Front vehicle-body structure of vehicle
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsRyo Shimoda, Taiki Yotsuyanagi
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Abstract
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle is provided that allows for lower deceleration (so-called G) for occupants in the event of an oblique collision, which involves the largest load input, while restraining a load in a shear direction from being input to connecting portions of frames. A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle includes a suspension housing formed with a suspension damper supporting portion, an upper arm supporting portion, and a lower arm supporting portion. A plurality of frames connecting the suspension housing and a vehicle cabin structural member are provided, and at least one frame of the plurality of frames is configured to be facilitated to break in a Z-shape in vehicle plan view in the event of an oblique collision.
Claims7
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle including:
- a suspension housing having a suspension damper supporting portion, an upper arm supporting portion, and a lower arm supporting portion;
- and
- a plurality of frames connecting the suspension housing and a vehicle cabin structural member;
- wherein
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames is configured to be facilitated to break in a Z-shape in vehicle plan view in an event of an oblique collision,
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames comprises breakage facilitating beads extending in a vertical direction on vehicle-width-direction inner and outer side portions of the at least one frame at positions offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, and
- at least another one frame of the plurality of frames has a curved shape bulging toward an outside in a vehicle width direction, and a breakage facilitating bead extending in a vertical direction on a vehicle-width-direction outer-side portion of the at least another one frame.
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle including:
- a suspension housing having a suspension damper supporting portion, an upper arm supporting portion, and a lower arm supporting portion;
- and
- a plurality of frames connecting the suspension housing and a vehicle cabin structural member;
- wherein
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames is configured to be facilitated to break in a Z-shape in vehicle plan view in an event of an oblique collision, and
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames comprises breakage facilitating beads extending in a vertical direction on vehicle-width-direction inner and outer side portions of the at least one frame at positions offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein
- the vehicle cabin structural member includes a dash panel and a hinge pillar;
- the plurality of frames comprises:
- an upper inner frame having one of the breakage facilitating beads and connecting an upper portion of the suspension housing and an upper portion on a vehicle-width-direction inner side of the dash panel;
- and
- an upper end outer frame having one of the breakage facilitating beads and connecting an upper end of the suspension housing and an upper end of the hinge pillar;
- and
- the front vehicle-body structure allows the upper inner frame and a front portion of the upper end outer frame to break inward around the breakage facilitating beads in the event of an oblique collision.
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle including:
- a suspension housing having a suspension damper supporting portion, an upper arm supporting portion, and a lower arm supporting portion;
- and
- a plurality of frames connecting the suspension housing and a vehicle cabin structural member;
- wherein
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames is configured to be facilitated to break in a Z-shape in vehicle plan view in an event of an oblique collision, and
- at least one frame of the plurality of frames comprises breakage facilitating beads extending in a vertical direction on vehicle-width-direction inner and outer side portions of the at least one frame at positions offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein
- the vehicle cabin structural member includes a dash panel;
- the plurality of frames comprises a lower inner frame having the breakage facilitating beads and connecting a lower portion of the suspension housing and a lower portion on a vehicle-width-direction inner side of the dash panel;
- and
- the front vehicle-body structure allows the lower inner frame to break in a Z-shape around the breakage facilitating beads in the event of an oblique collision.
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