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US 9,751,570 B2Granted
Front vehicle body structure
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorHeeju Kim
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Abstract
A front vehicle body structure includes: front lower side members extending along a length of a vehicle and located on left and right sides along a width of the vehicle; and a center lower cross reinforcement member extending along the width of the vehicle so as to interconnect middle portions of the left and right front lower side members along the length of the vehicle, where a steering gear box is mounted on the center lower cross reinforcement member.
Claims14
A front vehicle body structure, comprising:
- front lower side members extending along a length of a vehicle and located on left and right sides along a width of the vehicle;
- and
- a center lower cross reinforcement member extending along the width of the vehicle so as to interconnect middle portions of the left and right front lower side members along the length of the vehicle,
- wherein a steering gear box is mounted on the center lower cross reinforcement member, and
- wherein the center lower cross reinforcement member comprises:
- a rectangular reinforcement member body;
- one or more side walls formed inside the reinforcement member body and forming two or more closed cross-sections;
- and
- an upper protruding portion forming one of the closed cross-sections, the upper protruding portion having a mounting groove where the steering gear box is partially inserted and mounted.
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