Vehicle body structure
AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigeki Watanabe, Kenichi Okamura, Masahiro Awano
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Abstract
In a vehicle body structure, rear portions of right and left front side members are gently curved downward, and rear end portions of the right and left front side members are bonded to front floor side members. A dash panel is provided so as to separate an engine compartment and a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A cross member dash assuming a closed cross-sectional shape is fixed to a front surface of the dash panel. Opposite side portions of the cross member dash are bent to the rear of the vehicle to constitute bend portions. Side member braces are laid between the front side members and the bend portions of the cross member dash to connect them together.
Claims7
A vehicle body structure comprising:
- a dash panel member provided so as to separate an engine compartment and a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said dash panel member taking a nearly flat shape in a middle portion thereof, and bending and extending to a rear of said vehicle from opposite side portions of said middle portion;
- a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction along said dash panel member and assuming a closed cross-sectional shape in cooperation with said dash panel member;
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- side members disposed in side portions of said engine compartment, extending from a front side of said vehicle toward bend portions of said cross member for connection to said bend portions, and extending below a floor panel of said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.