Front portion structure for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkihiko Ikeda, Fumiaki Shigematsu
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Abstract
A front portion structure for a vehicle includes a powertrain unit and a suspension cross member. The suspension cross member includes a load receiving portion as a part of the suspension cross member in a width direction of the vehicle positioned above the other parts. The powertrain unit includes an abutting portion abutting against the suspension cross member when the powertrain unit moves backward during a front collision of the vehicle. The abutting portion is arranged on a lower side of a differential case of a differential device provided in a transaxle of the powertrain unit and at a position facing the load receiving portion of the suspension cross member.
Claims3
A front portion structure for a vehicle, the front portion structure comprising:
- a powertrain disposed in a front portion of the vehicle;
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- a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain and extending along a width direction of the vehicle, the suspension cross member including a load receiving portion in the width direction of the vehicle, the load receiving portion being disposed at a highest point of the suspension cross member with respect to the vehicle, wherein:
- the powertrain includes an abutting bracket configured to abut against the suspension cross member when the powertrain moves backward during a front collision of the vehicle, and
- the abutting bracket is disposed on a lower side of a differential case of a differential device with respect to the vehicle, the differential device being provided in a transaxle of the powertrain and at a position facing the load receiving portion of the suspension cross member, the abutting bracket being disposed inside a recessed portion in a lower surface of the transaxle, the lower surface of the transaxle being disposed on the lower side of the differential case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.