CN219382609U

CN219382609U - Front end module of automobile

Info

Publication number: CN219382609U
Application number: CN202320184074.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许声鑫; 杜春凯; 李国桥; 邓洪亮
Original assignee: Chongqing Seres New Energy Automobile Design Institute Co Ltd
Current assignee: Chongqing Seres New Energy Automobile Design Institute Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-10
Filing date: 2023-02-10
Publication date: 2023-07-21
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-10

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automobile front end module, which comprises a main frame arranged on an automobile front longitudinal beam, wherein the main frame is provided with an installation position for installing automobile front end parts, and is formed by enclosing an aluminum alloy section bar; the main frames are made of aluminum alloy section materials, so that the requirements of vehicles on lightweight design can be better met, and particularly, the driving mileage of new energy automobiles can be effectively improved after weight reduction; the frame structure formed by enclosing the aluminum profiles has better bending and torsion resistance, and the integral bending and torsion resistance can be effectively improved after the frame structure is arranged on a frame; the main body frame is square structure, simple structure, the modularization production of being convenient for can regard as whole to install on the whole car, shortens assembly process, promotes efficiency.

Description

Front end module of automobile

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile design and manufacture, in particular to an automobile front end module.

Background

The front end module is an important component of an automobile, and is integrally provided with a plurality of automobile body accessories, including a cooling system (a condenser and a radiator), a front anti-collision beam, a front shank protection cross beam, a front cover lock and the like, so that the front end module is a core in the overall front face size matching quality control.

The front end module of the traditional automobile adopts a steel structure, the front end module of the steel structure is not beneficial to the lightweight design of the whole automobile, the steel structure is generally complex in welding process and high in labor cost, the precision of the connection size among all parts is difficult to ensure, the mounting precision requirement of all front end spare parts cannot be met, and particularly, the cooling system with higher requirement on the mounting precision is provided; some manufacturers also adopt front end modules of plastic structures, but the front end modules of the plastic structures have high die sinking cost, low rigidity and less improvement on the bending and torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle. Therefore, those skilled in the art need to develop a novel front end module structure of an automobile, which can facilitate the lightweight design of the whole automobile and effectively improve the bending and torsion resistance of the whole automobile, and meanwhile, the front end module structure of the automobile has a simple structure and high installation precision.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the utility model provides an automobile front end module, which is aimed at being beneficial to the lightweight design of the whole automobile and effectively improving the bending and torsion resistance of the whole automobile, and has a simple structure and higher installation precision.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the front end module of the automobile comprises a main frame arranged on a front longitudinal beam of the automobile, wherein the main frame is provided with an installation position for installing front end parts of the automobile, and the main frame is formed by enclosing an aluminum alloy section bar.

Further, the whole square structure that is of main frame is formed with the water tank installation chamber in the middle part of main frame.

Further, the main frame comprises a water tank upper beam, a water tank lower beam, a left vertical beam and a right vertical beam, wherein the water tank upper beam, the water tank lower beam, the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam are connected through SPR riveting respectively to form the main frame.

Further, the left and right vertical beams have a plate-like structure, and the cross-sectional dimensions thereof are the same.

Further, a front calf protection cross beam is integrally installed at the lower part of the front end of the main frame, and the front calf protection cross beam spans over the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam.

Further, the front shank protection cross beam is provided with a front convex arc-shaped structure and is formed by bending an aluminum profile.

Further, sub vehicle frame mounting beams are integrally mounted on the rear end face of the main frame, each sub vehicle frame mounting beam comprises a left sub vehicle frame mounting beam and a right sub vehicle frame mounting beam, and the left sub vehicle frame mounting beams and the right sub vehicle frame mounting beams are correspondingly and fixedly connected to the left vertical beams and the right vertical beams.

Further, a front cover lock mounting bracket is arranged in the middle of the upper beam of the water tank, and a thermos flask mounting bracket is symmetrically arranged at the positions of the upper beam of the water tank close to the two ends.

Further, front anti-collision beam installation positions are arranged on the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam.

