JPH08198137A - Body front structure of car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make reinforcement of the front part of a car body using a simple configuration and to easily shape the car body which is reinforced in this manner. CONSTITUTION: The front of a car body 4 is formed from a front face plate 6, and the front face of a cabin in the body 4 is formed from a dash panel 14. Front pillars 38 are formed on the left side and right side of the front of the body 4, and brackets 44 are installed on the left side and right side of the front of a body frame 3, and the top of a shock absorber 53 is supported by these brackets 44. A front member 60 having a box-shaped cross-section is furnished, which extends to the left and right and is coupled with the front face plate 6 and dash panel 14. The ends of the front pillar 38 and front member 60 mating fore and aft are coupled with the brackets 44 in such a way as pinching from front and rear a supporting part 64 at the top of the shock absorber 53.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle body front structure including a front plate and a front pillar forming a body, and a front wheel suspension bracket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the above-mentioned vehicle body front structure is
The vehicle body includes a vehicle body frame and a body supported on the vehicle body frame, the front portion of the body is formed by a front plate, and the front surface of the vehicle interior in the body is formed by a dash panel. There are some dash panels that are placed close to each other.

In the above structure, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-8080.

According to this, front pillars which extend in the vertical direction and whose lower ends are joined to the vehicle body frame are formed on the left and right side portions of the front portion of the same body. On the other hand, a bracket is attached to each of the left and right side portions of the front part of the body frame, and a shock absorber whose axial center is substantially vertical is provided on the lower side of the bracket, and a front wheel is supported on the lower end side of the shock absorber. On the other hand, the upper end of the shock absorber is supported by the bracket,
That is, the vehicle body is supported on the road surface by the front wheels via the bracket and the shock absorber supported by the bracket.

The shock received by the front wheels from the road surface when the automobile is running is absorbed by the shock absorber, and the shock is prevented from being transmitted to the vehicle body.

[0006]

By the way, in particular, it is desired that the front portion of the vehicle body is sufficiently reinforced for the purpose of dealing with a collision or the like. When reinforced, the number of parts increases, the structure of the vehicle body becomes complicated, and the molding of the vehicle body becomes complicated.

Further, as described above, since the vehicle body is supported on the road surface via the bracket and the shock absorber supported by the bracket, a large load is applied to the bracket by the shock absorber.

Therefore, conventionally, a dash panel is joined to the rear side of the bracket to reinforce the bracket. However, the support portion on the upper end side of the shock absorber in the bracket is on the front side of the dash panel that reinforces the bracket, and the support portion is cantilevered by the same dash panel that is a reinforcing member. Has become. Therefore, the support strength of the bracket for supporting the shock absorber may not be sufficiently improved only by the dash panel.

Therefore, a reinforcing member for reinforcing the bracket is provided in addition to the dash panel, but this may increase the number of parts and complicate the structure of the front portion of the vehicle body.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above circumstances, and the reinforcement of the front portion of the vehicle body can be achieved with a simple structure, and the vehicle body thus reinforced can be easily molded. The purpose is to be able to.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle body front structure of the present invention has a vehicle body 2 including a vehicle body frame 3 and a body 4 supported on the vehicle body frame 3. The front surface of the body 4 is formed by the front plate 6, the front surface of the passenger compartment 12 inside the body 4 is formed by the dash panel 14, and the dash panel 1 is formed under the front plate 6.
4 are adjacent to each other, a front window 28 is provided on an upper portion of the front plate 6, and front pillars 38 extending in a vertical direction and having lower ends thereof coupled to the vehicle body frame 3 are provided on the left and right side portions of a front portion of the body 4. On the other hand, the brackets 44 are attached to the left and right side portions of the front part of the vehicle body frame 3, and the shock absorbers 53 whose axial centers are substantially vertical are provided below the brackets 44. While supporting the front wheel 16 on the lower end side,
In the case where the upper end side of the shock absorber 53 is supported by the bracket 44, a front member 60 having a box-shaped cross section which extends left and right and is connected to the lower portion of the front plate 6 and the dash panel 14 is provided. The front pillar 38 and the end portion 63 of the front member 60, which correspond to each other in the front-rear direction, are coupled to the bracket 44 so as to sandwich the support portion 64 on the upper end side of the shock absorber 53 in the bracket 44 from the front and rear. .

