JP5928880B2 - CFRP cabin of automobile - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a CFRP cabin of an automobile in which the cabin of an automobile having at least a floor panel portion and left and right side sill portions is made of CFRP.

  An energy absorbing member that bends in a corrugated shape as viewed from the side is placed inside the side sill of an automobile cabin molded in a bathtub shape with CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced resin). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-151867 discloses a method of absorbing the collision energy by crushing the absorbing member.

Japanese Patent No. 4788539

  By the way, what was described in the above-mentioned patent document 1 is that when the load of the front wheel that retreats at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle is input to the front end of the side sill part via the front pillar lower part, the front pillar lower part is deformed and rearward The CFRP material at the connecting portion with the front end of the side sill portion collapses brittlely, and the brittle fracture propagates to the entire side sill portion, which may cause deformation of the passenger compartment.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent brittle fracture of a side sill portion of a CFRP cabin at the time of a frontal collision.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a CFRP cabin for a vehicle in which the cabin of the vehicle having at least a floor panel portion and left and right side sill portions is made of CFRP, The width in the vehicle width direction of the front end of the side sill portion located rearward is enlarged toward the front side frame side, and larger than the width in the vehicle width direction of the front wheel, and the front end of the side sill portion rises upward to form a front pillar lower. The damper housing is supported on the front surface of the front pillar lower portion, and the vehicle width direction width of the upper surface of the front pillar lower portion and the vehicle width direction width of the upper surface of the damper housing are substantially matched. A featured CFRP cabin for automobiles is proposed.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the configuration of claim 1 , the side sill portion includes a non-deformable portion behind the front pillar lower portion, and the non-deformable portion is a front-rear direction in a side view. In addition, a CFRP cabin for an automobile is provided, which includes a plurality of ribs that are inclined with respect to the vertical direction and connect the upper and lower walls of the side sill portion.

According to the invention described in claim 3 , in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2 , the front pillar lower portion of the side sill portion constitutes a deformation permission portion in which an impact absorbing member is disposed. A CFRP cabin of an automobile characterized by this is proposed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect, there is proposed a CFRP cabin of an automobile in which the shock absorbing member is a honeycomb core.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect, a CFRP cabin for automobiles is proposed in which the shock absorbing member is a synthetic resin rib extending in the front-rear direction. Is done.

  The front floor panel portion 24 of the embodiment corresponds to the floor panel portion of the present invention, the front side frame rear portion 30 of the embodiment corresponds to the front side frame of the present invention, and the honeycomb core 37 of the embodiment and The rib 40 corresponds to the shock absorbing member of the present invention.

According to the configuration of the first aspect, the CFRP cabin of the automobile includes at least the floor panel portion and the left and right side sill portions, and the width in the vehicle width direction of the front end of the side sill portion located behind the front wheel is on the front side frame side. Since the width of the front wheel is larger than the width in the vehicle width direction, the load input from the front wheel during frontal collision is distributed and transmitted to the front end of the side sill part, causing brittle fracture due to out-of-plane deformation of the front end of the side sill part. Can be prevented and deformation of the passenger compartment can be minimized. In addition, the damper housing is supported on the front surface of the front pillar lower portion that rises upward from the front end of the side sill portion, and the vehicle width direction width of the upper surface of the front pillar lower portion and the vehicle width direction width of the upper surface of the damper housing are substantially matched. When the load of the frontal collision is input from the damper housing to the side sill portion via the front pillar lower portion, the load can be reliably transmitted to the side sill portion.

According to the configuration of claim 2 , the side sill portion includes a non-deformable portion behind the front pillar lower portion, and the non-deformable portion is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction in a side view, Since it has a plurality of ribs that connect the lower wall, when a frontal collision load is input to the front end of the side sill part, it prevents brittle fracture of the non-deformable part of the side sill part reinforced by the rib, thereby deforming the passenger compartment. Can be minimized.

According to the configuration of claim 3 , since the front pillar lower portion of the side sill portion constitutes a deformation permission portion having an impact absorbing member disposed therein, when a load is input to the front end of the side sill portion due to a frontal collision, The impact absorbing member housed inside the pillar lower portion can be crushed and exhibit energy absorbing performance.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the impact absorbing member is a honeycomb core, it can exhibit high energy absorbing performance while being lightweight.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the shock absorbing member is a synthetic resin rib extending in the front-rear direction, high energy absorbing performance can be exhibited with a simple structure.

