JP2017089116A - Vehicle front structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle front structure capable of turning the load direction to the vehicle rear when a pedestrian head part collides with a front hood from above, by preventing shaving of a latch of a hood latch for abutting on a striker.SOLUTION: A vehicle front structure 100 comprises a striker 140 provided on an undersurface of a front hood 138, a hood lock member 102 extended in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle front part, a hood latch 136 provided on a rear surface 134 of the hood lock member and keeping the front hood in a closing state by locking the striker and an elastic member 202 provided in the hood latch, and the hood latch comprises a latch 162 for abutting on the striker in the closing state of the front hood, and the striker comprises a bar-shaped part 144 for abutting on the latch by extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the elastic member abuts from below on a bar-shaped part front part 204 positioned on the vehicle front side more than an abutting part 206 for abutting on the latch among the bar-shaped part of the striker in the closing state of the front hood.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle front structure including a hood latch that locks a striker provided on a lower surface of a front hood and keeps the front hood closed.

  A vehicle front structure such as an automobile includes a hood latch that locks the striker of the front hood in order to keep the front hood that covers the engine room in the front of the vehicle in a closed state (for example, Patent Document 1).

  The hood latch of Patent Document 1 includes a latch (also referred to as a hook) that is rotatably attached to a base and engages with a striker, a lever that engages with the latch, and a main spring. The lever is rotatably attached to the base, and maintains the engaged state between the latch and the striker by engaging with the latch. One end of the main spring engages with the latch, and the other end engages with the base to urge the latch in the opening direction.

  The hood latch further includes an operation means such as a wire and a sub spring. When the operating means is operated, the lever rotates and the engagement between the latch and the striker is released. The sub spring is sandwiched and compressed between the latch and the base in an engaged state between the latch and the striker, and biases the latch in the opening direction.

  For this reason, when the lever is rotated by the operating means and the engagement between the latch and the striker is released, the hood latch is attached to the subspring in addition to the urging force of the main spring in the initial rotation when the latch is released. The striker is also pushed up by the power. In the hood latch of Patent Document 1, the initial turning force of the latch is increased when the latch is opened, and a large lift force is obtained.

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  However, in the hood latch of Patent Document 1, since the sub spring is provided in addition to the main spring in the engaged state of the latch and the striker, the pressing force of the latch against the striker increases. Therefore, when the striker vibrates when the front hood is opened and closed or when traveling, there is a problem that the latch of the hood latch is scraped.

  On the other hand, the impact absorption performance of the vehicle body may be higher in the region located behind the vehicle than in the region where the striker is located when the front hood is closed. In such a case, when the pedestrian head collides with the front hood from above, it is preferable to direct the direction of the load accompanying the collision toward the rear of the vehicle. That is, by directing the direction of the load toward the rear of the vehicle, the load can be absorbed in a region having a high impact absorption performance, and as a result, the pedestrian head protection performance can be improved. However, Patent Document 1 does not consider at all the point that the direction of the load is directed toward the rear of the vehicle.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention prevents the latch of the hood latch that contacts the striker from being scraped, and further directs the direction of the load when the pedestrian head collides with the front hood from above. It aims at providing the vehicle front part structure which can do.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of a vehicle front structure according to the present invention includes a striker provided on the lower surface of a front hood that covers an engine room at the front of the vehicle, and a vehicle width at the front of the engine room. In the vehicle front structure comprising a hood lock member that is passed in a direction and that constitutes the vehicle body, and a hood latch that is provided on the rear surface of the hood lock member and holds the striker to keep the front hood closed, the hood latch The striker has a latch that comes into contact with the striker in the closed state of the hood, and the striker has a rod-like portion that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and comes into contact with the latch, and the vehicle front structure is further attached to the rear surface of the hood lock member or the hood latch. An elastic member provided on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the portion of the rod-like portion of the striker that contacts the latch when the front hood is closed From the lower to the rod-like front part which is positioned, comprising abutting the elastic member.

  According to the above configuration, since the striker and the elastic member are in contact with each other when the front hood is closed, the elastic member serves as a cushioning material that suppresses the vibration of the striker that occurs when the front hood is opened and closed or when traveling. It can prevent that the latch of the hood latch contact | abutted with scrapes.

