Body frame assembly in a small-sized vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakahito Sekita, Kiyotaka Fujihara, Masao Ogawa
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Abstract
A shock absorbing stroke in the front portion of a vehicle body is to be made large. Between right and left front wheels are disposed longitudinally extending side beams and center beam, and these three beams are integrally connected by connecting members in front of a cross member. A shock dispersing plate is attached to the said integral connection and the back thereof is brought into abutment with a floor portion formed of a resin.
Claims14
A body frame assembly for a vehicle having a shock absorbing portion projecting forward from a main frame which supports a body of the vehicle, said shock absorbing portion comprising:
- a plurality of side beams projecting in a forward direction from a front end of the main frame and being substantially in parallel with each other, said side beams being connected at respective front ends to a common front-end cross member;
- a center beam connected at the front end thereof to a substantially central part of said cross member, a rear end of said center beam being located at a higher position than said side beams;
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- connecting members for connection between said center beam and said side beams;
- said shock absorbing portion further including a plate member for covering the rear end of said center beam and part of the connecting members, and a back of said plate member is being in abutment with a vehicle body floor formed of a resin material.
A body frame assembly for a vehicle having a shock absorbing portion projecting forward from a main frame which supports a body of the vehicle, said shock absorbing portion comprising:
- a left side beam and a right side beam projecting in a forward and obliquely upward direction from a front end of the main frame and being substantially in parallel with each other, said left side beam and said right side beam each being connected at respective front ends to a common front-end cross member forming a front bumper;
- a center beam connected at the front end thereof to a substantially central part of said cross member forming the front bumper, a rear end of said center beam being located at a higher position relative to said left and right side beams;
- connecting member for connection between said center beam and said left side beam and said right side beam;
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- a plate member for covering the rear end of said center beam and part of the connecting members, said plate member including a back being in abutment with a vehicle body floor formed of a resin material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.