Vehicle body front structure
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenichi Satou
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Abstract
A lower member of a radiator core support includes a front end module formed so as to protrude forward, so that a protruding portion of the lower member is used as an impact absorbing frame member. A lower end portion of a bumper face may be superimposed fixedly on a lower surface of the protruding portion. A lower impact absorbing portion may be made of foamed resin and may be accommodated in the interior of a lower protruding portion, and this lower impact absorbing portion may be fixedly provided at a front end surface of the protruding portion.
Claims49
A vehicle body front structure comprising:
- a molded one-piece front end module disposed at a front end of a vehicle body, said molded one-piece front end module comprising:
- a radiator core support;
- and
- a protruding portion;
- and
- a front bumper including a lower portion enclosing an upper impact absorbing member and a lower impact absorbing member,
- wherein said lower impact absorbing member is supported by said protruding portion.
A vehicle body front structure comprising:
- a molded one-piece front end module that comprises:
- a radiator core support;
- and
- a forwardly protruding portion;
- a lower impact absorbing member supported by said forwardly protruding portion;
- and
- a front bumper having a lower portion that encloses the lower impact absorbing member.
A vehicle body front structure comprising:
- a molded an one-piece front end module that comprises:
- a radiator core support;
- a forwardly protruding portion;
- and
- a bracket portion;
- a lower impact absorbing member supported by the forwardly protruding portion;
- a bumper beam attached to the bracket portion of the molded one-piece front end module;
- an upper impact absorbing member supported by the bumper beam;
- and
- a front bumper enclosing the lower impact absorbing member and the upper impact absorbing member.
A vehicle body front structure comprising:
- a molded one-piece front end module disposed at a front end of a vehicle body and comprising:
- a radiator core support for holding a radiator core and a condenser;
- and
- a forwardly protruding portion;
- and
- a front bumper including a lower portion enclosing a lower impact absorbing member,
- wherein the radiator core support comprises an upper member, a lower member and a pair of side members,
- wherein the upper member and the lower member extend in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and the pair of side members vertically connect the upper member to the lower member,
- wherein the lower member comprises said forwardly protruding portion disposed at a front portion of the lower member, and
- wherein the lower impact absorbing member is supported by the forwardly protruding portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.