JPH10324269A - Front chassis frame - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach the rear end parts of left and right round pipe side members in a vehicular front chassis frame of parallel crosses to a car body at low costs. SOLUTION: The rear end parts 25 of left and right round pipe side members 22 of a vehicular front chassis frame of parallel crosses are pressed to be flat and roughly gate-like in section, an attaching surface 27 flat in the center having a bolt hole 26 is formed, vertical ribs 28 are formed in both sides of the attaching surface 27 and the side member rear end parts 25 are attached to the lower surface of a car body by the attaching surface 27.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching left and right side members of a double-girder front chassis frame of a vehicle, particularly, a rear end of the side members to a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle front chassis frame using a round pipe, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a short hole is formed in a radial through hole 2 formed in a round pipe chassis member 1. As shown in FIG. The pipe 3 is inserted, the chassis member 1 is welded to the pipe 3, and a mounting bolt 4 inserted through the pipe 3 from below is screwed into the upper body 5 so that the chassis member 1 is mounted on the lower surface of the body 5. However, it is relatively difficult to perform a drilling operation on the round pipe-shaped chassis member 1 in the correct position and direction, and it is also relatively difficult to weld the chassis members 1 and the pipes 3 which are round pipes. However, there was a disadvantage that the workability was poor.

Further, in another vehicle front chassis frame using a round pipe, as shown in FIG. 7, a round opening is formed by vertically welding two sheet metal brackets 10 and 11 together. 12 is formed, and one end of a chassis member 13 made of a round pipe is inserted into the opening 12 so that the outer peripheral surface of the chassis member 13 and the brackets 10 and 1 are inserted.
1 and is welded to the vehicle body 16 with a mounting bolt 15 that penetrates the flat portion 14 of the bracket 10 from below, so that the chassis member 13 is mounted on the lower surface of the vehicle body 16. In this case, In addition, since the number of parts and the number of welds are large, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases due to an increase in the number of processing steps.

Further, the center member for an automobile described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-61177 is mainly composed of two extruded pipes, and has flat mounting surfaces on both ends thereof. It is merely formed, and there is no suggestion of attaching a double-girder front chassis frame in which the side members are each formed of a round pipe to the vehicle body as in the present invention.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to mount the rear end portions of left and right round pipe side members to a vehicle body at low cost in a cross-girder front chassis frame of a vehicle. It is.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front chassis frame including a left and right side members arranged in a front-rear direction of a vehicle in a cross beam front chassis frame of a vehicle. The rear end of the side member is crushed substantially flat to form a mounting surface with the vehicle body.

That is, although the left and right side members of the double-girder front chassis frame of the vehicle are each formed of a circular pipe, the rear ends of the side members are crushed substantially flat, and the vehicle body and the vehicle body are directly crushed. Since the mounting surface is formed, the mounting surface can be formed easily and accurately in a short time by press working or the like, and further, there is no particular need for accessory parts.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front chassis frame according to the first aspect, wherein a rear end portion of the side member is crushed into a substantially gate-shaped cross section, and a flat central portion thereof is attached to a vehicle body. Forming a surface.

Therefore, the rear end of the side member formed by crushing into a substantially gate-shaped cross section has vertical ribs on both sides of a flat central portion forming a mounting surface with the vehicle body. The rigidity of the part can be automatically increased, and sufficient strength can be given to the large pressing force and torsional load in the front-rear direction acting on the vehicle in the event of a vehicle collision, and the side member is a round pipe. Even if the rear end of the side member is crushed almost flat, the formation of the vertical ribs reliably suppresses the width of the rear end of the side member from expanding, and easily interferes with other surrounding components. Can be eliminated.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 4, a vehicle front chassis frame 20 includes a square pipe front cross member 21 disposed in the vehicle width direction, left and right round pipe side members 22 disposed in the vehicle front-rear direction, respectively, and a vehicle width. The left and right ends of the front cross member 21 and the front ends of the left and right side members 22 are connected via connect brackets 24, respectively. The left and right ends of the 23 and the rear portions of the left and right side members 22 are connected to each other to form a front chassis frame 20 in a double-girder shape. The front chassis frame 20 has an engine 50 and a transmission 51 mounted thereon.

