CN220904911U - Vehicle with a vehicle body having a vehicle body support - Google Patents

Vehicle with a vehicle body having a vehicle body support Download PDF

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CN220904911U
CN220904911U CN202322946561.8U CN202322946561U CN220904911U CN 220904911 U CN220904911 U CN 220904911U CN 202322946561 U CN202322946561 U CN 202322946561U CN 220904911 U CN220904911 U CN 220904911U
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邹光辉
张风利
韩鑫玥
江能辉
梁茂燕
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The embodiment of the application provides a vehicle, which comprises a cover; the front end of the ventilation cover plate is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover, a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate and the rear end of the machine cover, and a fixing part is arranged at one side of the front end of the ventilation cover plate, which is close to the rear end of the machine cover; the fixing part comprises a first fixing section and a second fixing section, one end of the first fixing section is connected to the front end of the ventilation cover plate, the other end of the first fixing section is connected with the second fixing section, and a bending included angle is formed between the second fixing section and the first fixing section; the sealing piece is sleeved at one end, far away from the first fixing section, of the second fixing section and is filled in the buffer gap. On the basis of increasing the space utilization rate between the cover and the vent flap, the passive safety of the vehicle is improved.

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Vehicle with a vehicle body having a vehicle body support
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of vehicles, and particularly relates to a vehicle.
Background
As traffic accidents between vehicles and pedestrians are increasing, pedestrian protection arrangements are increasingly applied to vehicles to reduce injuries to pedestrians from the vehicles as much as possible when the vehicles collide with the pedestrians.
In the process of pedestrian protection head collision analysis, because the ventilation plaque structure with harder structure exists near the rear edge of the outer plate of the engine cover, after the pedestrian collides with the outer plate of the engine cover, the engine cover can be in hard contact with the ventilation plaque structure, and the smaller crushing space causes serious injury of the head of the pedestrian, so that the passive safety of the vehicle is reduced.
Disclosure of utility model
It is an object of the present utility model to provide a new solution for a vehicle.
According to a first aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a vehicle comprising:
A cover;
The front end of the ventilation cover plate is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover, a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate and the rear end of the machine cover, a fixing part is arranged on one side, close to the rear end of the machine cover, of the front end of the ventilation cover plate, the fixing part comprises a first fixing section and a second fixing section, one end of the first fixing section is connected to the front end of the ventilation cover plate, the other end of the first fixing section is connected with the second fixing section, and a bending included angle is formed between the second fixing section and the first fixing section;
The sealing piece is sleeved at one end, far away from the first fixed section, of the second fixed section and is filled in the buffer gap.
Optionally, the sealing element includes a sleeve connection portion and a flexible portion, the sleeve connection portion is sleeved at one end of the second fixed section away from the first fixed section, and the flexible portion is filled in the buffer gap.
Optionally, the first fixing section is disposed along a height direction of the vehicle, and the second fixing section is disposed toward a head of the vehicle.
Optionally, the included angle of the bending included angle ranges from 60 degrees to 120 degrees.
Optionally, the sleeving part is in a U shape, and the sleeving part is in interference sleeving on the second fixing section.
Optionally, the flexible portion includes a balloon, and the balloon fills the buffer gap.
Optionally, the balloon is a single-lumen balloon or a multi-lumen balloon.
Optionally, the air bag is a multi-cavity air bag, and adjacent cavities in the multi-cavity air bag are separated from each other; or adjacent chambers in the multi-chamber balloon are communicated with each other.
Optionally, the cover comprises a cover outer plate and a cover inner plate, wherein the cover inner plate is positioned between the ventilation cover plate and the cover outer plate, and a sealed cavity is formed between the cover inner plate and the cover outer plate.
Optionally, the cover inner panel has a raised section remote from the cover outer panel, and the seal is disposed between the raised section and the vent flap.
Optionally, the ventilation cover plate further comprises a water tank, the ventilation cover plate is provided with a first platform, the water tank is provided with a second platform, the first platform is provided with the fixing part, and the second platform is fixed on one side, away from the fixing part, of the first platform.
The utility model has the technical effects that:
The embodiment of the application provides a vehicle, which comprises a cover; the front end of the ventilation cover plate is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover, a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate and the rear end of the machine cover, and a fixing part is arranged at one side, close to the rear end of the machine cover, of the front end of the ventilation cover plate; the fixing part comprises a first fixing section and a second fixing section, one end of the first fixing section is connected to the front end of the ventilation cover plate, the other end of the first fixing section is connected with the second fixing section, and a bending included angle is formed between the second fixing section and the first fixing section; the sealing piece is sleeved at one end, far away from the first fixed section, of the second fixed section and is filled in the buffer gap. On the basis of increasing the space utilization rate between the cover and the vent flap, the passive safety of the vehicle is improved.
