US 6,332,642 B1Granted

Vehicle body structure

AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.

InventorAtsushi Hanyu

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Abstract

The vehicle body structure includes a suspension attachment member (1), a suspension housing member (5) and a hood-ridge upper member (3) all formed into one casting body of light metal, constituting a suspension attachment structure (S). In the structure (S), the suspension attachment member (1) is attached to a suspension suspended from a vehicle body to carry a vehicle wheel. The housing member (5) has an upper part joined to the suspension attachment member (1) and the lower part connected to a side member (7) constituting a lower framework of the vehicle body. The hoodridge upper member (3) is combined with the upper part of the housing member (5), on its outer side in the vehicle's width direction, constituting an upper framework of the vehicle body. Further, the hood-ridge upper member (3) has an upper wall (3c), a lower wall (3d) and a longitudinal wall (3e) positioned inside in the vehicle's width direction, having a cross section opening outward in the vehicle's width direction.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A vehicle body structure, comprising:

a suspension suspended from a vehicle body to carry a vehicle wheel;
a suspension attachment member to which the suspension is attached;
a suspension housing member for accommodating the suspension, the suspension housing member having its upper part joined to the suspension attachment member and the lower part to be connected to a side member constituting a lower framework of the vehicle body;
a hood-ridge upper member joined to an upper and outer part of the suspension housing member thereby to constitute an upper framework of the vehicle body, the upper and outer part being positioned on the outside of the suspension housing member in a vehicle's width direction;
wherein
the suspension housing member and the hood-ridge upper member are formed into one casting body of light metal;
and
the hood-ridge upper member includes an upper wall, a lower wall and a vertical wall positioned inside in the vehicle's width direction to connect the upper wall with the lower wall, providing a cross section opening outward in the vehicle's width direction.

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