Vehicle body front structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRen Mayumi
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Abstract
The floor brace includes a first brace component and a second brace component. The lower end of the first brace component is connected to a vehicle body floor (floor tunnel). The upper end of the first brace component is connected to the instrument panel reinforcement. The second brace component is shorter than the first brace component. The second brace component includes a fastening piece and an attachment piece. The fastening piece is fastened to the first brace component. The attachment piece is bent from the fastening piece. Further, an ECU, which is an in-vehicle component, is attached to the attachment piece.
Claims3
A vehicle body front structure comprising:
- an instrument panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction;
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- a floor brace that supports the instrument panel reinforcement in a vertical direction, wherein:
- the floor brace includes a first brace component and a second brace component;
- the first brace component is disposed closer to a passenger seat with respect to a center in the vehicle width direction;
- a lower end of the first brace component is connected to a vehicle body floor;
- an upper end of the first brace component is connected to the instrument panel reinforcement;
- the second brace component is disposed in a clearance in the vehicle width direction between the first brace component and a glove box;
- the second brace component is shorter than the first brace component;
- the second brace component includes a fastening piece fastened to the first brace component, and an attachment piece bent from the fastening piece;
- the attachment piece extends in the vehicle width direction along the instrument panel reinforcement;
- an in-vehicle component is attached to the attachment piece;
- the in-vehicle component has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape;
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- the in-vehicle component is vertically disposed while a principal surface having a largest area faces a side surface of the glove box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.