JP6016245B2 - Auto body structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile body structure including a pair of left and right front side frames formed of at least one hollow member.

  A front side frame is formed by connecting two hollow members in the vertical direction, and a front pillar is formed by bending the upper hollow member upward at the rear part of the front side frame, and a lower hollow member. Patent Document 1 below discloses that a side sill is formed by extending the rear side.

  Moreover, what constitutes a front side frame that overlaps two upper and lower tiers at the front part and two left and right tiers at the rear part by joining two hollow members in a state twisted by 90 ° at the middle part in the front-rear direction, It is known from Patent Document 2 below.

US Pat. No. 4,986,597 WO2012 / 120967A1

  By the way, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, by combining two hollow members having a constant cross section into a predetermined shape, the front side frame is excellent in shock absorption performance at the time of collision while being inexpensive. Can be obtained.

  However, if the vehicle slips sideways and the side sill collides with a pole, standing tree, etc., the side sill will not be able to efficiently transmit the collision load of the side collision to the front side frame or floor frame. There is a possibility that the vehicle interior space will be narrowed greatly inward in the direction and the vehicle interior space will be narrowed, and sufficient side impact resistance will not be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently transmit a side collision collision load input to a side sill of an automobile to a front side frame or a floor frame to enhance side collision resistance. .

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body structure including a pair of left and right front side frames formed of at least one hollow member. A cross member that connects the rear portions of the front side frames in the vehicle width direction, a pair of left and right floor frames disposed in the front-rear direction behind the pair of left and right front side frames, and the rear of the pair of left and right front side frames A pair of left and right connecting members that connect ends to the front ends of the pair of left and right floor frames, a pair of left and right side sills disposed in the front-rear direction along the side of the vehicle body, and the pair of left and right side sills a pair of left and right outriggers to be connected to said front side frame and the floor frame is the connecting portion Are curved in an S-shape in a plan view has an inflection point on the outrigger, characterized in that it is connected to the floor frame via the coupling member at the rear than the inflection point A car body structure is proposed.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the configuration of claim 1, the connecting member includes a lower bracket having a U-shaped cross section, and a plate-like upper bracket coupled to the upper surface of the lower bracket. The lower bracket connects a lower wall and left and right side walls at the rear end of the front side frame, a lower wall and left and right side walls at the front end of the floor frame, and an inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger. The vehicle body structure of the automobile is characterized in that the upper bracket connects the upper wall of the rear end of the front side frame and the upper wall of the front end of the floor frame.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, a floor cross member having a constant cross section connecting the pair of left and right side sills is provided, and the front surface of the floor cross member is provided. A vehicle body structure is proposed in which the rear end of the floor frame having a constant cross section is directly connected, and the connecting portion is reinforced with an upper bracket and a lower bracket having a brace function.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the structure of claim 3, the floor cross member is directly connected to the side sill, and the connecting portion is reinforced by the upper bracket and the lower bracket having a brace function. A vehicle body structure characterized by the above is proposed.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the configuration of any one of claims 1 to 4, the outrigger is connected to the straight part of the rear part of the front side frame or the front part of the floor frame. A vehicle body structure characterized by being arranged in a straight portion is proposed.

According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the structure of claim 3, the center part in the vehicle width direction of the cross member is configured by a front part of a floor tunnel reinforcing panel that reinforces the floor tunnel, and the floor A vehicle body structure for an automobile is proposed in which the rear portion of the tunnel reinforcing panel is connected to the floor cross member via an upper bracket and a lower bracket.

