KR20080107033A - Front end module for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

A front end module for the vehicle is provided to reduce the number of work process and to cut down the manufacturing time and production cost. A front end module for the vehicle comprises a top and bottom side horizontal support(21), a left and right side vertical support(23) connecting the horizontal support, a rectangular front panel in which the cooling module mounting part(25) is equipped, a carrier consisting of the support panel(30) in which the head lamp mount(31) is equipped. An air guide(70) and stiffener(80) are integrally formed at the front surface of horizontal support and vertical support.

Description

Front end module for automobile

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a general front end module.

2 is a perspective view showing a general carrier.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional front end module.

4 is a perspective view showing a conventional carrier.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a front end module of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the carrier of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating A-A and B-B of FIG. 6.

8 is a perspective view showing a carrier of another embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

10: carrier 20: front panel

21: upper horizontal support 22: lower horizontal support

23: left vertical support 24: right vertical support

25: Cooling module mounting part

30: support panel 31: headlamp mounting portion

40: cooling module 41: radiator

42: condenser 43: fan / shroud

50: headlamp

60: bumper beam 61: bumper

70: air guide 71: bumper beam receiving portion

72: guide groove 73: reinforcing rib

80: stiffener

The present invention relates to a front end module for an automobile, and more particularly, to a front end module for an automobile in which air guides and stiffeners are integrally formed on the front of the left and right vertical support parts and the front of the lower horizontal support parts, respectively.

Recently, the development of automobiles has been studied to improve the productivity by reducing the number of parts and processes.

In recent years in the development of automobiles, a number of components for assembling the assembly of a plurality of components to assemble the assembly line, that is, a modular technology, such as cooling modules and headlamps have been proposed. And a front end module assembled by assembling a bumper including a bumper beam.

1 is a view showing a conventional front end module, the front end module is a radiator 141, a condenser 142 and a fan on the cooling module mounting portion 125 of the carrier 110 with the carrier 110 as the center. Cooling module 140 including / shroud 143 is mounted, the headlamp mounting portion 131 of the carrier 110 is mounted a headlamp 150, the front of the carrier 110 bumper beam ( 160 is mounted and modularized.

2 is a view showing a conventional carrier, the carrier 110 is a lower horizontal support portion 122 and the upper and lower horizontal support portion disposed below the upper horizontal support portion 121 and the upper horizontal support portion 121. On the left and right sides of the front panel 120 and the front panel 120 having a substantially rectangular frame shape having the cooling module mounting unit 125 formed of left and right vertical support parts 123 and 124 connecting the 121 and 122. The extension is formed of a support panel 130 having a headlamp mounting portion 131.

The front end module for automobiles formed as described above has the advantage of reducing the time required and cost by reducing the number of processes in the manufacturing process of the automobile, but the bumper beam 160 and the head in front of the carrier 110 Since the lamp 150 is mounted and the cooling module 140 including the radiator 141 and the condenser 142 is mounted at the rear, the respective devices are densely packed so that external air does not flow into the cooling module 140. Accordingly, there is a problem that the cooling of the cooling module 140 is not made smoothly.

In addition, when a collision occurs between a vehicle and a pedestrian to which the front end module is applied, the pedestrian may be primarily injured by the collision. There is a problem that it is difficult to protect the pedestrian.

In order to solve such a problem, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a stiffener 180 is attached to the front of the lower horizontal support part 122 to protect the leg portion of the pedestrian, and toward the cooling module 140. An air guide 170 for guiding the external air was installed on the front of the left and right vertical support parts 123 and 124 to smoothly introduce the external air. As shown, the stiffener 180 is attached to the front surface of the carrier 110 to protect the leg portion of the pedestrian, and the air guide 170 introduces more external air to the cooling module 140. However, the stiffener 180 and the air guide 170 is manufactured in a separate unit, and then attached to the carrier 110, the manufacturing cost is increased as well as the number of work is increased, the stiffener 180 and the air guide Vibration and noise are generated at the junction of the 170 and the carrier 110, which lowers the durability of the carrier 110 and adversely affects the quietness of the vehicle.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to injection molding the stiffener and the air guide integrally with the carrier to reduce the labor and provide a front end module for automobiles is reduced vibration and noise It is.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the stiffener to be used as an air guide, and by inclining the air guide and the stiffener outwards from the vertical direction of the carrier to the front end module for a car to allow more air to flow into the cooling module side To provide.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a front end module for a vehicle in which resistance is reduced in the process of introducing external air by forming the air guide and the inner central portion of the stiffener.

The front end module for a vehicle according to the present invention for achieving the above object consists of a vertical front panel having a cooling module mounting portion consisting of upper and lower horizontal support and left and right vertical support connecting the horizontal support and In the front end module for an automobile including a carrier extending from the left and right sides of the front panel and comprising a support panel provided with a headlamp mounting portion,

An air guide and a stiffener are integrally formed on the front of the left and right vertical support parts and the front of the lower horizontal support parts, respectively.

Here, the air guides are formed to face left and right from the front extension lines of the left and right vertical support portions toward the ends, and the stiffeners are formed to face downward from the front extension lines of the lower horizontal support portions toward the ends. It is characterized by.

In addition, the air guide and the stiffener is characterized in that the curved in the air inlet direction.

In addition, the inner surface of the air guide and the stiffener is formed with a guide groove in the air inlet direction, the outer surface is characterized in that the reinforcing rib protrudes in the air inlet direction.

In addition, the air guide is characterized in that the bumper beam receiving portion is formed.

Hereinafter, a front end module for a vehicle according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a front end module of the present invention, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a carrier of the present invention, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing AA and BB of Figure 6, Figure 8 is a view of another embodiment of the present invention A perspective view showing a carrier.