The perspective view of the cabin made from CFRP of a car. (First embodiment) FIG. 2 is a two-direction arrow view of FIG. 1. (First embodiment) FIG. (First embodiment) FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. (First embodiment) FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. (First embodiment) FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to the said FIG. (Second Embodiment)

First embodiment

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the front-rear direction, the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and the up-down direction in this specification are based on the driver seated in the driver's seat.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle body frame includes a cabin 11 made of carbon fiber reinforced resin (CFRP) and a pair of left and right suspension support modules 12 that are cast parts of an aluminum alloy connected to the front end of the cabin 11. , 12, a pair of left and right front side frame front parts 13, 13 obtained by cutting an extruded material of aluminum alloy into a predetermined length, a front end module 14 made of CFRP, and a pair of left and right lower members 15, 15 made of CFRP, A pair of left and right upper members 16, 16 made of CFRP are provided. A CFRP roll bar 17 reinforced by two stays is erected on the rear upper surface of the cabin 11.

  The cabin 11 has a hollow structure in which an upper panel 18 and a lower panel 19 are joined up and down, a dash panel portion 20 at the front end, and a pair of left and right side sill portions 21 and 21 extending rearward from both ends in the vehicle width direction of the dash panel portion 20; A pair of left and right rear side frame portions 22, 22 extending rearward and upward from the rear ends of the side sill portions 21, 21, a rear cross member portion 23 connecting the rear ends of the rear side frame portions 22, 22 in the vehicle width direction, and a dash panel A front floor panel portion 24 that connects the portion 20 and the left and right side sill portions 21, 21; a kick-up portion 25 that rises from the rear end of the front floor panel portion 24; and a rear side frame portion that extends rearward from the upper end of the kick-up portion 25 22, 22 and a rear floor panel 26 connected to the rear cross member 23 Equipped with a.

  The front end module 14 includes a bumper beam 27 extending in the vehicle width direction and a pair of left and right bumper beam extensions that extend rearward from both ends of the bumper beam 27 in the vehicle width direction and are connected to the front ends of the front side frame front portions 13 and 13. 28 and 28 and a frame-shaped front bulkhead 29 supported between the bumper beam extensions 28 and 28. Each suspension support module 12 extends from the front side frame rear portion 30 connected to the rear end of the front side frame front portion 13 and the front surface of the dash panel portion 20 and from the front side frame rear portion 30 outward and upward in the vehicle width direction. And a damper housing 31 connected to the front surface of the dash panel 20. The lower members 15, 15 extend from both ends in the vehicle width direction of the bumper beam 27 to the outside in the vehicle width direction, bend rearward and upward from there, and are connected to the front ends of the upper members 16, 16. The dash panel portion 20 is connected to upper portions at both ends in the vehicle width direction.

  Next, the structure of the cabin 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The upper panel 18 and the lower panel 19 constituting the cabin 11 are provided with joining flanges 18a and 19a extending so as to surround the outer periphery thereof, and both the joining flanges 18a and 19a are joined by adhesion, welding, rivets or the like.

  A floor tunnel 24a extending in the front-rear direction is formed so as to rise upward at the center in the vehicle width direction of the upper panel 18 and the lower panel 19 constituting the front floor panel portion 24. The lower panel 19 is flat between the floor tunnel 24a and the side sill parts 21, 21, whereas the upper panel 18 has two front and rear crosses that connect the floor tunnel 24a and the side sill parts 21, 21 in the vehicle width direction. Members 18b and 18b are provided. On the other hand, as for the rear floor panel part 26, both the upper panel 18 and the lower panel 19 are formed flat.

  The front portion of the side sill portion 21 rises upward to form a front pillar lower portion 32, and the front wall 32 a (see FIGS. 2 and 4) of the front pillar lower portion 32 is behind the wheel house facing the rear surface of the front wheel 33. Make up the wall. A side wall 32b (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 6) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the front pillar lower portion 32 is expanded inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the inner wall 21a in the vehicle width direction of the side sill portion 21. Thus, the width in the vehicle width direction of the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32, that is, the width W1 in the vehicle width direction of the front end of the side sill portion 21, is larger than the width W2 in the vehicle width direction of the front wheel 33 positioned in front of the front sill portion 21. (See FIG. 3).