The utility model has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

1. the main frames of the front end modules are all made of aluminum alloy section materials, so that the requirements of vehicles on lightweight design can be better met, particularly for new energy automobiles, the driving mileage can be effectively improved after weight reduction, all accessories are assembled and integrated together by the main frames to form an assembly module, a closed loop is formed in the front cabin of the automobile to play a supporting role, and the impact force of front collision can be absorbed and relieved;

2. the frame structure formed by enclosing the aluminum profiles has better bending and torsion resistance, and the integral bending and torsion resistance can be effectively improved after the frame structure is arranged on a frame;

3. because the upper water tank cross beam, the lower water tank cross beam, the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam of the main frame are all aluminum alloy sections, the aluminum section is flexible in design, the die cost is low, the development period is short, the integration level of parts is high, the number of parts is also small, the parts can be better utilized in space, cold connection is realized through SPR riveting connection, thermal connection is not performed through welding and the like, welding deformation can be reduced, and the installation precision of a front end module is improved, so that the installation precision of parts is ensured;

4. the main body frame is a square frame, has a simple structure, is convenient for modularized production, can be integrally mounted on a whole vehicle, shortens the assembly process and improves the efficiency.

Additional advantages, objects, and features of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the utility model. The objects and other advantages of the utility model may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the specification.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present utility model

FIG. 2 is a top view of the present utility model

Detailed Description

Other advantages and effects of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to specific examples. The utility model may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are merely for explaining the basic idea of the present utility model, and the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Wherein the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are shown in schematic, non-physical, and not intended to limit the utility model; for the purpose of better illustrating embodiments of the utility model, certain elements of the drawings may be omitted, enlarged or reduced and do not represent the size of the actual product; it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that certain well-known structures in the drawings and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

Referring to fig. 1-2, an automobile front end module includes a main frame mounted on an automobile front longitudinal beam, the main frame can be connected to the front end of the automobile front longitudinal beam or the inner sides of two front longitudinal beams through screws or bolts, and is of an existing structure, not described in detail herein, the main frame is provided with a mounting position for mounting front end parts of the automobile, the main frame is used for assembling and integrating all accessories to form an assembly module, a closed loop is formed in the front cabin of the automobile to play a supporting role, and can absorb and relieve impact force of front collision, and the main frame is formed by enclosing aluminum alloy profiles; the main frames are made of aluminum alloy section materials, so that the requirements of vehicles on lightweight design can be better met, and particularly, the driving mileage of new energy automobiles can be effectively improved after weight reduction; the frame structure formed by enclosing the aluminum profile has better bending resistance, and the integral bending resistance can be effectively improved after the frame is arranged on a vehicle frame.

In this embodiment, the whole square structure that is of main frame, in the middle part of main frame is formed with water tank installation cavity, and parts such as the water tank of car, condenser, radiator can be installed to water tank installation cavity through corresponding installing support, and corresponding installing support is for current concrete size design system such as can be according to water tank, condenser, radiator and makes as prior art here and does not need to describe again, square structure is reliable and stable, simple structure.

In this embodiment, the main frame includes a tank upper beam 1, a tank lower beam 2, a left vertical beam 3 and a right vertical beam 4, where mounting brackets of automobile tank components can be integrated on the tank upper beam 1 and the tank lower beam 2 for tank installation, the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 can be connected with front stringers of an automobile, these are existing structures and are not described in detail herein, the tank upper beam 1, the tank lower beam 2, the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 are connected by SPR riveting respectively to form the main frame, and the SPR riveting refers to self-piercing riveting; the upper ends of the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 are provided with process through holes, and the upper ends of the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 are riveted with the upper beam 1 of the water tank in the X direction by adopting SPR (surface plasmon resonance); the lower water tank cross beam 4 can be arranged at the lower ends of the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 in the same way as the upper water tank cross beam 1; because the water tank entablature 1, the water tank entablature 2, the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 of main frame are aluminum alloy section bar, the aluminum section bar cross-section design is nimble, the mould is with low costs, and development cycle is short, the integrated level of part is high, quantity is also few, can obtain the preferred utilization in space, and realize cold connection through SPR riveting connection between each part, do not adopt welding etc. to carry out the thermal connection, can reduce welding deformation, thereby promote the installation accuracy of front end module, and then guarantee the installation accuracy of each spare and accessory.

In this embodiment, the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 have plate-shaped structures, and the cross section sizes are the same, and the section materials with the same cross section size are selected, so that the uniformity of the material selection of the front end module structure is ensured, and the problem that the mode of the mounting point of the front end module radiator is lower is solved.