5 to 7 is a view showing a front end module for a vehicle of the present invention, as shown, the front end module for a vehicle of the present invention is located on the lower side of the upper horizontal support 21 and the upper horizontal support 21 Left and right sides arranged side by side to connect the lower horizontal support portion 22 with the stiffener 80 protruding from the front and the upper and lower horizontal support portions 21 and 22, and the air guide 70 for recruiting air to the front and left A substantially rectangular front panel 20 having vertical cooling parts 23 and 24 and a cooling module mounting part 25 formed at a central portion thereof, and extending to the left and right sides of the front panel 20 to provide a headlamp mounting part 31. A center of the carrier 10 made of the support panel 30 is provided, the cooling module mounting portion 25 of the carrier 10, the radiator 41 and the condenser 42 and the fan / shroud 43 Cooling module 40 is configured to be mounted, the carry The head lamp 50 is mounted on the head lamp mounting portion 31 of the fish 10, and the bumper beam 60 is mounted on the front surface of the carrier 10 to be modularized.

Here, the stiffener 80 serves to prevent the pedestrian's leg portion from being damaged when colliding with the pedestrian, and guides the external air to flow into the cooling module 40 as the air guide 70. Do it.

The air guide 70 and the stiffener 70 are left and right from the front extension lines of the left and right vertical support portions 21 and 22 toward the ends thereof so that a larger amount of external air flows into the cooling module 40. It is formed to face to the right and toward the end from the front extension line of the lower horizontal support portion 22 toward the lower side.

As described above, the stiffener 70 serves as the air guide 70, and the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70 are inclined outward from the front vertical direction of the carrier 10, thereby introducing more air. As a result, the cooling performance of the cooling module 40 is improved.

The air guide 70 has a bumper beam accommodating part 71 in which the bumper beam 60 is accommodated. The bumper beam receiver 71 is a portion of the air guide 70 is removed so that the bumper beam 60 is accommodated, the bumper beam 60 through the bumper beam receiver 71 is a carrier 10 ) Is mounted.

On the other hand, the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70 may be formed in a plate shape, it is preferable that the curvature is formed in the air inflow direction as shown to reduce the resistance in the air inflow process.

8 is a perspective view showing a carrier of another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the bumper beam receiving portion 71 is formed at the outer end of the air guide 70. The bumper beam accommodating part 71 is partially removed from the end of the air guide 70 so that the bumper beam 60 is disposed, and the bumper beam 60 is connected to the carrier 10 through the bumper beam accommodating part 71. ) Is mounted.

In addition to the inner surface of the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70, a guide groove 72 for guiding the inflow of external air is formed, the reinforcing rib 73 is formed on the outer surface. The guide groove 72 is a groove formed in the air inlet direction on the inner surface of the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70, and the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70 by the guide groove 72 The flow of external air flowing in becomes more natural. In addition, the reinforcing rib 73 is a reinforcing structure protruding in the air inflow direction on the outer surface of the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70, by reinforcing the rigidity of the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70 There is an effect that the durability of the carrier 10 including the stiffener 80 and the air guide 70 is improved. The guide groove 72 and the reinforcing member 73 is not limited to the shape as an example shown in the figure will be able to be modified as much as those skilled in the art. The rest of the components are the same as in the above-described embodiment and will be omitted.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as being limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best describe their invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not satisfy all of the technical idea of the present invention, various equivalents that may be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be variations and variations.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the stiffener and the air guide are integrally formed in the carrier, the carrier can be manufactured simultaneously with the carrier, as well as the stiffener and the air guide through a single injection process, thereby reducing the number of maneuvers. This has the effect of reducing the production time and production costs.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the stiffener, the air guide, and the carrier are integrally formed, vibration and noise generated by driving of the vehicle are reduced, thereby improving the quietness and durability of the vehicle.

In addition, according to the present invention there is an effect that the stiffener to perform the role of the air guide to bring the improvement of the cooling performance of the cooling module as well as the protection of pedestrians.

In particular, according to the present invention, the stiffener and the air guide are inclined outward from the front vertical direction of the carrier, thereby guiding a larger amount of external air, thereby having a unique effect of dramatically improving the cooling efficiency of the cooling module.

In addition, according to the present invention, the stiffener and the air guide are formed curved in the air inflow direction, the resistance generated during the inflow of air is reduced, the flow of air introduced by the guide groove formed on the inner surface becomes more natural, The reinforcing ribs protruding on the outer side has the effect of improving durability.

Claims (5)

Rectangular front panel 20 having a cooling module mounting part 25 including upper and lower horizontal support parts 21 and 22 and left and right vertical support parts 23 and 24 connecting the horizontal support parts 21 and 22. In the front end module for a vehicle including a carrier 10 formed on the left and right sides of the front panel 20, the support panel 30 is provided with a headlamp mounting portion 31, The front end module for the vehicle, characterized in that the air guide 70 and the stiffener 80 are integrally formed on the front of the left and right vertical support (21, 22) and the front of the lower horizontal support (22), respectively. The method of claim 1, The air guide 70 is formed toward the left and right from the front extension lines of the left and right vertical support portions 21 and 22 toward the end, respectively, and the stiffener 80 is directed toward the lower horizontal support portion ( The front end module for automobiles, characterized in that it is formed to face downward from the front extension line of 22). The method according to claim 1 or 2, The air guide 70 and the stiffener (80) is a front end module for a vehicle, characterized in that the curved in the air inlet direction. The method according to claim 1 or 2, On the inner surface of the air guide 70 and the stiffener 80, the guide groove 72 is formed in the air inlet direction, the outer surface of the automobile characterized in that the reinforcing ribs 73 protruded in the air inlet direction Front end module. The method of claim 1, The air guide 70 is a front end module for a vehicle, characterized in that the bumper beam receiving portion 71 is formed.

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