Front part structure of vehicle body
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorsYuichi Murata, Kengo Miyawaki
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Abstract
A front part structure of a vehicle body is provided. A suspension frame is disposed posterior to a front-side component in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An apron side member extends in the longitudinal direction. An apron lower member extends in the longitudinal direction, connects the front-side component and the suspension frame and is disposed below the apron side member. The apron lower member is formed into a square cylindrical shape. Two walls of the apron lower member, which are opposed to each other are respectively fixed to the suspension frame.
Claims6
A front part structure of a vehicle body, comprising:
- a front-side component of a vehicle;
- a suspension frame disposed posterior to the front-side component in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- an apron side member extending in the longitudinal direction;
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- an apron lower member extending in the longitudinal direction, connecting the front-side component and the suspension frame and being disposed below the apron side member,
- wherein the apron lower member is formed into a closed cross sectional shape;
- wherein two walls of the apron lower member, which are opposed to each other are respectively fixed to the suspension frame;
- wherein the two walls are an upper wall and a lower wall of the apron lower member, respectively;
- wherein the suspension frame is provided with an upper attachment portion in which a first nut is fixed to an upper surface thereof and a lower attachment portion in which a second nut is fixed to an upper surface thereof;
- wherein a first attachment bolt is threaded into the first nut so that a first attachment portion of the upper wall is fixed to the upper attachment portion of the suspension frame in a state that the first attachment portion overlaps with the upper attachment portion from the downside;
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- wherein a second attachment bolt is threaded into the second nut so that a second attachment portion of the lower wall is fixed to the lower attachment portion of the suspension frame in a state that the second attachment portion overlaps with the lower attachment portion from the downside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.