[0012]

[Operation] The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

A front member 60 having a box-shaped cross section is provided which extends in the left-right direction and is connected to the lower portion of the front plate 6 of the body 4 and the front dash panel 14 of the vehicle compartment 12.

Therefore, the front plate 6 and the dash panel 14 are
Are reinforced by the front members 60, that is, the front members 60 are commonly used to reinforce the front plate 6 and the like. Therefore, as compared with individually reinforcing the front plate 6 and the like, the vehicle body 2 The front part is reinforced with few parts.

Further, the front pillar 38 and the end portion 63 of the front member 60, which correspond to each other in the front-rear direction, sandwich the support portion 64 on the upper end side of the shock absorber 53 of the bracket 44 from the front-rear bracket 44.
Is joined to.

In this case, the front pillar 38 serves as a column on each of the left and right side portions of the front portion of the vehicle body 2 and has sufficiently large strength and rigidity. Further, the front member 60 has a box-shaped cross section, which is also sufficiently large in strength and rigidity.

Therefore, the support portion 64 of the shock absorber 53 in the bracket 44 is supported by the front pillar 38 and the end portion 63 of the front member 60 at two points in front and rear, and the support is sufficiently reinforced. The Rukoto.

In addition, in order to reinforce the bracket 44, the front pillar 38 formed on the body 4 for reinforcing the front portion of the body 4 and the front portion of the body 4 are further provided. Since the front member 60 is used, the reinforcement of the bracket 44 can be achieved by a simple structure without increasing the number of parts.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Example 1)

1 to 5 show a first embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front thereof, and left and right described below means the vehicle width direction toward the front.

The vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 is a vehicle body frame 3
And a body 4 supported on the front of the body frame 3.
And a luggage carrier 5 supported on the rear part of the vehicle body frame 3, and the body 4 and the luggage carrier 5 are located above the vehicle body frame 3. The body 4 is made of sheet metal, and has a front plate 6 forming a front surface thereof, outer plates 7 forming left and right side parts, a top plate 8 forming an upper part, and a rear plate (not shown) forming a rear part. The front plate 6 has a substantially flat front-down shape. A front bumper 10 is provided near the front of the body frame 3 and below the front plate 6, and the front bumper 10 is supported by the body frame 3 to protect the front portion of the vehicle body 2. There is.

A vehicle interior 12 is provided inside the body 4. The bottom of the vehicle compartment 12 is formed by a floor panel 13, and the floor panel 13 is supported on the upper surface side of the vehicle body frame 3. In addition, the floor panel 13
Has a front edge extending upward and frontward, which is a dash panel 14. The dash panel 14 forms a lower front portion of the vehicle compartment 12. A dash panel 14 is adjacent to and adjoins the lower part of the front plate 6 in the front-rear direction, and the upper edge of the dash panel 14 is joined to the middle part of the front plate 6 in the vertical direction by spot welding. ing.

Front wheels 16 are suspended by suspension devices 17 on the left and right sides of the front portion of the vehicle body frame 3, respectively. In addition, the rear wheels 18 are suspended on the left and right sides of the rear part of the vehicle body frame 3, respectively.
The vehicle body 2 is supported on the road surface 19 by the. The front wheels 16 are steered wheels, while the rear wheels 18 are driven by an engine (not shown) supported by the vehicle body frame 3, whereby the automobile 1 can run on a road surface 19.

The vehicle body frame 3 has a pair of left and right side frames 21, 21.
Are located on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 2 and extend in the front-rear direction. Further, the front cross member 22 for connecting the front ends of the left and right side frames 21, 21 to each other, and the rear member for connecting the rear ends of the left and right side frames 21, 21 and the cross member (not shown) for connecting the middle portions in the front-rear direction are the same. The front cross member 22 and the other cross members are provided with a circular pipe.

The front plate 6 is composed of an upper panel 24 constituting the upper part thereof and a lower panel 25 constituting the lower part thereof, which are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction. The upper panel 24 is fixed to the front edges of the outer plates 7 and the upper plate 8 by integral molding or spot welding, and the lower panel 25 connects the lower edge of the upper panel 24 and the front bumper 10. The opening 23 between them is openably closed.
Further, the upper edge portion 26 of the dash panel 14 is joined to the lower edge portion 27 of the upper panel 24, which is a midway portion in the vertical direction of the front plate 6, by spot welding.