  A front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32 is curved inwardly in the vehicle width direction and forward in an arc shape to form a front connection wall 34 (see FIG. 6), and a side wall 32b of the front pillar lower portion 32 is in the vehicle width direction. The front connection wall 34 and the rear connection wall 35 are fastened to the front surface of the dash panel portion 20 and are curved in an arc shape forward and forward to form a rear connection wall 35 (see FIG. 6). The rear end of the side frame 30 is connected to the rear end. The vehicle width direction width W3 at the upper end of the front pillar lower portion 32 substantially matches the vehicle width direction width W4 at the upper end of the damper housing 31 of the suspension support module 12 (see FIG. 3).

  The front pillar lower portion 32 of the side sill portion 21 constitutes a deformation permission portion 36 (see FIG. 4) that collapses and absorbs the collision energy at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle. Honeycomb cores 37 that are aggregates are arranged with their axes directed in the front-rear direction. A portion behind the front pillar lower portion 32 of the side sill portion 21 constitutes a non-deformable portion 38 (see FIG. 4) having a high strength, and a plurality of synthetic resin made in an X shape in a side view is formed therein. Ribs 39 are arranged.

  The ribs 39 are composed of an upper half and a lower half that are bent zigzag, the upper half is bonded to the upper wall 21c of the side sill portion 21, and the lower half is bonded to the lower wall 21d of the side sill portion 21. The half and the lower half are bonded together at an X-shaped intersection (see FIG. 4). The left and right ends of the ribs 39 are bonded to the vehicle width direction inner wall 21a and the vehicle width direction outer wall 21b of the side sill portion 21 (see FIG. 5). The front end of the honeycomb core 37 is bonded to the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32, and the rear end of the honeycomb core 37 is bonded to the X-shaped intersection of the front ends of the ribs 39 of the side sill portion 21 (see FIG. 4). ).

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

  When the automobile collides front, the collision load input to the front end module 14 is transmitted from the front side frame front portion 13 to the suspension support module 12 including the front side frame rear portion 30 and the damper housing 31, and from there, the dash panel portion of the cabin 11. 20 and the front pillar lower section 32. When the front wheel 33 moves backward due to a frontal collision, a collision load is input to the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32 of the cabin 11 located behind the front wheel 33.

  Front side frame rear portion 30 with a dash panel portion 20 sandwiching a front side connecting wall 34 that curves inward and forward in the vehicle width direction from the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32 facing the rear portion of the front wheel 33. A rear connection wall 35 that is connected to the rear end and extends along the rear surface of the front connection wall 34 from the front end of the side wall 32b in the vehicle width direction of the front pillar lower portion 32 of the side sill portion 21 with the dash panel portion 20 interposed therebetween. Since it is connected to the rear end of the front side frame rear portion 30, the impact of the frontal collision input to the front side frame rear portion 30 is reliably transmitted to the side sill portion 21 via the front connection wall 34 and the rear connection wall 35 and dispersed. be able to.

  Moreover, the width W4 in the vehicle width direction of the upper surface of the damper housing 31 of the suspension support module 12 and the width W3 in the vehicle width direction of the upper surface of the front pillar lower portion 32 at the front end of the side sill portion 21 connected to the rear side of the damper housing 31 are substantially matched. Therefore (see FIG. 3), when the load of the frontal collision is input from the damper housing 31 to the side sill portion 21 via the front pillar lower portion 32, the load can be evenly distributed and transmitted to the front pillar lower portion 32. it can.

  Further, when a collision load is input from the front wheel 33 to the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32 constituting the rear wall of the wheel house, the vehicle width direction width W1 of the front end of the front pillar lower portion 32 is increased inward in the vehicle width direction. Since the front wheel 33 is larger than the width W2 in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 3), the collision load input from the front wheel 33 is distributed and transmitted to the front pillar lower portion 32 of the side sill portion 21, thereby the front pillar lower portion. The brittle fracture due to the out-of-plane deformation of 32 can be prevented and the deformation of the passenger compartment can be minimized.

