Vehicle with energy-absorbing member in the vehicle end portion structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaaki Morikawa, Osamu Nagasaka
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AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaaki Morikawa, Osamu Nagasaka
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Thickness T in a vehicle longitudinal direction of a first energy-absorbing member 18, which is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle 10, tapers from a middle portion of a vehicle lateral direction (thickness Tc) toward an end portion (thickness Ts). For at least one (preferably both) of the first energy-absorbing member 18 and a second energy-absorbing member, rigidity in the vehicle longitudinal direction is made smaller from the vehicle lateral direction end portion toward the middle. Hence, loads acting on an impact body 102 when the vehicle 10 impacts with the impact body 102 are equalized in the vehicle lateral direction.
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A vehicle end portion structure, comprising:
A vehicle end portion structure, comprising:
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