  The second cross member 17 of the embodiment corresponds to the cross member of the present invention, the third cross member 18 of the embodiment corresponds to the floor cross member of the present invention, and the lower bracket 41 and the upper portion of the embodiment. The bracket 42 corresponds to the connecting member of the present invention.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the vehicle body of the automobile includes a pair of left and right front side frames configured of at least one hollow member. Further, a cross member that connects the rear portions of the pair of left and right front side frames in the vehicle width direction, a pair of left and right floor frames disposed in the front-rear direction behind the pair of left and right front side frames, and a pair of left and right front side frames A pair of left and right connecting members connecting the rear ends to the front ends of a pair of left and right floor frames, a pair of left and right side sills arranged in the front-rear direction along the side of the vehicle body, and a pair of left and right connecting members connected to the pair of left and right side sills Since a pair of left and right outriggers are provided, when a collision load of a side collision is input to the side sill, the collision load can be distributed from the outrigger to the front side frame, floor frame and cross member via the connecting member. As a result, the side impact resistance is improved.

Moreover, the front side frame and the floor frame have an inflection point on the connecting member and are curved in an S shape in plan view, and the outrigger is connected to the floor frame via the connecting member behind the inflection point. Therefore, even if a collision load of frontal collision is input to the front end of the front side frame and a large bending moment acts near the inflection point, the bending of the connecting member due to the bending moment is suppressed, and the front side frame and floor frame are suppressed. It is possible to improve the front collision resistance performance while reducing the weight and reducing the weight.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the connecting member includes a lower bracket having a U-shaped cross section and a plate-shaped upper bracket connected to the upper surface of the lower bracket. The lower bracket is a rear end of the front side frame. The lower wall and the left and right side walls, the lower wall and the left and right side walls of the front end of the floor frame, and the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger are connected. The upper bracket is connected to the upper wall of the rear end of the front side frame and the floor frame. The rear wall of the front side frame and the inner end of the outrigger in the vehicle width direction are connected in advance to the lower bracket, and the upper bracket connected in advance to the front end of the floor frame is connected to the upper surface of the lower bracket. As a result, it is easy to assemble the periphery of the connecting member.

  According to the configuration of claim 3, the floor cross member having a constant cross section for connecting the pair of left and right side sills is provided, and the rear end of the floor frame having the constant cross section is directly connected to the front surface of the floor cross member. Is reinforced by the upper bracket and the lower bracket having a bracing function, the connecting portion of the floor cross member and the floor frame can be effectively reinforced to further increase the strength of the vehicle body floor.

  According to the configuration of claim 4, since the floor cross member is directly connected to the side sill and the connecting portion is reinforced by the upper bracket and the lower bracket having a brace function, the connecting portion of the floor cross member and the side sill is effectively provided. Reinforcement can further increase the strength of the vehicle body floor.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the outrigger is disposed on the straight part of the rear part of the front side frame or the straight part of the front part of the floor frame, it is curved to a position where the front side frame and the floor frame are connected by the connecting member. Even if there is a portion, the front portion or the rear portion of the straight portion is reinforced with an outrigger, so that when the collision load of the frontal collision is input to the front side frame, the bending portion is not subjected to special reinforcement. Deformation can be effectively prevented.

  According to the configuration of claim 6, the center part in the vehicle width direction of the cross member is formed by the front part of the floor tunnel reinforcing panel that reinforces the floor tunnel, and the rear part of the floor tunnel reinforcing panel is connected to the floor cross member by the upper bracket and the lower part. Since it is connected via the bracket, the strength of the vehicle body floor can be further increased.

The front bottom view of the body frame of a car. (First embodiment) FIG. 2 is a two-direction enlarged arrow view of FIG. 1. (First embodiment) Explanatory drawing of the assembly procedure corresponding to FIG. (First embodiment) FIG. 4 is a four-direction enlarged arrow view of FIG. 1. (First embodiment) Sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4 (first embodiment) FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 5. (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to FIG. (Second and third embodiments)

First embodiment

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle body frame is connected to a pair of left and right front side frames 11, 11 disposed in the front-rear direction at the front of the vehicle body, and to the rear ends of the left and right front side frames 11, 11. And a pair of left and right side sills 13, 13 arranged in the front-rear direction on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the left and right floor frames 12, 12.

