# US 2017/0282975 A1 · Side chassis structure of vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0282975 A1 - Document ID: US20170282975A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/513,913 - Filed: 2016-10-04 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-06 - Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation - Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation - Inventors: Shigeru NAKAUCHI; Nobuyuki NAKAYAMA; Takayuki NAKAMAE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282975A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/12: Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) - B60R 21/34: Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians {(B60R19/02 takes precedence)} - B62D 25/163: {Mounting devices} - B60R 13/04: {External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12)} - B60R 2021/343: {using deformable body panel, bodywork or components} - B62D 25/16: Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels (equipped with means for freeing wheels or tyres from foreign matter B60S) - B62D 29/008: {predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded} - E05F 5/06: Buffers {or stops limiting opening of swinging wings, e.g. floor or wall stops}(E05F5/02 takes precedence) - 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) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING ## Abstract Present application discloses side chassis structure. Side chassis structure includes: apron reinforcement member; fender panel covering outside of the apron reinforcement member; and brackets connected to the fender panel. At least one of the brackets includes: main body including support portion supporting fender panel; front leg portion extending downward from front end of inner portion of main body in vehicle width direction, front leg portion being attached to apron reinforcement member; and rear leg portion which extends downward from rear end of the main body, rear leg portion being attached to apron reinforcement member. Front leg portion has inner slotted hole having long axis extending in vehicle width direction, and outer slotted hole which is formed outside inner slotted hole in vehicle width direction, outer slotted hole having long axis longer than long axis of inner slotted hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A side chassis structure comprising: an apron reinforcement member extending in a front-rear direction of a chassis; a fender panel situated so as to cover an outside of the apron reinforcement member in a vehicle width direction; and brackets connected to the fender panel, wherein the fender panel is supported on the apron reinforcement member via the brackets, wherein at least one of the brackets includes (i) a main body having a support portion which supports the fender panel, (ii) a front leg portion extending vertically downward from a front end portion of an inner portion of the main body in the vehicle width direction, the front leg portion being attached to the apron reinforcement member, and (iii) a rear leg portion extending vertically downward from a rear end portion of the main body, the rear leg portion being attached to the apron reinforcement member, wherein the support portion is formed outside the main body in the vehicle width direction, and wherein the front leg portion has (a) an inner slotted hole having a long axis extending in the vehicle width direction, and (b) an outer slotted hole which is formed outside the inner slotted hole in the vehicle width direction, the outer slotted hole having a long axis longer than the long axis of the inner slotted hole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The side chassis structure according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a stopper attachment portion to which a hood stopper is attached, wherein the front leg portion includes an intermediate wall portion situated between the inner and outer slotted holes, and wherein the stopper attachment portion is formed at a position in correspondence to the intermediate wall portion in the vehicle width direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The side chassis structure according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a vertical wall portion continuous with the front leg portion, and wherein the vertical wall portion extends vertically downward from a front end portion of an outside portion of the main body in the vehicle width direction, the vertical wall portion including a lower end portion which is substantially leveled in height with the inner and outer slotted holes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The side chassis structure according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a brittle portion more brittle than other portions of the main body, and wherein the brittle portion is situated outside the front leg portion in the vehicle width direction and inside the support portion in the vehicle width direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The side chassis structure according to claim 2, wherein the main body includes a vertical wall portion continuous with the front leg portion, and wherein the vertical wall portion extends vertically downward from a front end portion of an outside portion of the main body in the vehicle width direction, the vertical wall portion including a lower end portion which is substantially leveled in height with the inner and outer slotted holes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The side chassis structure according to claim 2, wherein the main body includes a brittle portion more brittle than other portions of the main body, and wherein the brittle portion is situated outside the front leg portion in the vehicle width direction and inside the support portion in the vehicle width direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The side chassis structure according to claim 3, wherein the main body includes a brittle portion more brittle than other portions of the main body, and wherein the brittle portion is situated outside the front leg portion in the vehicle width direction and inside the support portion in the vehicle width direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The side chassis structure according to claim 5, wherein the main body includes a brittle portion more brittle than other portions of the main body, and wherein the brittle portion is situated outside the front leg portion in the vehicle width direction and inside the support portion in the vehicle width direction.