion arranged to contact the dash panel at a location above a fixing point at which the protecting member and the dash panel are fixed to each other and above the contact point.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A deformation suppressing structure of a vehicle, the deformation suppressing structure being configured to suppress a deformation of the vehicle at a time of a collision, the deformation suppressing structure comprising:
a dash panel separating a driving unit space on a front side of the vehicle and a vehicle interior space on a rear side of the vehicle from each other, the driving unit space providing a space for installing a weight component, and the vehicle interior space providing a space for a passenger to ride on the vehicle;
a brake component for controlling a hydraulic pressure of a brake system disposed inside the driving unit space and between the weight component and the dash panel; and
a protecting member fixed to the dash panel and accommodating the brake component inside the protecting member,
wherein the protecting member comprises:
a guide surface arranged to face the weight component and configured such that a contact point at which the guide surface contacts the weight component changes during a backward movement of the weight component at the time of the collision of the vehicle;
a contacting portion arranged to contact the dash panel at a location above a fixing point at which the protecting member and the dash panel are fixed to each other and above the contact point,
wherein the brake component comprises a control board configured to switch a flow channel of a hydraulic pressure circuit portion, and
wherein an upper part of the protecting member is arranged above an upper part of the control board such that a space is formed between the protecting member and the upper part of the control board.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Motors Corp

Inventors

• Mashiki Takayuki
• Kotani Takaji
• Nakanishi Kenta
• Muguruma Ken

Classifications

• B60R21/09

  Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the way position, e.g. {pedals,} switch knobs, window cranks {(specially adapted for brake pedals, e.g. by venting of master cylinder or destruction of force transmitting rod, B60T7/065)} · CPC title

• B62D25/14

  Dashboards as superstructure sub-units (other dashboard aspects B60K) · CPC title

• B60T11/10

  transmitting by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic · CPC title

• B60T7/065 Primary

  with means to prevent injuries in case of collision (for vehicle pedals in general by moving them from an operative to an out-of-the way position B60R21/09) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title