Vehicle body front part structure
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMichihiro Yamagishi, Shunsuke Ehara, Hiroshi Osanai
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Abstract
A suspension member is fixed to a front part of a vehicle body from below. A stabilizer is fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member. The stabilizer has bent portions. At the time of a front end collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension member separates from the vehicle body for rearward movement of the suspension member relative to the vehicle body to allow the bent portions to come into engagement with the vehicle body.
Claims9
A vehicle body front part structure, comprising:
- a suspension member fixed to a front part of the vehicle body from below;
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- a stabilizer fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member, the stabilizer having bent portions;
- wherein an arrangement is such that, at the time of a collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension member separates from the vehicle body for rearward movement of the suspension member relative to the vehicle body to allow the bent portions to come into engagement with the vehicle body to absorb an impact of the collision.
A method of absorbing an impact at the time of a front end collision of a vehicle having a vehicle body frame with a suspension member, comprising:
- separating a rear part of a suspension member from the vehicle body frame for rearward movement of the suspension member relative to the vehicle body frame;
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- allowing bent portions of a stabilizer fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member to come into engagement with stabilizer interference portions on the vehicle body frame.
A vehicle body front part structure, comprising:
- a suspension member fixed to a front part of a vehicle body frame from below;
- a stabilizer fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member, the stabilizer having bent portions;
- means whereby an arrangement is provided such that, at the time of a collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension member separates from the vehicle body frame for rearward movement of the suspension member relative to the vehicle body frame;
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- means for bearing load from the bent portions of the stabilizer.
A vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body including a front part and a vehicle body frame formed with stabilizer interference portions;
- a suspension member fixed to the front part of the vehicle body from below;
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- a stabilizer fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member, the stabilizer having bent portions,
- the stabilizer interference portions, the suspension member and the bent portions of the stabilizer providing an arrangement such that, at the time of a collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension member separates from the vehicle body to allow the bent portions to come into contact with the stabilizer interference portions of the vehicle body to absorb an impact of the collision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.