A front window 28 is provided above the front plate 6 of the body 4. The front window 28 includes a window opening 29 formed in the upper panel 24 of the front plate 6 and a glass plate 30 that closes the window opening 29. A reinforcing plate 31 extending laterally is fixed to the rear surface of the upper panel 24 at the lower opening edge of the window opening 29, and the upper panel 24 and the reinforcing plate 31 form a reinforcing portion 32 having a box-shaped cross section. .
Due to this reinforcing portion 32, the upper panel 24 of the front plate 6 is provided.
Is reinforced, and the reduction in strength due to the provision of the window opening 29 is sufficiently compensated.

A side door 35 is provided on each outer plate 7 of the body 4. Each of these side doors 3
Reference numeral 5 is composed of a door opening 36 formed in the outer side plate 7 and a door 37 for opening and closing the door opening 36. A front opening edge of the door opening 36 is a front pillar 38 formed by a part of the outer plate 7, and a pair of upper and lower hinges 39, 39 is provided on the front pillar 38 to pivot the door 37 left and right. The door opening 36 is supported so that it can be opened and closed by this rotation.

The outer panels 7 face each other at a slight distance in the left-right direction and face each other, and are joined to each other.
And an outer panel 41. The lower part of the front pillar 38 is provided with the inner panel 40 and the outer panel 4.
It is formed by connecting two members of No. 1 to each other so as to have a box-shaped cross section, and the lower end side thereof is firmly connected to the corresponding side frame 21.

The upper portion of the front pillar 38 is
The inner panel 40, the outer panel 41, and three members on the outer side of the upper panel 24 are formed by spot welding to each other so as to form a box-shaped cross section, and the upper end side thereof is a side portion of the upper plate 8. Is firmly bonded to. Then, the front pillars 38 described above
Are pillars on the left and right sides of the front part of the vehicle body 2 and have sufficiently large strength and rigidity.

The suspension device 17 has a bracket 44 attached to the outer surface of each side frame 21, which is each of the left and right side portions of the front portion of the vehicle body frame 3. The bracket 44 faces the front and rear apart and is fixed to the outer surface of the side frame 21. The front plate 45, 46 and the upper plate 4 for connecting the upper edges of the front and rear plates 45, 46 to each other.
7 and a side plate 48 for connecting the inner edges of the front and rear plates 45, 46 and the upper plate 47 in the vehicle width direction to each other. The upper portion of the bracket 44 including the upper plate 47 is provided on the side frame 21. It projects above and outside.

Below each of the brackets 44, a lower arm 50 is pivotally supported on each of the side frames 21 by a pivot shaft 51 so as to be vertically rotatable, and a pivot end 52 of the lower arm 50 is located outside the side frame 21. Overhangs. A shock absorber 53 whose axial center is substantially vertical is provided below the bracket 44, and the shock absorber 53 is an upper plate 47 which is an upper portion of the bracket 44.
And the rotating end 52 of the lower arm 50,
It is supported by these 47 and 52. The shock absorber 53 includes a hydraulic cylinder type absorber body 54,
It is composed of a spring 55 for urging the absorber main body 54 in a direction to extend it.

A steering knuckle 57 is integrally formed on the lower portion of the absorber main body 54, and an axle 58 is provided substantially horizontally from the outer side surface of the steering knuckle 57 to the outer side.
The front wheel 16 is rotatably supported on the axle 58 about the axis thereof. That is, the front wheel 16 is supported on the lower end side of the shock absorber 53 via the steering knuckle 57, and the upper end side of the shock absorber 53 is supported on the middle portion of the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44 in the front-rear direction.

When the front wheels 16 support the vehicle body 2 via the suspension device 17, the weight of the vehicle body 2 is slightly compressed together with the absorber body 54 by being supported by the spring 55 of the shock absorber 53. Then, when the impact force when the automobile 1 travels is given to the shock absorber 53, the absorber main body 54 of the shock absorber 53.
The spring 55 expands and contracts, and the oil inside the absorber main body 54 flows from one chamber partitioned by the piston to the other chamber, whereby the impact force is absorbed. Also, at this time, the shock absorber 53 to the bracket 44
The load applied to the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44 is applied upward.

