JP2007185983A - Front body structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress damage to the side face of the other vehicle to the minimum in the case of a side impact to the other vehicle while securing safety performance against a collision of an own vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: Two ends of a bumper beam 13 connected with front ends of a pair of front side frames 12 and front ends of a pair of upper members 14 are connected with two ends of a cross member 17 connected with front ends of a pair of lower members 16 branching downward from upper members 14 and extending toward the front side of the vehicle body in the vertical direction using a pair of first connection members 18. Thus, the penetration of the bumper beam 13, front side frames, and the upper members colliding with a door of the other vehicle or its center pillar into a cabin of the other vehicle can be suppressed to the minimum by allowing the cross member 17 in a position below the bumper beam 13 at the time of the side impact to the other vehicle to collide with the side sill of the other vehicle, and by dispersing collision loads applied to the lower members 16 to the upper members 14, safety against the collision of the own vehicle can be secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a pair of front side frames disposed in a vehicle front-rear direction, a pair of upper members disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side and above the front side frame, and the pair of front members disposed in the vehicle width direction. The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile including a front end of a front side frame and a bumper beam to which front ends of the pair of upper members are coupled.

In order to improve the shock absorption capacity at the time of frontal collision of the vehicle, the rear end of the upper member that extends from the front end of the front side frame to the rear rear upper side is connected to the front end of the front pillar, and input from the bumper beam to the front side frame by frontal collision It is known from Patent Document 1 below that a part of the load to be transmitted is transmitted to the front pillar via the upper member and dispersed.
JP 2005-112173 A

  By the way, when the host vehicle having the conventional vehicle body front structure collides with the side surface of another vehicle, the bumper beam of the host vehicle is higher than the side sill of the other vehicle, so the bumper beam is lower than the side sill. Collisions with rigid doors and center pillars could cause bumper beams and front side frame fronts to penetrate into the cabin of other vehicles.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to minimize damage to the side face of another vehicle while ensuring the collision safety performance of the own vehicle at the time of collision with the side face of the other vehicle. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pair of front side frames disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the vehicle side in the vehicle width direction and above the front side frame are disposed. In the front vehicle body structure of an automobile, comprising: a pair of upper members; and a bumper beam disposed in a vehicle width direction and connected to a front end of the pair of front side frames and a front end of the pair of upper members. A pair of lower members that branch downward from the upper member and extend forward of the vehicle body; a cross member that is disposed below the bumper beam in the vehicle width direction and is connected to the front ends of the pair of lower members; the bumper beam and the cross A front part of an automobile comprising a pair of first connecting members that connect both ends of the member in the vertical direction Body structure is proposed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the front portions of the pair of front side frames and the front portions of the pair of upper members are arranged from the front portions of the pair of lower members. A front body structure of an automobile is proposed, which includes a crushing portion that can be crushed with a low load.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the structure of claim 1 or 2, the vicinity of the portion where the pair of lower members diverge from the pair of upper members is the pair of front side frames. A front body structure of an automobile is proposed, which includes a pair of second connecting members to be connected.

  According to the configuration of the first aspect, the vehicle width direction both ends of the bumper beam to which the front ends of the pair of front side frames and the front ends of the pair of upper members are connected, and a pair of branches extending downward from the upper member and extending forward of the vehicle body Since both ends in the vehicle width direction of the cross member to which the front end of the lower member is connected are connected in the vertical direction by a pair of first connecting members, the cross member at a position lower than the bumper beam at the time of a side collision with another vehicle By colliding with the side sill of the vehicle, the bumper beam, front side frame and upper member that collide with the door and center pillar of the other vehicle are minimized from entering the vehicle interior of the other vehicle, and from the other vehicle to the lower member. The input collision load is distributed from the lower member to the upper member to ensure the collision safety of the vehicle. Can.

