Vehicle front structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkihiko Ikeda, Fumiaki Shigematsu
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Abstract
A vehicle front structure includes a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle; a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction; and a bracket fastened to a boss portion provided in a housing of the powertrain unit. The bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision. The bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portion and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member.
Claims2
A vehicle front structure comprising:
- a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle;
- a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction;
- and
- a bracket fastened to a plurality of boss portions provided in a housing of the powertrain unit, wherein
- the bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision,
- the bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portions and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member,
- the bracket includes a plurality of bolt insertion holes respectively corresponding to the boss portions,
- one of the bolt insertion holes serves as a reference hole with a smallest hole diameter, and
- among the boss portions, a boss portion corresponding to the reference hole is provided at a position having rigidity higher than rigidity of a position at which another boss portion is provided in the housing.
A vehicle front structure comprising:
- a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle;
- a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction;
- and
- a bracket fastened to a boss portion provided in a housing of the powertrain unit, wherein
- the bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision,
- the bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portion and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member, and,
- at least one fragile portion is provided in the buffer portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.