  Further, the elastic member is in contact with the front part of the rod-like portion of the striker from below. For this reason, when the pedestrian head collides with the front hood from above, the rear side of the vehicle tilts downward from the front of the rod-shaped portion of the striker as the elastic member is deformed. That is, since the front portion of the rod-shaped portion is supported by the elastic member, the elastic member also deforms, but does not sink below compared to the vehicle rear side of the rod-shaped portion that is not supported by the elastic member. As a result, the striker as a whole tilts toward the rear of the vehicle, and the direction of the load accompanying the collision can be directed toward the rear of the vehicle. Here, the vehicle body may have higher shock absorption performance in a region located behind the striker than the striker. In this case, by directing the direction of the load toward the rear of the vehicle, the load can be absorbed in a region having high impact absorption performance. Therefore, the said structure has contributed to improving the pedestrian head protection performance.

  A mounting surface for attaching a hood latch is formed on the rear surface of the hood lock member. The elastic member may be disposed at a position close to the recess or notch in the vehicle front-rear direction. Here, the elastic member serves as a base point for receiving a load from the striker when the front hood is closed. In the above configuration, since the elastic member can be disposed in the vicinity of the recess or notch formed on the mounting surface, the distance in the vehicle front-rear direction between the load receiving base point and the mounting surface can be reduced. When this distance is reduced, the generation of moment is suppressed, so that deformation of the mounting surface can be suppressed. Therefore, when the deformation of the mounting surface is suppressed, the position of the elastic member with respect to the striker is stabilized. Therefore, when a load is applied to the front hood from above, the direction of the load received by the elastic member is more reliably directed to the rear of the vehicle. be able to.

  Said elastic member is good to have a hollow part hollow so that it might correspond to the shape of the rod-shaped part front part of a striker. Thereby, the contact area of the hollow part of an elastic member and the rod-shaped part front part of a striker becomes large, and can suppress the vibration of a striker more.

  According to the present invention, the front portion of the vehicle that prevents the latch of the hood latch that comes into contact with the striker from being scraped, and further can direct the direction of the load when the pedestrian head collides with the front hood from above. Structure can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the vehicle body frame | skeleton of the vehicle front part structure in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hood latch of the vehicle front part structure of FIG. It is a figure which shows the BB cross section of the vehicle front part structure of FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the state which the striker of the vehicle front part structure of FIG. 3 and the elastic member contact | abutted was seen from the vehicle front side. It is a figure which shows the behavior at the time of making an impactor collide with the vehicle front part structure of FIG. FIG. 2 is an A arrow view of the vehicle front portion structure of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the modification of the vehicle front part structure of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a vehicle body skeleton of a vehicle front structure in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the arrow X shown in each figure indicates the front of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle body skeleton of the vehicle front structure 100 is formed by joining a plurality of vehicle body structural members. In addition, about the frame | skeleton of the vehicle front part structure 100 explained in full detail below, it is only the illustration for making an understanding easy, and is not limited to this.

  In the vehicle front structure 100, the upper skeleton in the vehicle width direction is constituted by a hood lock member 102. Below the hood lock member 102, a bumper member 104 located in the front of the vehicle and extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged. Yes.

  A pair of apron side members 110 and 112 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction are disposed on the rear side of both end portions 106 and 108 of the bumper member 104. Both ends 114, 116 of the hood lock member 102 in the vehicle width direction and the pair of apron side members 110, 112 are joined by a pair of lamp support braces 118, 120 extending in the vehicle vertical direction.

  A lower cross member 122 extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed below the bumper member 104 as a lower skeleton in the vehicle width direction. Both ends 124, 126 in the vehicle width direction of the lower cross member 122 and both ends 106, 108 in the vehicle width direction of the bumper member 104 are joined by a pair of radiator support braces 128, 130 extending in the vehicle vertical direction. By these members, a skeleton of the vehicle front structure 100 is formed, and an engine room 132 at the front of the vehicle is defined. The vehicle front structure 100 further includes a hood latch 136 provided on the rear surface 134 of the hood lock member 102.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing the hood latch 136 of the vehicle front structure 100 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing a BB cross section of the vehicle front structure 100 of FIG. However, FIG. 3 also shows the hood lock member 102, the front hood 138, and the striker 140 in addition to the BB cross section of the hood latch 136 of FIG.

