Impact absorption structure for vehicles
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsKuniyoshi Tashiro, Ippei Kuroda, Satoshi Nakamura
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Abstract
The inner side of the crush can 4 in the vehicle width direction extends forward relative to the outer side. The inner side of the crush can 4 in the vehicle width direction is formed with the cutout portions 70 to 73 by cutting off a part of a material.
Claims4
An impact absorption structure for a vehicle in which right and left crush cans are respectively attached to vehicle front end portions of front side frames each disposed on one of a right side and a left side of the vehicle and extending in a vehicle front and rear direction, and a bumper beam is attached to vehicle front end portions of the right and left crush cans to extend in a vehicle width direction, wherein
- the bumper beam is formed to be curved or inclined to be positioned in a plan view closer to a rear of the vehicle as the bumper beam extends outward in the vehicle width direction, and portions of the bumper beam curved or inclined are attached to the vehicle front end portions of the crush cans, and
- an inner side of each of the crush cans in the vehicle width direction is formed with a cutout portion by cutting off a part of a material of the crush can,
- the crush can is provided therein with a horizontal wall part extending from the inner wall part to the outer wall part, and
- the cutout portion is formed in a portion of the inner wall part where the horizontal wall part is continuous.
An impact absorption structure for a vehicle in which right and left crush cans are respectively attached to vehicle front end portions of front side frames each disposed on one of a right side and a left side of the vehicle and extending in a vehicle front and rear direction, and a bumper beam is attached to vehicle front end portions of the right and left crush cans to extend in a vehicle width direction, wherein
- the bumper beam is formed to be curved or inclined to be positioned in a plan view closer to a rear of the vehicle as the bumper beam extends outward in the vehicle width direction, and portions of the bumper beam curved or inclined are attached to the vehicle front end portions of the crush cans, and
- an inner side of each of the crush cans in the vehicle width direction is formed with a cutout portion by cutting off a part of a material of the crush can,
- the crush can is provided therein with a horizontal wall part extending from the inner wall part to the outer wall part, and
- the cutout portion is formed in a portion of the inner wall part where the horizontal wall part is continuous, and
- the cutout portion is provided continuously to an inner end portion of the horizontal wall part in the vehicle width direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.