Other features of the present utility model and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the utility model, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.
FIG. 1 is a top view of a head of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view at A-A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 2;
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a head of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
Wherein: 1. a cover; 11. a cover outer plate; 12. a cover inner plate; 121. a convex section; 2. a vent flap; 21. a fixing part; 211. a first fixed section; 212. a second fixed section; 22. a first platform; 3. a seal; 31. a socket joint part; 32. a flexible portion; 4. a water tank; 5. a front windshield; 6. and (5) clamping the strip.
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Various exemplary embodiments of the present utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present utility model unless it is specifically stated otherwise.
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.
The features of the application "first", "second" and the like in the description and in the claims may be used for the explicit or implicit inclusion of one or more such features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/", generally means that the associated object is an "or" relationship.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle including:
A cover 1;
The front end of the ventilation cover plate 2 is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover 1, a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate 2 and the rear end of the machine cover 1, and a fixing part 21 is arranged at one side, close to the rear end of the machine cover 1, of the front end of the ventilation cover plate 2; referring to fig. 3, the fixing portion 21 includes a first fixing section 211 and a second fixing section 212, one end of the first fixing section 211 is connected to the front end of the vent flap 2, the other end of the first fixing section 211 is connected to the second fixing section 212, and a bending angle is formed between the second fixing section 212 and the first fixing section 211;
and the sealing element 3 is sleeved on one end of the second fixing section 212 far away from the first fixing section 211, and the buffering gap is filled with the sealing element 3.
Specifically, the head part of the vehicle is the front end of the vehicle, the tail part of the vehicle is the front end of the vehicle, and among the components of the vehicle, the front end of the component, which is close to the head part of the vehicle, and the rear end of the component, which is close to the tail part of the vehicle, are arranged on the component; meanwhile, the roof part of the vehicle is the upper end of the vehicle, the bottom part of the vehicle is the lower end of the vehicle, and the upper side and the lower side of the part of the vehicle are consistent with the upper side and the lower side of the vehicle.
When the head part of the vehicle is impacted, for example, the head part of the vehicle collides with pedestrians, the rear end of the cover 1 is pressed down to the front end of the vent flap 2; since the fixing portion 21 is disposed on the front end of the vent flap 2 near the rear end of the cover 1, and the sealing member 3 is sleeved on the end of the second fixing section 212 far away from the first fixing section 211, connection stability between the sealing member 3 and the fixing portion 21 can be ensured.
Meanwhile, the sealing piece 3 is filled in the buffer gap, so that buffer can be provided when the rear end of the cover 1 presses down the vent flap 2; and the second fixed section 212 and the first fixed section 211 form a bending included angle, and the relative bending between the second fixed section 212 and the first fixed section 211 can also be buffered through deformation even failure, so that the damage to the head of a pedestrian is reduced and the passive safety of a vehicle is improved by increasing the crushing space on the basis of increasing the space utilization rate between the cover 1 and the ventilation cover plate 2.
The vehicle provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a cover 1; the front end of the ventilation cover plate 2 is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover 1, a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate 2 and the rear end of the machine cover 1, and a fixing part 21 is arranged at one side, close to the rear end of the machine cover 1, of the front end of the ventilation cover plate 2; referring to fig. 3, the fixing portion 21 includes a first fixing section 211 and a second fixing section 212, one end of the first fixing section 211 is connected to the front end of the vent flap 2, the other end of the first fixing section 211 is connected to the second fixing section 212, and a bending angle is formed between the second fixing section 212 and the first fixing section 211; and the sealing element 3 is sleeved on one end of the second fixing section 212 far away from the first fixing section 211, and the buffer gap is filled with the sealing element 3. On the basis of increasing the space utilization rate between the cover 1 and the vent flap 2, the passive safety of the vehicle is improved.
Optionally, the sealing member 3 includes a sleeve joint portion 31 and a flexible portion 32, the sleeve joint portion 31 is sleeved at an end of the second fixing section 212 away from the first fixing section 211, and the flexible portion 32 is filled in the buffer gap.
Specifically, the socket portion 31 of the sealing member 3 is sleeved at the end of the second fixing section 212 away from the first fixing section 211, so as to ensure the connection stability between the sealing member 3 and the fixing portion 21.