  The striker 140 is a rod-like member provided on the panel 142 located on the lower surface of the front hood 138 that covers the engine room 132, and has a rectangular shape that opens upward in a side view as shown. The striker 140 has a rod-like portion 144 as a lower side extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a front side 146 and a rear side 148. The front side 146 and the rear side 148 are bent upward from the front end 150 and the rear end 152 of the rod-like portion 144 and extend toward the lower surface of the front hood 138, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hood latch 136 is a device that holds the front hood 138 in a closed state by engaging the striker 140 by abutting against the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140. 2 illustrates the closed state of the front hood 138, that is, the state in which the hood latch 136 locks the striker 140 (not shown).

  The hood latch 136 includes a base 154 as shown in FIG. The base 154 has bolt holes 156a, 156b, 156c on both sides and a lower side, and is fixed to a mounting surface 160 (see FIG. 3) formed on the rear surface 134 of the hood lock member 102 by bolts 158a, 158b, 158c. The The hood latch 136 further includes a latch 162, a pole 164, a plate 166, and a secondary lever 168.

  As shown in FIG. 2, by inserting a pin 170 into each hole of the base 154, the latch 162, and the plate 166 and caulking the tip of the pin 170, the latch 162 is rotatably fixed to the base 154. The latch 162 includes a groove 172 for introducing the striker 140 and a recess 174 formed away from the groove 172. The latch 162 is biased counterclockwise about the pin 170 by a spring 176. One end 176 a of the spring 176 is fixed to the base 154, and the other end 176 b is fixed to an extension portion 178 extending from the latch 162 toward the vehicle front side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, by inserting a pin 180 into each hole of the base 154, the pole 164, and the plate 166 and crimping the tip of the pin 180, the pole 164 is rotatably fixed to the base 154. The pole 164 has a convex portion 182 that meshes with the concave portion 174 of the latch 162. In the drawing, the concave portion 174 of the latch 162 and the convex portion 182 of the pole 164 are engaged with each other, and the striker 140 (see FIG. 3) is locked in the groove portion 172 of the latch 162.

  The pole 164 is biased clockwise around the pin 180 by a spring 184. One end 184 a of the spring 184 is fixed to the rising portion 186 of the secondary lever 168, and the other end 184 b is fixed to an arm portion 188 extending from the pole 164 to the vehicle front side. The rising portion 186 of the secondary lever 168 is a portion that passes from the rear side of the vehicle through a long hole-shaped insertion hole 190 formed in the base 154 and protrudes toward the front side of the vehicle.

  One end 192 a of a release cable 192 is further fixed to the arm portion 188 of the pole 164. The other end of the release cable 192 is fixed to a hood lock opener (not shown) installed in the vehicle interior. When an operator or the like operates the hood lock opener, one end 192a of the release cable 192 is pulled in the direction of arrow C in the figure, and the arm portion 188 of the pole 164 rotates counterclockwise against the urging force of the spring 184. Move.

  By inserting a pin 194 (see FIG. 3) into each hole of the base 154 and the secondary lever 168, the secondary lever 168 is rotatably fixed to the base 154. As shown in FIG. 2, the secondary lever 168 includes a trough 196 that is formed in the outline and introduces the striker 140, and a hook-shaped hook 198 that is formed on the upper side of the trough 196 and hooks the striker 140.

  The secondary lever 168 is urged counterclockwise around the pin 194 by a spring 184 fixed to the rising portion 186 and the arm portion 188 of the pole 164. The secondary lever 168 has a hand pressing portion 200 that bends and extends from the main body to the front side of the vehicle. When the operator pushes the hand pressing portion 200 upward with a finger, the secondary lever 168 rotates clockwise against the urging force of the spring 184. To turn.

