Vehicle body structure for an electric vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJiwoong Park, Byeongcheon Lee
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Abstract
An embodiment vehicle body for an electric vehicle includes a fender apron upper part and an A pillar part positioned at a rear portion of the fender apron upper part, wherein a first load path is formed in a length direction of the vehicle body on an upper part of the fender apron upper part, wherein a second load path is formed in a vertical direction of the vehicle body along a connection portion of the fender apron upper part and the A pillar part, wherein a third load path connecting the first load path and the second load path is obliquely formed in a lower part of the fender apron upper part, and wherein a charging hole is formed between the first, second, and third load paths.
Claims20
A vehicle body for an electric vehicle, the vehicle body comprising:
- a fender apron upper part;
- and
- an A-pillar part positioned at a rear portion of the fender apron upper part;
- wherein a first load path is formed in a length direction of the vehicle body on an upper part of the fender apron upper part;
- wherein a second load path is formed in a vertical direction of the vehicle body along a connection portion of the fender apron upper part and the A-pillar part;
- wherein a third load path connecting the first load path and the second load path is obliquely formed in a lower part of the fender apron upper part;
- and
- wherein:
- a charging hole is formed between the first, second, and third load paths, and
- the first, second, and third load paths are located above a rear lower member.
A vehicle body for an electric vehicle, the vehicle body comprising:
- a fender apron upper part comprising:
- a fender apron upper member comprising an apron inner panel provided inside the vehicle body and an apron outer panel provided outside the vehicle body;
- and
- a front reinforcement connected with the fender apron upper member, a charging hole being formed in the front reinforcement, wherein the front reinforcement comprises a plurality of first ribs formed in a length direction of the vehicle body, a plurality of second ribs formed in a height direction of the vehicle body, and a protruding connection flange at a front of the front reinforcement, the protruding connection flange attached to the apron outer panel;
- and
- an A-pillar part positioned at a rear portion of the fender apron upper part;
- wherein a first load path is formed in the length direction of the vehicle body on an upper part of the fender apron upper part;
- wherein a second load path is formed in a vertical direction of the vehicle body along a connection portion of the fender apron upper part and the A-pillar part;
- wherein a third load path connecting the first load path and the second load path is obliquely formed in a lower part of the fender apron upper part;
- and
- wherein:
- the charging hole is formed between the first, second, and third load paths, and
- the first, second, and third load paths are located above a rear lower member.
A vehicle body for an electric vehicle, the vehicle body comprising:
- a fender apron upper member;
- an upper A-pillar;
- and
- a side reinforcement comprising:
- a front reinforcement attached to the fender apron upper member to form a fender apron upper part, a charging hole being formed in the front reinforcement;
- a rear reinforcement combined with a lower part of the upper A-pillar to form an A-pillar part;
- a plurality of first side ribs formed in a length direction of the vehicle body;
- and
- a plurality of second side ribs formed in a height direction of the vehicle body;
- wherein a first load path is formed in a length direction of the vehicle body on an upper part of the fender apron upper part;
- wherein a second load path is formed in a vertical direction of the vehicle body along a connection portion of the fender apron upper part and the A-pillar part;
- wherein a third load path connecting the first load path and the second load path is obliquely formed in a lower part of the fender apron upper part;
- and
- wherein:
- the charging hole is formed between the first, second, and third load paths, and
- the first, second, and third load paths are located above a rear lower member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.