A front member 60 is connected to the front plate 6 and the dash panel 14 to reinforce them.
Is provided. The front member 60 extends left and right so as to cover substantially the entire width direction of the vehicle body 2. The front member 60 has a box-shaped cross section between the left and right brackets 44, 44, which is at least a part in the left-right direction, and due to this shape, the front member 60 is substantially large over the entire length in the left-right direction. It has strength and rigidity. The front member 60 sufficiently reinforces the front plate 6 and the dash panel 14 over almost the entire width of the vehicle.

The front member 60 is composed of the upper edge portion 26 of the dash panel 14 and a reinforcing plate 62 joined to the front surface of the upper edge portion 26 by spot welding. In this case, as described above, the dash panel 14
The upper edge portion 26 of the upper panel 24 and the lower edge portion 27 of the upper panel 24 are joined to each other, and the upper edge portion of the reinforcing plate 62 is joined to the joint portion by spot welding. As a result, the front member 60 is joined to the front plate 6 at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction. Further, since the upper edge portion 26 which is a part of the dash panel 14 constitutes a part of the front member 60, this allows the front member 60 to be coupled to the dash panel 14. ing.

As described above, each front pillar 38 has a box-shaped cross section and has sufficient strength and rigidity.
The lower part of each of the front pillars 38 is joined to the rear part of the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44 by spot welding.
Is fully reinforced.

On the other hand, the left and right end portions 63 of the front member 60 are not box-shaped in cross section, but the upper edge portions 26 of the dash panel 14 constituting the front member 60 respectively project outward in the left and right directions and are L-shaped in section. In addition, the left and right end portions of the reinforcing plate 62 forming the end portions 63 are also L-shaped in cross section, and each end portion 63 of the front member 60 also has sufficient strength and rigidity. ing. Each end 63 of the front member 60 is connected to the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44.
Is joined to the front portion of the upper end surface of the bracket by spot welding, whereby the bracket 44 is further sufficiently reinforced.

In the above case, the front pillar 38 and the end 63 of the front member 60 are both attached to the bracket 44.
Since it is coupled to the upper end surface of the upper plate 47, the front pillar 38 is particularly subjected to a load applied upward from the shock absorber 53 to the bracket 44.
And the end 63 of the front member 60 effectively oppose each other. That is, the reinforcement of the bracket 44 by the above-mentioned front pillar 38 and the end portion 63 of the front member 60 is
The load from the shock absorber 53 works extremely effectively.

On the left and right sides of the front portion of the vehicle body 2, the lower portion of the front pillar 38 and the end portion 63 of the front member 60, which correspond to each other in the front-rear direction, are the absorbers for the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44. It is positioned so as to sandwich the support portion 64 on the upper end side of the main body 54 from the front and back. That is, the load of the supporting portion 64 is the same as that of the front pillar 38.
And the end portion 63 of the front member 60 supports the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44, which is supported at the front and rear two points, at a middle portion in the front-rear direction, and thus the upper plate 47 is sufficiently reinforced. As a result, the shock absorber 53
Is firmly supported to the body frame 3 via a bracket 44.

In the above case, the front plate 6 and the dash panel 1
4 and each bracket 44 are reinforced by the front member 60, that is, the front member 60 is commonly used to reinforce the front plate 6 and the like. Therefore, the front plate 6 and the like can be reinforced individually. Compared with, the front portion of the vehicle body 2 is reinforced with fewer parts.

Moreover, the front member 60 has a box-shaped cross section and has a sufficiently large strength and rigidity, and the front plate 6 and the like are connected to each other by the front member 60, so that the front member 60 has a simple structure. While
The front part of the vehicle body 2 is sufficiently reinforced.

The bracket 44 is reinforced by the front pillar 38 formed on the body 4 for reinforcing the front portion of the body 4 and the front portion of the body 4 by reinforcing the front pillar 38. Since the front member 60 is used, the reinforcement of the bracket 44 can be achieved by a simple structure without increasing the number of parts.

Inside the front portion of the vehicle body 2, a water cooling radiator 68 of the engine is provided in a space 67 sandwiched from the front and rear by the lower panel 25 of the front plate 6 and the dash panel 14.
Is provided, and the radiator 68 is provided vertically. The radiator 68 is provided on the front cross member 22.
A lower support piece 69 attached to a central portion which is a middle portion in the left-right direction, and a pair of left and right upper support pieces 70, 70 attached to a middle portion in the left-right direction of the reinforcing plate 62 of the front member 60. , And is detachably supported at three points via a mounting tool 71 composed of a cushioning body and a fastener.