  Here, in the vehicle front structure 100 shown in FIG. 3, the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140 and the latch 162 of the hood latch 136 are brought into contact with each other when the front hood 138 is closed, and the striker 140 is locked. For this reason, when striker 140 vibrates when opening and closing front hood 138 or during traveling, a situation is assumed in which the latch of hood latch 136 is scraped.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the elastic member 202 such as cushion rubber is provided on the plate 166 of the hood latch 136, and the elastic member 202 is brought into contact with the rod-shaped front portion 204 of the striker 140 from below when the front hood 138 is closed. did. As shown in FIG. 3, the rod-shaped portion front portion 204 of the striker 140 is a portion located on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the portion (contact portion 206) that contacts the latch 162 in the rod-shaped portion 144 of the striker 140. Further, the elastic member 202 has a recessed portion 208 that is recessed so as to correspond to the shape of the rod-shaped front portion 204 of the striker 140 as shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the operation when the striker 140 is introduced into the hood latch 136 in the vehicle front structure 100 will be described. However, as a premise, a state where the striker 140 is detached from the hood latch 136, that is, a state before the introduction of the striker 140 will be described.

  The removal of the striker 140 is performed in two steps. First, when one end 192 a of the release cable 192 is pulled as shown by an arrow C in FIG. 2, the arm portion 188 of the pole 164 rotates counterclockwise against the urging force of the spring 184. For this reason, the engagement between the concave portion 174 of the latch 162 and the convex portion 182 of the pole 164 is released, and the latch 162 is rotated counterclockwise around the pin 170 by the spring 176. Thereby, the fixation of the striker 140 by the latch 162 and the pole 164 is released.

  Next, when the hand pressing part 200 of the secondary lever 168 is pushed upward, the secondary lever 168 rotates clockwise against the urging force of the spring 184. Along with this rotation, the hook-shaped portion 198 formed on the upper side of the valley portion 196 into which the striker 140 is introduced also rotates clockwise, whereby the striker 140 is fixed by the secondary lever 168.

  By such a two-stage operation, the striker 140 is detached from the hood latch 136. After the striker 140 is detached, the secondary lever 168 rotates counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 184 and returns to the home position shown in FIG. On the other hand, after the striker 140 is detached, the latch 162 and the pole 164 maintain a state in which the engagement between the concave portion 174 and the convex portion 182 is released.

  Next, a case where the striker 140 is introduced will be described. First, the striker 140 presses the contour of the secondary lever 168, that is, the hook-shaped portion 198 from above. As a result, the secondary lever 168 rotates clockwise against the urging force of the spring 184 while pressing the contour. When the striker 140 reaches the trough 196, that is, when it passes through the hook-shaped portion 198 of the secondary lever 168, the secondary lever 168 rotates counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 184 and returns to the home position.

  Since the engagement between the concave portion 174 of the latch 162 and the convex portion 182 of the pole 164 is released, the striker 140 that has passed through the hook-shaped portion 198 is introduced into the groove portion 172 of the latch 162. Further, when the striker 140 presses the groove 172 of the latch 162 downward, the latch 162 rotates clockwise against the urging force of the spring 176.

  As the latch 162 rotates, the projection 182 is pushed by the latch 162 and rotates counterclockwise against the urging force of the spring 184 in conjunction with the latch 162. Then, when the concave portion 174 of the latch 162 reaches the convex portion 182 of the pole 164, they are engaged with each other, and the striker 140 introduced into the groove portion 172 of the latch 162 is fixed and locked. Thus, in the vehicle front part structure 100, the closed state of the front hood 138 shown in FIG. 2 is maintained.

  In the vehicle front structure 100, since the elastic member 202 is provided on the plate 166 of the hood latch 136, the latch 162 is engaged with the contact portion 206 of the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140 when the front hood 138 is closed as shown in FIG. And the elastic member 202 can come into contact with the rod-shaped front part 204 from below. Therefore, according to the vehicle front structure 100, the elastic member 202 serves as a cushioning material that suppresses the vibration of the striker 140 that occurs when the front hood 138 is opened and closed or when traveling, and the hood latch 136 that abuts the striker 140. It is possible to prevent the latch 162 from being scraped.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the striker 140 and the elastic member 202 of the vehicle front structure 100 in FIG. 3 are in contact with each other as viewed from the vehicle front side. The recess 208 of the elastic member 202 has a concave shape as shown in FIG. The recess 208 has a depth La along the vertical direction of the vehicle that is about the radius of the rod-shaped front part 204 of the striker 140. 4B, the recess 208A of the elastic member 202A may have a curved shape that comes into contact with the surface of the rod-shaped front part 204 of the striker 140. Further, the depth dimension Lb of the recess 208A may be about the radius of the rod-shaped part front part 204 of the striker 140.