The flexible part 32 is filled in the buffer gap, so that buffer can be provided when the rear end of the cover 1 presses down the vent flap 2; and the second fixed section 212 and the first fixed section 211 form a bending included angle, and the relative bending between the second fixed section 212 and the first fixed section 211 can also be buffered through deformation even failure, so that the damage to the head of a pedestrian is reduced and the passive safety of a vehicle is improved by increasing the crushing space on the basis of increasing the space utilization rate between the cover 1 and the ventilation cover plate 2.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the first fixing section 211 is disposed in the height direction of the vehicle, and the second fixing section 212 is disposed toward the head of the vehicle.
Specifically, the first fixing section 211 is disposed along the height direction of the vehicle, so that the second fixing section 212 can be supported, and the sleeving part 31 is conveniently sleeved at one end, far away from the first fixing section 211, of the second fixing section 212; the second fixing section 212 may be disposed towards the head of the vehicle, specifically, the second fixing section 212 may be flush with the front-rear direction of the vehicle towards the head of the vehicle, or the second fixing section 212 may form an inclined angle with the front-rear direction of the vehicle, where the range of the inclined angle may be 0-30 °, so that the second fixing section 212 is bent relative to the first fixing section 211, and the buffering effect of the fixing portion 21 during deformation is improved.
In another embodiment, the second fixing section 212 is disposed towards the tail of the vehicle, specifically, the second fixing section 212 is flush with the front-rear direction of the vehicle towards the tail of the vehicle, or the second fixing section 212 forms an inclined angle with the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the inclined angle may be in the range of 0-30 °.
Optionally, the included angle of the bending included angle ranges from 60 degrees to 120 degrees.
Specifically, the first fixing section 211 and the second fixing section 212 are connected to form a V-shaped fixing structure, and the V-shaped opening forms a bending angle, so that deformation or failure of the fixing portion 21, such as the breaking failure of the fixing portion 21 of the plastic structure at the bending angle, is facilitated, the collapsing amount of the downward pressing of the cover 1 is further improved, the effect of reducing the acceleration of the head during pedestrian collision is achieved, and the pedestrian protection performance of the vehicle is improved.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 3, the sleeve-connecting portion 31 is U-shaped, and the sleeve-connecting portion 31 is in interference sleeve-connecting with the second fixing section 212.
Specifically, the sleeve joint portion 31 is sleeved on the second fixing section 212 through the U-shaped opening thereof, and is in interference fit with the second fixing section 212, so that on the basis of simplifying the connection structure between the sealing member 3 and the fixing portion 21, the firmness of the connection of the sealing member 3 to the fixing portion 21 is ensured.
Optionally, the flexible portion 32 includes a balloon that fills the buffer gap.
Specifically, the air bag of the flexible portion 32 is filled with a buffer gas, and the pressure of the buffer gas can be valued in the range of 1bar to 20 bar; the rear end of the cover 1 can force the air bag to deform when the ventilation cover plate 2 is pressed down, and the buffer gas in the air bag can buffer the pressing down of the cover 1, so that the hard contact between the cover 1 and the ventilation cover plate 2 is avoided.
Optionally, the balloon is a single-lumen balloon or a multi-lumen balloon.
Specifically, when the air bag is a single-cavity air bag, the volume of the single-cavity air bag can be adjusted by controlling the inflation amount and inflation pressure in the single-cavity air bag so as to clamp the single-cavity air bag between the cover 1 and the vent flap 2; when the air bag is a multi-cavity air bag, the air bag can be a double-cavity air bag or a three-cavity air bag, so that the problem that the volume of one air bag is too large to soften is avoided, and the impact resistance of the air bag is improved.
Optionally, the air bag is a multi-cavity air bag, and adjacent cavities in the multi-cavity air bag are separated from each other; or adjacent chambers in the multi-chamber balloon are communicated with each other.
Specifically, under the condition that the air bag is a multi-cavity air bag, adjacent cavities in the multi-cavity air bag are separated from each other, so that the influence of air leakage of one cavity on other cavities can be avoided, and the buffering stability of the air bag is ensured.
In another embodiment, where the balloon is a multi-lumen balloon, adjacent chambers in the multi-lumen balloon are in communication with each other to facilitate the single inflation of multiple chambers in the multi-lumen balloon.
In addition, the multi-cavity air bag can also comprise the chambers which are separated from each other and communicated with each other, and the embodiment of the application is not limited in this way.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the cover 1 includes a cover outer plate 11 and a cover inner plate 12, and the cover inner plate 12 is located between the vent flap 2 and the cover outer plate 11, and forms a sealed cavity with the cover outer plate 11.