In the above case, the front member 60 having a large strength is used to support the radiator 68. Therefore, the radiator 68 is sufficiently supported and a separate support member is provided for this support. Since it does not need to be provided, the support of the radiator 68 can be obtained with a simple structure.

Headlights 72 capable of illuminating the front of the vehicle body 2 are supported at the left and right ends 63 of the front member 60.

In the above case, the front member 60 having high strength is used to support the headlight 72,
Therefore, the support of the headlight 72 is made sufficiently strong, and since it is not necessary to provide a separate support member for this support, the support of the headlight 72 can be obtained with a simple structure.

A spare tire 76 is detachably supported by a supporting device 75 on the front portion of the vehicle body 2. The spare tire 76 is replaceable with the front wheel 16 and the rear wheel 18.

The support device 75 has a support body 77 which is provided at the front ends of the left and right side frames 21, 21 in the space 67. The support body 77 is formed of a pipe material having a circular cross section, and the support body 77 improves the bonding strength of the left and right side frames 21. The support body 77 is located below the front of the front member 60, and a plate-shaped first bracket 78 is provided in the middle of the support body 77 and the front member 60 in the left-right direction. The upper and lower ends of the first bracket 78 are joined to the front member 60 and the support body 77 by welding.

The first bracket 78 is the lower panel 25.
It is located closer to the space 67 than the space 67, and a part of the first bracket 78 is exposed to the front of the vehicle body 2 through an opening 79 formed in the lower panel 25. A second bracket 80 is detachably fastened to a part of the first bracket 78 by a fastener 81, and the second bracket 80 is located outside the front plate 6 and near the front thereof. The spare tire 7 is attached to the second bracket 80 from the front thereof.
6 is detachably fastened by a fastener 82.

In the above case, the first bracket 78 is firmly supported by the front member 60 and the support 77 by two-point support, and the front member 60 has sufficient strength and rigidity. The spare tire 76 is firmly supported on the body frame 3 side.

The front bumper 10, the front cross member 22, and the support 77 are all located in front of the radiator 68. Therefore, the front bumper 10, the front cross member 22, and the support body 77 prevent the radiator 68 from being damaged by this impact when the vehicle 1 collides with any object while the vehicle 1 is traveling forward. That is, the front cross member 22 and the support 77 are effectively used to protect the radiator 68.

A circular recess 84 is formed on the outer surface of the front plate 6 so as to correspond to the spare tire 76 supported by the supporting device 75. By inserting the spare tire 76 into the recess 84 as much as possible, an increase in air resistance due to the spare tire 76 and a decrease in the appearance of the vehicle body 2 are suppressed.

Further, the recess 84 is formed by bending the front plate 6, so that the front plate 6 is formed.
The rigidity of is improved.

Although the above is based on the illustrated example, the front plate 6
The dash panel 14 and the dash panel 14 may be integrally molded.

(Example 2)

FIG. 6 shows the second embodiment.

According to this, the front pillar 38 extends over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction, and each portion thereof is formed by the inner panel 4.
0 and the outer panel 41 are joined together to form a box-shaped cross section. Further, the lower end of the front pillar 38 is integrally molded with the side frame 21 so as to be firmly joined thereto.

The bracket 44 that supports the shock absorber 53 is formed by the wheel house itself that houses the front wheel 16, and the upper portion of this wheel house corresponds to the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44.

The front member 60 is the dash panel 14
The upper edge portion 26 and the reinforcing plate 62 coupled to the surface of the upper edge portion 26 on the vehicle compartment 12 side. The front member 60 has a box-shaped cross section over substantially the entire length in the left-right direction, and the end 63 of the front member 60 also has a box-shaped cross section. As a result, the front member 60 is further improved in strength and rigidity as compared with the front member 60 of the first embodiment.

The middle part 87 of the front pillar 38 in the vertical direction is once bent back, and the middle part 87 is bent.
The lower surface of the bracket includes the rear upper surface of the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44, and is almost entirely joined to the outer edge of the upper surface by welding or the like.