  A middle part between the left and right front side frames 11 and 11 is connected by a first cross member 16 extending in the vehicle width direction, and a rear part between the left and right front side frames 11 and 11 is a second cross member extending in the vehicle width direction. 17, and the middle portions of the left and right side sills 13, 13 and the rear ends of the left and right floor frames 12, 12 are connected by third cross members 18, 18 extending in the vehicle width direction. The second cross member 17 is connected to a front portion 22a of a floor tunnel reinforcing panel 22 made of a plate material extending forward from an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the third cross member 18 and to the front portions of the left and right side sills 13 and 13. Brackets 23, 23 made of a pair of left and right plate members.

  A pair of left and right A-pillars (front pillars) (not shown) rises from the front ends of the left and right side sills 13, 13, and a pair of left and right B pillars (center pillars) 25, 25 rise from the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the left and right side sills 13, 13. Stand up.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, the front side frame 11 is a hollow member having a constant closed cross section made of a steel pipe extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a floor frame 12 connected to the rear of the front side frame 11 is also provided. It is a hollow member having a square constant closed cross section made of a steel pipe. The side sill 13 is configured as a hollow closed cross section having a constant cross section in the front-rear direction by connecting a side sill inner 13A made of a steel plate and a side sill outer 13B with upper and lower flanges.

  The rear end of the front side frame 11 and the front end of the floor frame 12 are a lower bracket 41 having a U-shaped cross section (more specifically, a deep inverted hat shape), and a flat section (more specifically, a shallow reverse). It is connected to the upper bracket 42 in a hat shape. The rear end portion of the front side frame 11 is welded with the lower wall 11a and the pair of side walls 11b and 11c fitted to the front portion of the lower bracket 41, and the front end portion of the floor frame 12 is connected to the lower wall 12a and the pair of side walls 11b. Side walls 12b and 12c are fitted and welded to the rear part of the lower bracket 41. Then, the upper bracket 42 that fits into the upper surface opening of the lower bracket 41 from above is welded to the upper wall 11d of the front side frame 11 and the upper wall 12d of the floor frame 12, and to the lower bracket 41.

  Further, side brackets 44 are welded to the lower surface and both side surfaces of the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger 43 having a constant closed cross section having a square shape, and the side brackets 44 are side walls 41a on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the lower bracket 41 and It is welded to the lower wall 41b. Further, four joint flanges 45, 46, 47, 48 are welded to the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger 43 made of a steel pipe extending linearly in the vehicle width direction, and the four joint flanges 45, 46, 47 and 48 are welded to the side wall 13a and the lower wall 13b of the side sill 13.

  With the structure described above, the connecting portion between the rear end of the front side frame 11 extending in the front-rear direction and the front end of the floor frame 12 extending in the front-rear direction is connected to the side sill 13 by the outrigger 43 extending in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the assembly order of this portion is such that the outrigger 43 is first welded to the lower bracket 41 welded to the rear portion of the front side frame 11 via the side bracket 44, and the upper bracket is attached to the front end of the floor frame 12. 42 is welded. Then, the front end of the floor frame 12 is fitted to the lower bracket 41 from above, and the upper bracket 42 is superimposed on the upper surface of the lower bracket 41 and welded.

  As apparent from FIG. 1 and FIGS. 4 to 6, the third cross members 18, 18 having a constant rectangular cross section made of a straight steel pipe are divided into two in the vehicle width direction. The outer end in the vehicle width direction is a side sill via a lower bracket 49 welded to the front wall 18a, an upper bracket 50 welded to the upper wall 18b, and a lower bracket 51 welded to the rear wall 18c. It is welded to the side wall 13a of the inner 13A. The lower bracket 49, the upper bracket 50, and the lower bracket 51 connect the corners between the third cross member 18 and the side sill 13 in a triangular shape and exert a reinforcing function as a brace. The rear end of the floor frame 12 is connected to the front wall 18a of the third cross member 18 via an upper bracket 52 welded to the upper wall 12d of the floor frame 12 and a lower bracket 53 welded to the side wall 12b of the floor frame 12. Welded to. The upper bracket 52 and the lower bracket 53 connect the corners between the third cross member 18 and the floor frame 12 in a triangular shape, and exert a reinforcing function as a brace.

