# US 2019/0168816 A1 · Vehicle body front structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168816 A1 - Document ID: US20190168816A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/321,989 - Filed: 2017-06-14 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-01 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Takehiro KONDO; Akira HAGA; Akihisa KUDOH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168816A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/082: {Engine compartments} - B62D 21/09: Means for mounting load bearing surfaces - B62D 25/088: {Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers} - B62D 25/02: Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} - 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) ## Abstract A vehicle body front structure includes: a damper base to which a damper is fixed; a damper housing surrounding the damper base and extending downward along a periphery of the damper base; a front side frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and joined to a lower end portion of the damper housing, and a reinforcing member connecting the damper base to the front side frame in a vertical direction. The reinforcing member has a vertically elongated shape with a hat-shaped cross section and has a joint flange corresponding to a periphery portion of the cross section. The joint flange is joined to a side surface of the damper housing. The damper housing and the reinforcing member define a closed cross section whose cross-sectional area increases in a downward direction. The joint flange has an upper end portion joined to an upper surface of the damper base and has a lower end portion joined to an upper surface and a side surface of the front side frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle body front structure, comprising: a damper base to which a damper is fixed; a damper housing surrounding the damper base and extending downward along a periphery of the damper base; a front side frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and joined to a lower end portion of the damper housing; and a reinforcing member connecting the damper base to the front side frame in a vertical direction, wherein the reinforcing member has a vertically elongated shape with a hat-shaped cross section and has a joint flange corresponding to a periphery portion of the hat-shaped cross section, wherein the joint flange is joined to a side surface of the damper housing, and the damper housing and the reinforcing member define a closed cross section whose cross-sectional area increases in a downward direction, wherein the joint flange has an upper end portion joined to an upper surface of the damper base and has a lower end portion joined to an upper surface and a side surface of the front side frame, wherein the reinforcing member has a lower portion member with an upper end portion and an upper portion member with a lower end portion, and has an overlapping section where the lower end portion of the upper portion member overlaps with the upper end portion of the lower portion member on a vehicle outer side of the lower portion member, the upper portion member joined to the damper housing, the lower portion member joined to the front side frame, wherein the damper housing has a through-hole facing the overlapping section, and wherein the overlapping section includes a vehicle rear surface side section. where the lower portion member is glued to the upper portion member with an adhesive. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (canceled) ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, wherein the overlapping section includes a vehicle front surface side section where the lower portion member and the upper portion member define a gap therebetween. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body front structure further comprises a plate-like reinforcing member joined to an inner surface of the front side frame opposite to the side surface thereof to which the lower portion member is joined, and wherein the lower portion member is joined to the side surface of the front side frame so that the front side frame is sandwiched between the lower portion member and the plate-like reinforcing member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the damper base has a periphery portion where a slanted surface is formed, and wherein the joint flange of the reinforcing member is joined to the slanted surface to define a curved surface of the reinforcing member, the curved surface continuously extending from the joint flange of the reinforcing member to an inner surface thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a damper housing extension located on a front side of the damper housing in the vehicle front-rear direction and extending continuously therefrom; and a lateral frame disposed on an outer side of the front side frame in the vehicle width direction and having a curved portion, wherein the damper base has a first joint flange bent downward from the periphery of the damper base, wherein the damper housing includes a front surface facing forward in the vehicle front-rear direction and a side surface facing inward in the vehicle width direction, wherein at least an upper end of the front surface of the damper housing and an upper end of the side surface of the damper housing are joined to the first joint flange, wherein the front surface has a vehicle width direction outer end at which a second joint flange is formed bent upward therefrom and joined to an inner side surface of the curved portion of the lateral frame, wherein a lower end of the front surface and a lower end of the side surface are joined to an outer surface of the front side frame, and wherein the damper housing extension is joined to: a lower surface of a front end of the front surface of the damper housing; a lower surface of a front end of the side surface of the damper housing; a lower surface of the lateral frame; and an outer surface of the front side frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a dashboard disposed on a rear side of the front side fame in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the dashboard comprises: a dashboard upper that constitutes an upper portion of the dashboard; and a dashboard lower that constitutes a lower portion of the dashboard, wherein the side surface of the damper housing has a rear end connected to the dashboard lower, and wherein the damper base has a vehicle width direction outer end joined to the lateral frame, and has a vehicle front-rear direction rear end joined to the dashboard upper. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing panel disposed on a vehicle outer side surface of the damper housing at a portion thereof facing a torque rod attachment bracket disposed on a vehicle inner side surface of the damper housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The ye hide body front structure according to claim 1, wherein the lateral frame has a partition wall at a portion of the lateral frame located adjacent to the damper base.