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US 8,801,088 B2Granted
Front vehicle body reinforcing structure
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsKyunghee Lee, Yong Kew Kim
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Abstract
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure includes: an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel; and a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively, thereby enhancing strength of a front vehicle body.
Claims12
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure, comprising:
- a shock absorber housing panel included in a fender apron;
- an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel;
- and
- a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively;
- wherein full bodies of the upper reinforcing member and the lower reinforcing member are disposed between the front reinforcing rail and the rear reinforcing rail.
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A front vehicle body reinforcing structure, comprising:
- a shock absorber housing panel included in a fender apron;
- an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel;
- and
- a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively;
- wherein a side member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is connected to a lower portion of the fender apron, and
- wherein an engine mounting bracket is attached to the fender apron, the side member, and the front reinforcing rail so as to form a closed cross section.
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A front vehicle body reinforcing structure, comprising:
- a shock absorber housing panel included in a fender apron;
- an upper reinforcing member and a lower reinforcing member attached to an upper portion and a lower portion of the shock absorber housing panel;
- and
- a front reinforcing rail and a rear reinforcing rail attached to a front side and a rear side of the shock absorber housing panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, respectively;
- wherein the fender apron includes an upper member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
- wherein the shock absorber housing panel includes:
- a strut mounting portion to which an upper portion of a suspension strut is mounted;
- and
- an extending portion slantly extending in an upper direction from the strut mounting portion to be connected to the upper member of the fender apron.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.