  As described above, since the recesses 208 and 208A of the elastic members 202 and 202A are recessed so as to correspond to the shape of the rod-shaped front portion 204 of the striker 140, the contact area with the rod-shaped front portion 204 increases. The vibration of the striker 140 can be further suppressed. The depth dimensions La and Lb of the recesses 208 and 208A are not limited to the radius of the rod-shaped front portion 204 of the striker 140, and may be about 2/3 of the diameter of the rod-shaped front portion 204.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the behavior when the impactor 210 collides with the vehicle front structure 100 of FIG. In the drawing, a change in the inclination of the striker 140 accompanying the deformation of the elastic member 202 when the impactor 210 simulating a pedestrian head collides with the closed front hood 138 from above is shown.

  First, in the vehicle front part structure 100, when “6 msec” shown in FIG. 5B has elapsed from the moment “0 msec” (msec means milliseconds) at the time of impact of the impactor 210 shown in FIG. explain.

  In the vehicle front structure 100, the latch 162 is in contact with the contact portion 206 of the rod-shaped portion 144 of the striker 140 from below, and the elastic member 202 is in contact with the rod-shaped portion front portion 204 from below. It should be noted that a load accompanying the impact of the impactor 210 is transmitted to the rod-shaped portion 144 of the striker 140. As shown in FIG. 5A, the elastic member 202 serves as a base point that receives a load from the striker 140. At this time, the inclination θa of the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140 is indicated by the angle of the straight line E extending along the rod-like portion 144 with respect to the straight line D passing through the base point and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

  Since the rod-shaped portion front portion 204 of the striker 140 is supported by the elastic member 202, the elastic member 202 also deforms, but sinks downward as compared to the rear side of the rod-shaped portion 144 not supported by the elastic member 202. Don't put it. As a result, in the vehicle front structure 100, when the impactor 210 collides, the rear side of the vehicle tilts downward from the rod-shaped front part 204 of the striker 140 as the elastic member 202 is deformed.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when “6 msec” has elapsed since the impactor 210 collided, the inclination θb of the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140 is smaller than the inclination θa and becomes 8 degrees. Accordingly, the center position of the impactor 210 has moved from the point F to the point G.

  Further, when “12 msec” has elapsed since the impactor 210 collided, the inclination θc of the rod-like portion 144 of the striker 140 shown in FIG. 5C is further smaller than the inclination θb, and becomes 2 degrees. Along with this, the center position of the impactor 210 further moved from the point G to the point H.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle front part structure 100, the striker 140 is inclined to the rear of the vehicle as a whole due to the impactor 210 collision by the configuration in which the elastic member 202 is brought into contact with the rod-shaped front part 204 of the striker 140 from below. The direction of the load accompanying the collision can be directed to the rear of the vehicle.

  Here, since the vehicle body has higher impact absorption performance in the region located behind the striker 140 than the striker 140, the load can be absorbed in the region with high impact absorption performance by directing the direction of the load toward the rear of the vehicle. A dotted line I shown in the drawing indicates a locus of the center position of the impactor 210. According to this locus, it can be seen that the load is directed toward the rear of the vehicle and is absorbed in the region located behind the striker 140. That is, the vehicle front structure 100 contributes to improving the pedestrian head protection performance by directing the direction of the load toward the rear of the vehicle.

  6 is a view of the vehicle front structure 100 in FIG. The attachment surface 160 located on the rear surface 134 of the hood lock member 102 has a concave portion 212 that is recessed toward the vehicle front side and is formed at a position overlapping the elastic member 202 when viewed from the vehicle front side. The elastic member 202 is disposed at a position close to the recess 212 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  Therefore, in the vehicle front structure 100, the distance Lc in the vehicle front-rear direction between the elastic member 202 serving as a base point that receives the load from the striker 140 and the mounting surface 160 of the hood lock member 102 can be reduced as illustrated. When the distance Lc is reduced, generation of moment when receiving a load from the striker 140 is suppressed, so that deformation of the mounting surface 160 can be suppressed and the position of the elastic member 202 relative to the striker 140 can be stabilized.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle front structure 100, when a load is applied to the front hood 138 from above, the direction of the load received by the elastic member 202 can be more reliably directed to the rear of the vehicle. Instead of the recess 212, the attachment surface 160 may be cut out to form a cutout. Even if it does in this way, since the said distance Lc can be made small, generation | occurrence | production of a moment can be suppressed and a deformation | transformation of the attachment surface 160 can be suppressed.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing a modification of the vehicle front structure 100 of FIG. As an example, the vehicle front structure 100A shown in FIG. 7 is different from the above-described embodiment in that an elastic member 202 is provided on a mounting surface 160 located on the rear surface 134 of the hood lock member 102 via a bracket 214.