The rear end 25 of the side member 22 is substantially flat and gradually deformed from a round pipe by press working.
It is crushed into a substantially gate-shaped cross section, a bolt hole 26 is formed in a flat central portion thereof, and a mounting surface 27 is formed. On both sides of the mounting surface 27, vertical ribs 28 extending substantially vertically are formed. The mounting surface 27 is brought into contact with the lower surfaces of the left and right front side frames 30 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction at the front of the vehicle body, and the bolts 29 inserted into the bolt holes 26 from below are inserted into the front side frames 30.
The rear end 25 of the side member is attached to the lower surface of the front side frame 30 by screwing into the weld nut 31 on the side, and the front end of the side member 22 is fixed to the front side frame 30 via the mount bracket 22 '. The side member 22
Are arranged along the front side frame 30 below the front side frame 30.

As described above, despite the fact that the side member 22 is formed of a round pipe, the rear end portion 25 of the side member is crushed in a substantially flat and substantially gate-shaped section, and is flatly mounted in the center. Although the surface 27 is formed, this forming can be performed easily and accurately in a short time by press working or the like, and does not include a welding structure as in the conventional device. And the precision control can be easily improved, and the central flat mounting surface 27 allows the rear end portion 25 of the side member to be directly mounted on the front side frame 30, so that special other accessory parts can be obtained. Since it is not required, the number of parts can be minimized, and the manufacturing cost of the side member 22 can be easily reduced.
Can be attached to the front side frame 30 at low cost.

The rear end portion 25 of the side member is crushed into a substantially gate-shaped cross section, and vertical ribs 28 extending substantially vertically are formed on both sides of the flat mounting surface 27, so that the rear end portion of the side member is formed. Since the rigidity of the side member 25 can be automatically increased, even if a large pressing force or torsional load acts on the side member 22 in the vehicle longitudinal direction at the time of a collision of the vehicle, the side member rear end 25 has sufficient strength. Let me
There is a great feature that the side member 22 can be easily prevented from bending at the rear end 25.

Furthermore, a side member 22 which is a round pipe
Even if the rear end portion 25 is squashed substantially flat, it is formed in a substantially gate-shaped cross-section, and the vertical ribs 28 extending substantially vertically in both sides of the flat mounting surface 27 are formed. The lateral width of the rear end 25 is reliably suppressed from increasing, so that the size of the rear end 25 of the side member can be easily avoided. Therefore, the rear end 25 has a large area around the rear end 25 in a narrow space below the vehicle body. Even if these components are arranged close to each other, the possibility that the rear end portion 25 of the side member interferes with them can be easily eliminated, and the special effect that the degree of freedom of layout under the vehicle body is not impaired is reduced. is there.

[0015]

In the front chassis frame according to the first aspect of the present invention, the left and right side members of the double-girder front chassis frame of the vehicle are formed of round pipes, respectively. The rear end is crushed almost flat to form a mounting surface with the vehicle body. The mounting surface can be formed easily and accurately in a short time by pressing, etc., so that the workability and accuracy of the mounting surface The management can be easily improved, and the mounting surface allows the rear end of the side member to be directly attached to the vehicle body, thereby minimizing the number of required parts and easily reducing manufacturing costs. There is.

Further, in the front chassis frame according to the second aspect of the present invention, the rear end portions of the side members formed by crushing in a substantially gate-shaped cross section extend vertically on both sides of the mounting surface with the vehicle body. Since the ribs are formed and the rigidity of the rear end portion of the side member is increased, it is possible to provide sufficient strength against a large pressing force and torsional load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle acting upon a collision of the vehicle, and Since the formation of the vertical ribs can surely prevent the lateral width of the rear end of the side member from being widened and eliminate the possibility of interference with other surrounding components, it is very convenient for manufacturing a vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the conventional device.

FIG. 7 is a side view of another conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 Front chassis frame 21 Front cross member 22 Side member 23 Rear cross member 24 Connect bracket 25 Rear end 27 Mounting surface 28 Vertical rib 29 Bolt 30 Front side frame

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Harumichi Shiraishi 1410 Mohei, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture Inside Hirta Kogyo Co., Ltd. Person Bunka Taguchi 1410 Mohei, Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture (72) Inventor Junji Ishii 1410 Mohei, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama Prefecture Inside of Hilta Industrial Co., Ltd. Hilta Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a double-girder front chassis frame for a vehicle, left and right side members arranged in the front-rear direction of the vehicle are each formed by a round pipe, and a rear end of the side member is crushed substantially flat to form a vehicle body. Front chassis frame with mounting surface. 2. The front chassis frame according to claim 1, wherein a rear end of the side member is crushed in a substantially gate-shaped cross section, and a flat central portion thereof forms a mounting surface with a vehicle body.