Further, the middle portion 8 of the front pillar 38.
The front portion of 7 extends forward and is firmly connected to the end portion 63 of the front member 60 by spot welding or the like. The end 63 of the front member 60 is joined to the front upper surface of the upper plate 47 of the bracket 44. Therefore, since the front pillar 38, the bracket 44, and the front member 60 are coupled to each other, the support strength of the front pillar 38 by the bracket 44 is dramatically improved.

Since other structures and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, common reference numerals are given to the drawings and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0065]

According to the present invention, a front member having a box-shaped cross section is provided which extends to the left and right and is connected to the lower portion of the front plate of the body and the dash panel on the front surface of the passenger compartment.

Therefore, the front plate and the dash panel are reinforced by the front member, that is, the front member is commonly used to reinforce each of the front plate and the like. Therefore, the front plate and the like are individually reinforced. Compared with this, the front part of the vehicle body is reinforced with a small number of parts, and this reinforcement is achieved with a simple configuration.

Moreover, the front member has a box-shaped cross section and has a sufficiently large strength and rigidity, and the front plate and the like are connected to each other by the front member. Although it has such a simple structure, the front portion of the vehicle body is sufficiently reinforced.

Further, as described above, the front portion of the vehicle body is a small number of parts, and the structure thereof is simple. Therefore, although the vehicle body is sufficiently reinforced as described above, the vehicle body can be easily molded. Becomes

Further, according to the present invention, the front pillars corresponding to each other in the front-rear direction and the end portion of the front member are connected to the same bracket so as to sandwich the support portion on the upper end side of the shock absorber in the bracket from the front and rear. ing.

In this case, the front pillar serves as a pillar on each of the left and right side portions of the front portion of the vehicle body and has sufficiently large strength and rigidity. Also, the front member has a box-shaped cross section, and also has sufficiently large strength and rigidity.

For this reason, the support portion of the shock absorber in the bracket includes the above-mentioned front pillar,
It is supported at the front and rear by the end of the front member,
This support will be sufficiently reinforced.

Therefore, the supporting strength of the bracket for supporting the shock absorber is sufficiently improved.

Moreover, for reinforcing the above-mentioned bracket,
The front pillar formed on the front part of the body itself and the front member provided on the front part of the body to reinforce the front part of the body are used to reinforce the front part of the body itself. Is achieved with a simple structure without increasing the number of parts, that is, reinforcement of the front part of the vehicle body is achieved with a simple structure, and since there are few parts, molding of a vehicle body reinforced in this way is also possible. You can easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 3 in Embodiment 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of an automobile according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the vehicle with the body removed according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial side sectional view of what is shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment.

5 is a front partial cross-sectional view of what is shown in FIG. 4 in Embodiment 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the front portion of the vehicle body as seen from the vehicle compartment side in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 automobile 2 vehicle body 3 vehicle body frame 4 body 6 front panel 7 outer panel 10 front bumper 12 vehicle compartment 14 dash panel 16 front wheel 17 suspension device 21 side frame 24 upper panel 25 lower panel 28 front wind 38 front pillar 44 Bracket 47 Upper plate 53 Shock absorber 60 Front member 62 Reinforcement plate 63 End part 64 Support part 67 Space 68 Radiator 72 Headlight

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body comprising a vehicle body frame and a body supported on the vehicle body frame, wherein a front surface portion of the body is formed by a front plate, and a front surface of a vehicle compartment in the body is formed by a dash panel. , A dash panel is adjacent to the lower part of the front plate, a front window is provided on the upper part of the front plate, and a front pillar having a lower end extending vertically and joined to the body frame is mounted on the left and right sides of the front part of the body. It is formed on each side, and on the other hand, a bracket is attached to each of the left and right sides of the front part of the body frame, and a shock absorber whose axial center is almost vertical is provided on the lower side of the bracket, and the lower end side of the shock absorber is formed. In the front structure of the vehicle body where the upper end side of the shock absorber is supported by the bracket while the front wheel is supported by A front member having a box-shaped cross section connected to the lower portion of the face plate and the dash panel is provided, and the front pillars corresponding to each other in the front-rear direction and the end portion of the front member are located on the upper end side of the shock absorber in the bracket. The front structure of the vehicle body, which is connected to the same bracket so as to sandwich the support from the front and back.