  The ends of the pair of third cross members 18, 18 facing each other are connected in the vehicle width direction by an upper bracket 54 and a lower bracket 55, and the rear portion of the plate-like floor tunnel reinforcing panel 22 is connected to the upper bracket 52. And it is sandwiched and welded between the lower bracket 53 from above and below. Then, the lower surface of the lower bracket 55 that is convexly curved upward is bridged and reinforced by a tunnel brace 56 extending in the vehicle width direction.

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

  When the vehicle side slips and the side of the vehicle body collides with a pole or standing tree, the collision load input to the side sill 13 is transmitted from the side sill 13 to the outrigger 43 via the joining flanges 45 to 48, and from the outrigger 43 to the side. It is distributed to the front side frame 11 and the floor frame 12 via the part bracket 44, the lower bracket 41, and the upper bracket 42, and is distributed from the front side frame 11 to the second cross member 17 (bracket 23). Thereby, it is suppressed that the side sill 13 deform | transforms into a vehicle width direction inner side, a vehicle interior volume is ensured, and a side collision-resistant performance improves. The second cross member 17 forms a closed cross section with a floor panel (not shown) to increase strength and rigidity.

  The rear end of the front side frame 11 and the front end of the floor frame 12 are connected via a lower bracket 41 and an upper bracket 42, and the lower bracket 41 is connected to an inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger 43 via a side bracket 44. Therefore, there is a concern that a large number of members gather at the connecting portion and the assemblability is lowered. However, according to the present embodiment, the sub-assembly in which the outrigger 43 is welded to the lower bracket 41 welded to the rear portion of the front side frame 11 via the side bracket 44 and the upper bracket 42 is welded to the front end of the floor frame 12. Assembling is improved by fitting the front end of the floor frame 12 to the lower bracket 41 from above and welding the upper bracket 42 on the upper surface of the lower bracket 41 (see FIG. 3).

  Further, the collision load of the side collision is transmitted from the side sill 13 to the third cross member 18, but the connection portion of the side sill 13 and the third cross member 18 is reinforced by the upper bracket 50 and the lower brackets 49 and 51 having a bracing function. The strength of the vehicle body floor can be further enhanced by effectively reinforcing the connecting portion.

  The upper cross section 52 includes third cross members 18 and 18 that connect the pair of left and right side sills 13 and 13, the rear end of the floor frame 12 is directly connected to the front surface of the floor cross member 18, and the connecting portion has a bracing function. Since the reinforcement is made by the lower bracket 53, the connection portion of the third cross member 18 and the floor frame 12 can be effectively reinforced to further increase the strength of the vehicle body floor against the frontal collision.

  Further, the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the second cross member 17 is configured by a front portion 22a of a floor tunnel reinforcing panel 22 that reinforces the floor tunnel (see FIG. 1), and the rear portion of the floor tunnel reinforcing panel 22 is the third cross member 18, 18 is connected via the upper bracket 52 and the lower bracket 53, the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body floor can be further increased.

Second and third embodiments

  Next, second and third embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The collision load of the frontal collision is transmitted from the front side frame 11 to the floor frame 12 via the lower bracket 41 and the upper bracket 42. The front side frame 11 and the floor frame 12 are at the positions of the lower bracket 41 and the upper bracket 42. It is curved in an S shape in plan view.

  In the first embodiment described above, the outrigger 43 is connected to the lower bracket 41 via the side bracket 44 at the portion curved in the S shape (position of the inflection point P) (see FIG. 1). ) In the second and third embodiments, the connecting portion is shifted back and forth compared to the first embodiment.

  That is, in the second embodiment, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7, the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger 43 is in a straight line portion at the rear end of the front side frame 11 positioned in front of the inflection point P. It is connected via a side bracket 44. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, as indicated by a chain line in FIG. 7, the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger 43 is located on the straight portion at the front end of the floor frame 12 located behind the inflection point P. It is connected via a bracket 44.