In this embodiment, a front calf protection beam 6 is integrally installed at the lower part of the front end of the main frame, wherein the front end is in a direction of advancing the automobile, the front calf protection beam 6 is transversely arranged on the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4, a connecting beam 5 is arranged, and the front calf protection beam 6 is installed on the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 through the connecting beam 5; the lower part is added with a front calf protection beam, and a closed frame structure in the horizontal direction is formed with the front calf protection beam after the front calf protection beam is assembled, so that the strength and the stability are higher.

In this embodiment, the front shank protection beam 6 has a front convex arc structure and is formed by bending an aluminum profile, the front convex arc structure can better realize the pedestrian protection function of the front shank protection beam 6, and the aluminum profile is light in weight and has enough strength.

In this embodiment, integrated mounting has the sub vehicle frame installation roof beam on the rear end face of main frame, the sub vehicle frame installation roof beam includes left sub vehicle frame installation roof beam 7 and right sub vehicle frame installation roof beam 8, the fixed connection that left side sub vehicle frame installation roof beam 7 and right sub vehicle frame 8 installation roof beam correspond in left side vertical beam 3 with on the right side vertical beam 4, through setting up left sub vehicle frame installation roof beam 7 and right sub vehicle frame installation roof beam 8 with main frame and sub vehicle frame connection, increase overall structure's intensity and stability.

In this embodiment, a front cover lock mounting bracket 9 is disposed in the middle of the water tank upper beam 1, where the front cover lock mounting bracket 9 includes a front cover lock upper mounting nut plate 902 and a front cover lock lower mounting nut plate 901, the front cover lock upper mounting nut plate 902 and the front cover lock lower mounting nut plate 901 can be cold connected with the water tank upper beam 1 by core pulling and riveting, and the front cover lock upper mounting nut plate 902 and the front cover lock lower mounting nut plate 901 adopt steel plates due to strength requirements; the water tank upper cross beam 1 is symmetrically provided with a thermos flask mounting bracket 10 at the positions close to two ends for mounting a thermos flask, and the thermos flask mounting bracket 10 is formed by bending an aluminum plate; the integration and modularization degree of the front end module is improved through the integrated front cover lock mounting bracket 9, the thermos flask mounting bracket 10 and the like.

In this embodiment, the left vertical beam 3 and the right vertical beam 4 are provided with front anti-collision beam mounting positions (R in fig. 1) for front anti-collision beam mounting, and the connection can be completed by screws or bolts, so that the structural strength of the whole front end module of the automobile can be improved.

Finally, it is noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model and not for limiting the same, and although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present utility model, which is intended to be covered by the scope of the claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automobile front end module, characterized in that: the automobile front longitudinal beam comprises a main frame arranged on an automobile front longitudinal beam, wherein the main frame is provided with an installation position for installing front end parts of an automobile, and the main frame is formed by enclosing an aluminum alloy section bar; the main frame comprises a water tank upper beam, a water tank lower beam, a left vertical beam and a right vertical beam, wherein the water tank upper beam, the water tank lower beam, the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam are respectively connected through SPR riveting to form the main frame; the lower part of the front end of the main frame is integrally provided with a front shank protection cross beam, and the front shank protection cross beam spans over the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam.

2. The front-end module of claim 1, wherein: the main frame is of a square structure as a whole, and a water tank installation cavity is formed in the middle of the main frame.

3. The front-end module of claim 1, wherein: the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam have plate-shaped structures, and the cross section sizes of the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam are the same.

4. The front-end module of claim 1, wherein: the front shank protection cross beam is provided with a front convex arc-shaped structure and is formed by bending an aluminum profile.

5. The front-end module of claim 1, wherein: the auxiliary frame mounting beam is integrally mounted on the rear end face of the main frame and comprises a left auxiliary frame mounting beam and a right auxiliary frame mounting beam, and the left auxiliary frame mounting beam and the right auxiliary frame mounting beam are correspondingly and fixedly connected to the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam.

6. The front-end module of claim 1, wherein: the middle part position of the upper beam of the water tank is provided with a front cover lock mounting bracket, and the positions of the upper beam of the water tank close to two ends are symmetrically provided with a thermos flask mounting bracket.

7. A front end module for an automobile according to claim 3, wherein: front anti-collision beam installation positions are arranged on the left vertical beam and the right vertical beam.