  According to the configuration of the second aspect, since the crushing portion that can be crushed with a load lower than the front portion of the lower member is provided in the front portion of the front side frame and the front portion of the upper member, the own vehicle collides with the side surface of the other vehicle. When this occurs, the crushing portion is crushed by a load input to the bumper beam of the host vehicle that collides with a relatively low-rigidity portion such as a door or center pillar of another vehicle. Further, it is possible to more effectively prevent the upper member from penetrating into the cabin of the other vehicle.

  According to the configuration of claim 3, since the vicinity of the portion where the lower member branches from the upper member is connected to the front side frame by the second connecting member, a part of the load input from the cross member to the lower member at the time of the collision of the vehicle is obtained. By transmitting and dispersing to the front side frame via the second connecting member, the impact absorbing effect can be further enhanced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a skeleton of a front part of a vehicle body, FIG. 2 is a view in the direction of the arrow 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation at the time of a collision with another vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, left and right front side frames 12, 12 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are disposed along the left and right sides of the engine room 11 formed at the front of the vehicle body. The front ends of the side frames 12, 12 are connected to the rear surface of the bumper beam 13 extending in the vehicle width direction. Front ends of left and right upper members 14, 14 extending rearward and upward of the vehicle body are connected to rear surfaces of both left and right ends of the bumper beam 13, and the rear ends of these upper members 14, 14 are lower ends of the left and right front pillars 15, 15. Connected to Therefore, the upper members 14 and 14 are located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the front side frames 12 and 12, and the rear portions of the upper members 14 and 14 are located higher than the rear portions of the front side frames 12 and 12.

  The left and right lower members 16, 16 extend from the lower surface of the middle part of the upper members 14, 14 to the front lower side of the vehicle body, and the front ends of these lower members 16, 16 extend in the vertical direction with both ends of the cross member 17 extending in the vehicle width direction. The upper ends of the left and right first connecting members 18 and 18 are connected to the front ends of the left and right upper members 14 and 14, respectively. Accordingly, the bumper beam 13, the cross member 17, and the left and right first connecting members 18, 18 form a rectangular frame at the front of the vehicle body. The rear portions of the left and right lower members 16, 16, that is, the vicinity of the connecting portion with respect to the upper members 14, 14 and the intermediate portions of the left and right front side frames 12, 12 extend the left and right second connecting members 19, 19. Connected with The height of the cross member 17 substantially matches the height of the side sill of a general vehicle.

  The front portions of the front side frames 12 and 12 shown shaded and the front portions of the upper members 14 and 14 are crushed portions 14a and 14a; 16a and 16a that can be crushed with a lower load than the front portions of the lower members 16 and 16. Is formed. The third connecting members 20 and 20 connected to the rear surface of the bumper beam 13, the front ends of the left and right front side frames 12 and 12, and the front ends of the left and right upper members 14 and 14 are also lower than the lower members 16 and 16. A crushing portion that can be crushed by a load is formed. On the other hand, the lower members 16, 16 are formed so as to have high rigidity as a whole.

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

  In the vehicle body front structure of the present embodiment, left and right lower members 16, 16, cross members 17, first connecting members 18, 18 and second connecting members 19, 19 are added to the conventional vehicle body front structure. It is possible to receive a collision load input from a lower position on the front surface of the vehicle body at the time of collision.

  That is, in the conventional vehicle body front structure, as shown in FIG. 5, when the own vehicle collides with the side surface of the other vehicle, the bumper beam 13 of the own vehicle is positioned higher than the side sill 23 of the other vehicle. The beam 13 collides with the door 21 and the center pillar 22 of the other vehicle. At this time, since the front side frames 12 and 12 are reinforced by the upper members 14 and 14 and have relatively high rigidity, the door 21 and the center pillar 22 of another vehicle having relatively low rigidity can be greatly deformed. There is sex.

