Body structure of vehicle
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMinoru Takase, Isao Itoi, Isamu Nagasawa
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Abstract
A body structure for a vehicle having a toe board opposite to a rear section of a front wheel, a side frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a bumper beam extending in a widthwise direction of the vehicle and connected with a front end of the side frame, includes an impact absorbing means provided in the side frame for absorbing an impact applied from the front side of the vehicle and a front wheel rotation guiding means provided at the bumper beam for guiding a front section of the front wheel so as to rotate inwardly when an impact is applied to the bumper beam.
Claims3
A body structure for a vehicle having a toe board opposite to a rear section of a front wheel, a side frame extending in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle and a bumper beam extending in a widthwise direction of said vehicle and connected with a front end of said side frame, comprising:
- an impact absorbing means provided in said side frame for absorbing an impact applied from the front side of said vehicle;
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- a front wheel rotation guiding means provided at said bumper beam for guiding a front section of said front wheel so as to rotate inwardly when an impact is applied to said bumper beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.