  According to the vehicle front structure 100A, the load when the pedestrian head collides with the front hood 138 from above is prevented, as in the above embodiment, by preventing the latch 162 of the hood latch 136A contacting the striker 140 from being scraped. Can be directed toward the rear of the vehicle. Furthermore, according to the vehicle front mounting structure 100A, the elastic member 202 is provided on the plate 166 of the hood latch 136 because the elastic member 202 is provided on the mounting surface 160 of the hood lock member 102 via the bracket 214 instead of the plate 166A. Compared to the case, the elastic member 202 can be attached more easily. The elastic member 202 may be integrated with the hood lock member 102 without using the bracket 214. In this way, the bracket 214 becomes unnecessary and the number of parts can be reduced.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a vehicle front structure including a hood latch that locks a striker provided on the lower surface of a front hood and keeps the front hood closed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100, 100A ... Vehicle front part structure, 102 ... Hood lock member, 104 ... Bumper member, 106, 108 ... Both ends of bumper member, 110, 112 ... Apron side member, 114, 116 ... Both ends of hood lock member, 118, 120 ... Lamp support member, 122 ... Lower cross member, 124, 126 ... Both ends of lower cross member, 128, 130 ... Radiator support brace, 132 ... Engine room, 134 ... Rear surface, 136, 136A ... Hood latch, 138 ... Front hood, 140 ... striker, 142 ... panel, 144 ... bar-like part, 146 ... front side of striker, 148 ... rear side of striker, 150 ... front end of bar-like part, 152 ... rear end of bar-like part, 154 ... base, 156a, 156b, 156c ... Bolt holes, 158a, 158b, 58c ... bolt, 160 ... mounting surface, 162 ... latch, 164 ... pole, 166 ... plate, 168 ... secondary lever, 170, 180, 194 ... pin, 172 ... groove, 174 ... recess in latch, 176, 184 ... spring, 178 ... Extension part, 182 ... Pole convex part, 186 ... Rising part, 188 ... Arm part, 190 ... Insertion hole, 192 ... Release cable, 196 ... Valley part, 198 ... Saddle-like part, 200 ... Hand pushing part, 202 , 202A ... elastic member, 204 ... front portion of the rod-like portion, 206 ... abutting portion, 208, 208A ... hollow portion, 210 ... impactor, 212 ... concave portion of the mounting surface, 214 ... bracket

Claims (3)

A striker provided on the lower surface of the front hood that covers the engine room in the front part of the vehicle, a hood lock member that is passed in the vehicle width direction at the front part of the engine room to form the vehicle body, and provided on the rear surface of the hood lock member A vehicle front structure comprising a hood latch that locks the striker and keeps the front hood closed.
The hood latch has a latch that contacts the striker in a closed state of the front hood,
The striker has a rod-like portion that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction and contacts the latch,
The vehicle front structure further includes
An elastic member provided on the rear surface of the hood lock member or on the hood latch, and in front of the rod-shaped portion located on the vehicle front side of a portion of the rod-shaped portion of the striker that contacts the latch when the front hood is closed. A vehicle front part structure comprising an elastic member that comes into contact with the part from below. A mounting surface for attaching the hood latch is formed on the rear surface of the hood lock member,
The mounting surface has a recessed portion or a notch portion recessed in the vehicle front side formed at a position overlapping the elastic member as viewed from the vehicle front side,
The vehicle front structure according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is disposed at a position close to the recess or the notch in the vehicle front-rear direction.   The vehicle front part structure according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member has a hollow part that is recessed so as to correspond to the shape of the front part of the rod-like part of the striker.

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