  When a collision load of a frontal collision is input to the front end of the front side frame 11, a large bending moment acts in the vicinity of the inflection point P at the connecting portion of the front side frame 11 and the floor frame 12, but in front of the inflection point P. By connecting the straight part of the rear end of the front side frame 11 positioned or the straight part of the front end of the floor frame 12 located behind the inflection point P to the side sill 13 via the outrigger 43, the bending moment Bending of the connecting portion can be suppressed, and the front side frame 11 and the floor frame 12 can be thinned to reduce the weight while improving the front collision resistance.

  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 connecting member of the present invention is configured by the lower bracket 41 and the upper bracket 42, but the configuration of the connecting member is arbitrary.

  In the embodiment, the front side frame 11 is constituted by one hollow member, but it may be constituted by combining a plurality of hollow members.

11 Front side frame 11a Lower wall 11b Side wall 11c Side wall 11d Upper wall 12 Floor frame 12a Lower wall 12b Side wall 12c Side wall 12d Upper wall 13 Side sill 17 Second cross member (cross member)
18 Third cross member (floor cross member)
22 Floor tunnel reinforcement panel 22a Front part 41 Lower bracket (connecting member)
42 Upper bracket (connecting member)
43 Outrigger 49 Lower bracket 50 Upper bracket 51 Lower bracket 52 Upper bracket 53 Lower bracket 54 Upper bracket 55 Lower bracket
P inflection point

Claims (6)

A pair of left and right front side frames (11 formed of at least one hollow member
A vehicle body structure comprising:
A cross member (17) for connecting the rear portions of the pair of left and right front side frames (11) in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of left and right floors arranged in the front-rear direction behind the pair of left and right front side frames (11) A frame (12), a pair of left and right connecting members (41, 42) for connecting a rear end of the pair of left and right front side frames (11) to a front end of the pair of left and right floor frames (12); And a pair of left and right side sills (13) arranged in the front-rear direction, and a pair of left and right outriggers (43) for connecting the pair of left and right connecting members (41, 42) to the pair of left and right side sills (13). The front side frame (11) and the floor frame (12) have an inflection point (P) on the connecting members (41, 42) and are S in plan view. Jo is curved in the outrigger (43) is characterized in that it is connected to the floor frame (12) through said connecting member (41, 42) at the rear than the inflection point (P) Auto body structure. The connecting member (41, 42) includes a lower bracket (41) having a U-shaped cross section and a plate-like upper bracket (42) coupled to the upper surface of the lower bracket (41).
The lower bracket (41) includes a lower wall (11a) at the rear end of the front side frame (11) and left and right side walls (11b, 11c), a lower wall (12a) at the front end of the floor frame (12), and The left and right side walls (12b, 12c) and the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the outrigger (43) are connected, and the upper bracket (42) is connected to the upper wall (11d) of the rear end of the front side frame (11). The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body is connected to the upper wall (12 d) of the front end of the floor frame (12).   A floor cross member (18) having a constant cross section for connecting the pair of left and right side sills (13) is provided, and a rear end of the floor frame (12) having a constant cross section is directly connected to a front surface of the floor cross member (18). The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting portion is reinforced by an upper bracket (52) and a lower bracket (53) having a bracing function.   The said floor cross member (18) is directly connected to the said side sill (13), The connection part was reinforced with the upper bracket (50) and lower bracket (49,51) which have a bracing function, 4. The vehicle body structure according to 3.   The said outrigger (43) is arrange | positioned in the linear part of the rear part of the said front side frame (11), or the linear part of the front part of the said floor frame (12), The any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A vehicle body structure according to item 1. A central portion in the vehicle width direction of the cross member (17) is configured by a front portion (22a) of a floor tunnel reinforcing panel (22) that reinforces a floor tunnel, and a rear portion of the floor tunnel reinforcing panel (22) is the floor cross member. The vehicle body structure according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle body structure is connected to (18) via an upper bracket (54) and a lower bracket (55).

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