# US 12,595,001 B2 · Vehicle body structure

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- Number: US 12,595,001 B2
- Document ID: US12595001B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/464,561
- Filed: 2023-09-11
- Published: 2024-03-14
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-14
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yuki Yamanaka; Koji Sato; Kenichi Oishi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12595001B2

## CPC

- B62D 25/08: Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)}
- B60G 3/20: all arms being rigid
- B60G 21/0551: {Mounting means therefor}
- B60K 11/04: Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
- B60K 11/08: Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor
- B62D 21/183: {specially adapted for sports vehicles, e.g. race, dune buggies, go-karts (tubular skeleton B62D23/005)}
- B62D 25/084: {Radiator supports}
- B60G 2200/144: with two lateral arms forming a parallelogram
- B60G 2300/07: Off-road vehicles
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00})
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES

## Abstract

In the vehicle body structure including a body frame and a stabilizer which is supported by the body frame and connected to left and right front suspension arms, the body frame has an upper frame and a cross member connected to the upper frame, and the upper frame and the cross member are located upward of the front suspension arms. The cross member is connected to an air guide panel for redirecting ambient air flowing from the front of the vehicle body, and the air guide panel is arranged in a position overlapping the stabilizer in a vertical direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle body structure, comprising:
a body frame; and
a stabilizer that is supported by the body frame and connected to left and right front suspension arms,
wherein
the body frame has an upper frame and a cross member connected to the upper frame,
the upper frame and the cross member being located upward of the front suspension arms,
the cross member is connected to an air guide panel for redirecting ambient air flowing from a front of a vehicle body, and
the air guide panel is arranged in a position overlapping the stabilizer in a vertical direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 1,
further comprising a stabilizer support portion located below the cross member,
wherein the stabilizer is supported by the stabilizer support portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 2, wherein
the air guide panel is a member for guiding at least one portion of ambient air passing through a heat exchanger,
the air guide panel has a fan located at the back of the heat exchanger, and
the stabilizer support portion is arranged in a position without overlapping the fan as viewed from the front of the vehicle body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 3, wherein
the air guide panel includes an inclined portion inclined downward toward the rear, and
the inclined portion overlaps the stabilizer in the vertical direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 4, wherein
the air guide panel includes an opening portion formed in the inclined portion to open rearward.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 5, wherein the opening portion is located upward of a vertical center of the fan.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 6, wherein the opening portion is located downward of the upper frame.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 7, wherein the opening portion is connected to the cross member.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 1,
further comprising left and right suspension frames respectively supporting the left and right front suspension arms,
wherein
the left and right suspension frames are each formed in an inverted U shape as seen in a side view of the vehicle body, and
the cross member is connected to undersides of the respective suspension frames to bridge between the suspension frames.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 9, wherein
the air guide panel has a depressed portion, and
the suspension frame is connected to an air guide panel support member located in the depressed portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The vehicle body structure according to claim 9, wherein one end of each of left and right dampers forming partially left and right suspensions is attached to the cross member.