Specifically, when the head part of the vehicle collides with a pedestrian, the head part of the pedestrian directly impacts the outer cover plate 11, the sealed cavity between the outer cover plate 11 and the inner cover plate 12 is crushed, and the sealed cavity can improve the crushing resistance of the cover 1; further, after the cover 1 is completely crushed, the cover is extruded to the sealing member 3, and since the sleeve joint portion 31 of the sealing member 3 is laterally mounted on the second fixing section 212, the damage to the head of the pedestrian can be reduced by increasing the crushing space on the basis of improving the space utilization rate between the cover 1 and the vent flap 2.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 3, the hood inner panel 12 has a raised section 121 remote from the hood outer panel 11, and the seal 3 is disposed between the raised section 121 and the vent flap 2.
Specifically, the rear end of the cover inner plate 12 may form a concave-shaped structure, and the protruding position of the concave-shaped structure is the protruding section 121; the convex section 121 is disposed toward the vent flap 2, so that a large sealed cavity can be formed between the outer panel 11 and the inner panel 12 on the basis of facilitating sandwiching the seal member 3 between the convex section 121 and the vent flap 2.
Optionally, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the vehicle further includes a tub 4, the vent flap 2 has a first platform 22, the tub 4 has a second platform, the first platform 22 is provided with the fixing portion 21, and the second platform is fixed to a side of the first platform 22 away from the fixing portion 21.
Specifically, the first platform 22 may be configured to be connected to the fixing portion 21, specifically, the first fixing section 211 of the fixing portion 21 is vertically connected to the first platform 22, and the second fixing section 212 is laterally connected to an end of the first fixing section 211 away from the first platform 22.
The second platform is fixed on the side of the first platform 22 away from the fixing portion 21, that is, the ventilation flap 2 can be supported by the second platform, so as to ensure the stability of the ventilation flap 2.
In addition, referring to fig. 2 to 4, the vehicle further includes a front windshield 5 and a clip 6, the rear end of the vent flap 2 is clipped on the clip 6, and the clip 6 is adhered to the front windshield 5 to fix the rear end of the vent flap 2.
While certain specific embodiments of the utility model have been described in detail by way of example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims.

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1. A vehicle, characterized by comprising:
A cover (1);
The front end of the ventilation cover plate (2) is positioned at the lower part of the rear end of the machine cover (1), a buffer gap is formed between the ventilation cover plate and the rear end of the machine cover (1), a fixing part (21) is arranged at one side, close to the rear end of the machine cover (1), of the front end of the ventilation cover plate (2), the fixing part (21) comprises a first fixing section (211) and a second fixing section (212), one end of the first fixing section (211) is connected to the front end of the ventilation cover plate (2), the other end of the first fixing section (211) is connected with the second fixing section (212), and a bending included angle is formed between the second fixing section (212) and the first fixing section (211);
And the sealing piece (3) is sleeved at one end, far away from the first fixed section (211), of the second fixed section (212) and is filled in the buffer gap.
2. The vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing element (3) comprises a socket part (31) and a flexible part (32), the socket part (31) being socket-connected to the end of the second fixed section (212) remote from the first fixed section (211), the flexible part (32) filling the buffer gap.
3. The vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the first fixing section (211) is arranged in the height direction of the vehicle and the second fixing section (212) is arranged towards the head of the vehicle.
4. A vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the included angle of the bend is in the range of 60 ° -120 °.
5. The vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that the socket (31) is U-shaped, the socket (31) being in interference socket connection with the second fixing section (212).
6. The vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible portion (32) includes an airbag that fills the buffer gap.
7. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the airbag is a single-chamber airbag or a multi-chamber airbag.
8. The vehicle of claim 7, wherein the airbag is a multi-chamber airbag, adjacent chambers in the multi-chamber airbag being separated from one another; or adjacent chambers in the multi-chamber balloon are communicated with each other.
9. The vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the bonnet (1) comprises a bonnet outer plate (11) and a bonnet inner plate (12), the bonnet inner plate (12) being located between the vent flap (2) and the bonnet outer plate (11) and forming a sealed cavity with the bonnet outer plate (11).
10. The vehicle according to claim 9, characterized in that the bonnet inner plate (12) has a protruding section (121) remote from the bonnet outer plate (11), the seal (3) being arranged between the protruding section (121) and the vent flap (2).
11. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a sink (4), wherein the vent flap (2) has a first platform (22), the sink (4) has a second platform, the first platform (22) is provided with the fixing portion (21), and the second platform is fixed to a side of the first platform (22) remote from the fixing portion (21).
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