  On the other hand, in the vehicle body front part structure of the present embodiment, when the host vehicle collides with the side surface of the other vehicle as shown in FIG. 4, the bumper beam 13 of the host vehicle is placed on the door 21 and the center pillar 22 of the other vehicle. At the same time or before the collision, the cross member 17 of the host vehicle collides with the side sill 23 of the other vehicle. At this time, the side sill 23 and the floor frame 24 connected to the side sill 23 are high in rigidity as compared with the door 21 and the center pillar 22, so that they do not deform greatly. A part of the load inputted from the side sill 23 of the other vehicle to the cross member 17 of the own vehicle is transferred from the cross member 17 to the front pillar 15 via the high rigidity lower members 16 and 16 and the rear half parts of the upper members 14 and 14. The other part of the load is transmitted from the lower members 16 and 16 to the front side frames 12 and 12 through the second connecting members 19 and 19, thereby dispersing and absorbing the energy of the collision ( (See arrows in FIGS. 1 to 3).

  The bumper beam 13 of the own vehicle collides with the door 21 and the center pillar 22 of the other vehicle at the same time or after the cross member 17 of the own vehicle collides with the side sill 23 of the other vehicle, but is connected to the rear of the bumper beam 13. The crushing portions 12a and 12a of the front side frames 12 and 12, the crushing portions 14a and 14a of the upper members 14 and 14, and the third connecting members 20 and 20 are easily crushed by a load input from the door 21 and the center pillar 22. In addition, it is possible to minimize the front part of the bumper beam 13 and the front side frames 12 and 12 or the front part of the upper members 14 and 14 from penetrating into the cabin of the other vehicle. Even if the rigidity of the front side frames 12, 12 and the upper members 14, 14 is reduced by forming the crushing portions 12a, 12a; The collision safety is sufficiently secured.

  Since the bumper beam 13, the cross member 17, and the left and right first connecting members 18, 18 constitute a rectangular frame, the load input to the bumper beam 13 due to a collision is transmitted to the lower members 16, 16, the upper member via the frame. The members 14 and 14 can be dispersed and absorbed in the rear half of the members 14 and the front side frames 12 and 12, thereby making up for a reduction in impact absorption capability due to the provision of the crushing portions 12 a and 12 a; 14 a and 14 a. .

  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, in the embodiment, the front surface of the bumper beam 13 and the front surface of the cross member 17 are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, but the front surface of the cross member 17 is so arranged that the cross member 17 collides with another vehicle prior to the bumper beam 13. May be projected forward of the vehicle body from the front surface of the bumper beam 13.

Perspective view showing the skeleton of the front part of the vehicle body 2 direction view of FIG. 3 direction arrow view of FIG. Action explanatory diagram at the time of collision with other vehicles Action explanatory diagram at the time of collision with other vehicles according to the conventional example

Explanation of symbols

12 Front side frame 12a Crushing portion 13 Bumper beam 14 Upper member 14a Crushing portion 16 Lower member 17 Cross member 18 First connecting member 19 Second connecting member

Claims (3)

A pair of front side frames (12) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
A pair of upper members (14) disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction and above the front side frame (12);
A bumper beam (13) disposed in the vehicle width direction and connected to the front ends of the pair of front side frames (12) and the front ends of the pair of upper members (14);
In the front body structure of a car with
A pair of lower members (16) branched downward from the pair of upper members (14) and extending forward of the vehicle body;
A cross member (17) disposed in the vehicle width direction below the bumper beam (13) and connected to the front ends of the pair of lower members (16);
A pair of first connecting members (18) for vertically connecting both ends of the bumper beam (13) and the cross member (17);
A front body structure of an automobile characterized by comprising:   The crushing parts (12a, 14a) that can be crushed with a lower load than the front parts of the pair of lower members (16) at the front part of the pair of front side frames (12) and the front part of the pair of upper members (14). The vehicle body front body structure according to claim 1, further comprising: The pair of lower members (16) includes a pair of second connecting members (19) for connecting the vicinity of portions branched from the pair of upper members (14) to the pair of front side frames (12). The vehicle front body structure according to claim 1 or 2.

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