  At this time, since the front pillar lower portion 32 constitutes the deformation permission portion 36 in which the impact absorbing member made of the honeycomb core 37 is arranged, when the front collision load is input to the front pillar lower portion 32, the front pillar lower portion 32 The honeycomb core 37 accommodated in the lower portion 32 can be crushed and exhibit energy absorption performance. In particular, since the impact absorbing member is composed of the honeycomb core 37, high energy absorbing performance can be exhibited while being lightweight.

  On the other hand, the side sill portion 21 includes a non-deformable portion 38 behind the front pillar lower portion 32, and the non-deformable portion 38 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction in a side view, and the upper wall 21c and the lower wall of the side sill portion 21 Since a plurality of X-shaped ribs 39 connecting 21d are provided, the brittleness of the non-deformable portion 38 of the side sill portion 21 reinforced by the ribs 39 when a frontal collision load is input to the front end of the side sill portion 21. Destruction can be prevented and deformation of the passenger compartment can be minimized.

Second embodiment

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the first embodiment, the impact absorbing member disposed inside the front pillar lower portion 32 is constituted by the honeycomb core 37, but in the second embodiment, the impact absorbing member is arranged in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. It is composed of a single synthetic resin rib 40 that extends. The front end of the rib 40 is bonded to the front wall 32a of the front pillar lower portion 32, the lower end is bonded to the lower wall 32d of the front pillar lower portion 32, and the rear end is an X-shaped rib 39 disposed inside the side sill portion 21. Glued to ...

  According to the present embodiment, since the shock absorbing member is composed of the single synthetic resin rib 40 extending in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, high energy absorption performance can be exhibited while having a simple structure.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, the honeycomb core 37 does not need to be an assembly of quadrangular columns, and may be an assembly of hexagonal columns or triangular columns, and the material thereof is not limited to a metal such as an aluminum alloy, and may be a synthetic resin. .

11 Cabin 21 Side sill part 21a Vehicle width direction inner wall 21c Upper wall 21d Lower wall 24 Front floor panel part (floor panel part)
30 Front side frame rear (front side frame)
31 damper housing 32 lower front pillar portion 33 before wheel <br/> 36 deformation permission portion 37 honeycomb core (impact absorbing member)
38 Undeformable part 39 Rib 40 Rib (Shock absorbing member)
W1 Vehicle width direction width W2 of the front sill portion W2 Vehicle width direction width of the front wheel W3 Vehicle width direction width W4 of the upper surface of the front pillar lower portion Vehicle width direction width of the upper surface of the damper housing

Claims (5)

A CFRP cabin of an automobile in which an automobile cabin (11) including at least a floor panel part (24) and left and right side sill parts (21) is made of CFRP,
The vehicle width direction width (W1) of the front end of the side sill portion (21) located behind the front wheel (33) is enlarged toward the front side frame (30), and the width of the front wheel (33) in the vehicle width direction ( W2), the front end of the side sill portion (21) rises upward to form a front pillar lower portion (32), and a damper housing (31) is supported on the front surface of the front pillar lower portion (32). The CFRP of an automobile, characterized in that a vehicle width direction width (W3) of the upper surface of the front pillar lower portion (32) and a vehicle width direction width (W4) of the upper surface of the damper housing (31) are substantially matched. Made cabin. The side sill portion (21) includes a non-deformable portion (38) behind the front pillar lower portion (32), and the non-deformable portion (38) is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction in a side view. The CFRP cabin of a motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of ribs (39) connecting the upper wall (21c) and the lower wall (21d) of the side sill portion (21). The said front pillar lower part (32) of the said side sill part (21) comprises the deformation | transformation permission part (36) which has arrange | positioned the impact-absorbing member (37, 40) inside, The Claim 1 or Claim characterized by the above-mentioned. The CFRP cabin of the automobile according to 2 . The CFRP cabin of an automobile according to claim 3 , characterized in that the impact absorbing member is a honeycomb core (37). The automobile CFRP cabin according to claim 3 , wherein the shock absorbing member is a synthetic resin rib (40) extending in the front-rear direction.

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