JPH072280Y2 - Front body structure of automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile.

[Prior art]

In a conventional vehicle front body structure, cooling equipment such as an oil cooler and an intercooler must be arranged in addition to a radiator and a cooler condenser in the engine room of a limited space, and cooling efficiency of the cooling equipment must be improved. Since the radiator and the cooler condenser are arranged in the front part because it is necessary to secure them, there is a problem that it is difficult to install a cooling device such as an oil cooler or an intercooler at a position with high cooling efficiency.

To solve this problem, as an example, JP-A-59-140124
As described in the publication, a cooling device such as an oil cooler is arranged in a space formed by fenders and hood ridges on both outer sides in front of the engine room to ensure high cooling efficiency. Are known.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In the above-mentioned conventional front body structure, the cooling devices such as the oil cooler and the intercooler are arranged on both outsides in the engine room. There was a problem that oil could leak from the equipment.

An object of the present invention is to provide a front body structure of an automobile capable of preventing damage to a cooling device in a side collision and preventing oil leakage from the cooling device.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the front body structure of an automobile according to the present invention has a cooling device such as an oil cooler arranged in a space formed inside a fender in front of a wheel house in an engine room. A washer tank is arranged on the outer side of the vehicle body of the device.

[Action]

In the front body structure of the vehicle of the present invention configured as described above, the impact from the outside of the fender is absorbed by the washer tank located on the outer side of the vehicle in the case of a side collision, and the cooling device such as an oil cooler is absorbed. It does not transmit a shock.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A wheel house 3 is formed so as to project on both sides in the engine room surrounded by a hood 1 and a fender 2, and front frames 4, 4 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body are arranged between the wheel houses 3, 3. Frame 4,4
Both ends of a cross member 5 extending in the vehicle width direction are connected to the tip of the cross member 5.

The center portion of the cross member 5 is curved upward,
The cross-member 5 is formed in an inverted U shape having a substantially wide width, and the central portion of the upper cross member 5 is offset upward from the bumper beam 6 arranged in front of the cross member 5, and the bonnet lock is provided at the central portion. The mechanism 7 and the detection sensors 8 for detecting the collision of the vehicle are arranged.

With this configuration, even when the bumper beam 6 is moved backward due to an impact at the time of collision of the vehicle, the detection sensor
Since the cross member 5 on which the 8, 8 are arranged and the bumper beam 6 are vertically offset, the bumper beam 6 does not interfere with the detection sensors 8, 8 and the detection sensor
It eliminates the risk of malfunction in 8 and 8.

Further, an intercooler 11, an air cleaner 12 and a cooling device (not shown) such as a radiator are disposed below the cross member 5 and below the cross member 5, and the cross member 5 is curved upward and offset from the bumper beam 6. Therefore, the cooling air of various cooling devices is easily introduced.

An oil cooler 9 and a washer tank 10 are arranged adjacent to the outside of the oil cooler 9 in a space formed inside the fender 2 in front of the wheel house 3 and outside the front frame 4.

The oil cooler 9 is arranged diagonally and the washer tank 10
Is an upright body 10a that covers the side surface of the oil cooler 9.
And a horizontal portion 10b located below and in front of the oil cooler 9, and a communication pipe 15 is connected to the upper surface of the main body portion 10a.

With this configuration, even if an impact is received from the outside of the fender 2 from the side of the vehicle body in the case of a side collision, the washer tank 10 located on the outside of the vehicle body of the oil cooler 9 absorbs the impact from the outside of the fender 2. The oil cooler 9 does not transmit a shock.

A damper 16 is installed on the front slope side of the oil cooler 9, and brackets 16a and 16b are formed on both side edges of the damper 16 in the vehicle width direction. The bracket 16a is fixed to the outside of the front frame 4, and the bracket 16b is a washer tank. It is located on the body 10a side of 10.

The damper 16 controls the flow rate of the cooling air introduced into the oil cooler 9, and the cooling air flow rate is adjusted by moving the bracket 16b up and down.

Although only the oil cooter 9 has been described in the above embodiment, it goes without saying that it may be used for protecting other cooling devices.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

A cooling device such as an oil cooler is arranged in front of the wheel house in the engine room, and a washer tank is arranged on the outer side of the vehicle body of the cooling device. The washer tank located on the outer side of the vehicle body absorbs the shock as a cushioning material, does not transmit the shock to a cooling device such as an oil cooler, and there is no risk of oil leakage due to damage to the cooling device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view, FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part. 3 ... Wheelhouse, 4 ... Front frame, 5 ...
... Cross member, 6 ... Bumper beam, 8 ... Detection sensor, 9 ... Oil cooler, 10 ... Washer tank,
16 …… Damper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cooling device such as an oil cooler is arranged in a space formed in front of a wheel house in an engine room, and a washer tank is arranged outside the vehicle body of the cooling device. The characteristic front body structure of the automobile.