JP2010120533A - Front body structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress deformation of a vehicle cabin by transmitting a collision load input in a front upper member to a front pillar lower, a side sill, or a dashboard lower cross member at a front impact accident of an automobile so as to make it hard to transmit the load to a front pillar upper. <P>SOLUTION: The front upper member 18 includes: a body part 18a; a lower side connection part 18b; and an upper side connection part 18c. The upper side connection part 18c is formed to have low rigidity with respect to the body part 18a and the lower side connection part 18b. Thus, shock absorption effect is enhanced by dispersing the collision load to the front pillar lower 13, the side sill 14, and the dashboard lower cross member 16 through the body part 18a and the lower side connection part 18b which have high rigidity and are hard to be crushed at the front impact accident of the automobile as well as deformation of the vehicle cabin can be minimized by crushing the upper side connection part 18c with low rigidity to make it hard to transmit the collision load to the front pillar upper 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a front pillar upper that extends forward and downward along the side edge of the front windshield, and extends downward from the lower end of the front pillar upper and is connected to the front end of the side sill and the vehicle width direction end of the dashboard lower cross member. The present invention relates to a front body structure of an automobile including a front pillar lower that is arranged and a front upper member that is disposed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is continuous with the front surface of the front pillar lower.

Curved from the front end of the front pillar lower connecting the lower end of the front pillar upper and the front end of the side sill, to the rear end of the upper branch that extends straight rearward from the rear of the front upper member, and obliquely downward from the rear of the front upper member A combination of the rear end of the lower branch portion is known from the above-mentioned Patent Document 1.
JP 2004-306803 A

  By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional one, the upper branch portion and the lower branch portion of the front upper member are integrally formed, and no rigidity difference is set between the upper branch portion and the lower branch portion. A large part of the collision load input to the upper member is transmitted from the upper branch to the lower end of the front pillar upper, and there is a possibility that the vehicle compartment is deformed together with the front pillar upper.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and transmits a collision load input to a front upper member at the time of a frontal collision of an automobile to a front pillar lower, a side sill, a dashboard lower cross member, and is difficult to transmit to a front pillar upper. Thus, it is intended to suppress the deformation of the passenger compartment.

  To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a front pillar upper that extends forward and downward along the side edge of the front windshield, and a side sill that extends downward from the lower end of the front pillar upper. A front body structure of a vehicle including a front pillar lower connected to a front end of the vehicle and a dashboard width cross member of the dashboard lower cross member, and a front upper member arranged in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and continuous with the front surface of the front pillar lower The front upper member includes a main body portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, a lower connecting portion that is inclined rearward and downward from the rear end of the main body portion and is connected to a lower portion of the front pillar lower, and a rear end of the main body portion. An upper connecting portion extending rearward and continuing to an upper portion of the front pillar lower, and the main body portion and the lower connecting portion are Is formed in the body, the upper connecting portion front body structure of a vehicle characterized in that it is formed separately and low stiffness relative to the body portion and the lower connecting portion is proposed.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the structure of claim 1, the lower connecting portion is a member having a closed cross section, and the upper connecting portion is a member having an open cross section. A vehicle front body structure is proposed.

  According to the configuration of the first aspect, the front upper member arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and continuing to the front surface of the front pillar lower is inclined downward and rearward integrally from the main body portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the rear end of the main body portion. The lower connecting portion connected to the lower portion of the front pillar lower and the upper connecting portion extending rearwardly from the rear end of the main body portion and connected to the upper portion of the front pillar lower. Because it is formed with low rigidity with respect to the side connection part, when a collision load to the rear of the vehicle body is input to the front upper member due to a frontal collision of the vehicle, the front part is connected via the main body part and the lower connection part that are highly rigid and difficult to crush. Not only can the impact load be distributed to the pillar lower, side sill, and dashboard lower cross member to increase the impact absorption effect, but the upper joint with low rigidity will be crushed. The front pillar upper collision load hardly transmitted, it is possible to minimize the deformation of the vehicle compartment.

  According to the configuration of claim 2, since the lower connecting portion of the front upper member is a member having a closed cross section and the upper connecting portion is an open cross section, when the collision load from the front is input, The rigidity of the connecting portion can be increased to make it difficult to be crushed, and the rigidity of the upper connecting portion can be decreased to facilitate crushing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a front body frame of an automobile, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3 and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

  First, the frame structure of the front part of the vehicle body will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the frame structure of the front part of the vehicle body is symmetrical with respect to the center plane of the vehicle body, the left frame structure will be described as a representative.

  The front pillar 11 of the automobile is composed of a front pillar upper 12 that tilts from the rear upper side to the front lower side to support the left and right side edges of the front windshield, and a front pillar lower 13 that extends downward from the lower end of the front pillar upper 12. The The front pillar lower 13 is relatively thick and has a high rigidity, but the front pillar upper 12 is thinner and has a lower rigidity than the front pillar lower 13. The lower end of the front pillar lower 13 is coupled to the front end of the side sill 14 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the both ends of the dashboard 15 in the vehicle width direction are coupled to the front surface of the front pillar lower 13. Both ends of the dashboard lower cross member 16 constituting a strength member having a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction in cooperation with the lower portion of the dashboard 15 are coupled in the vicinity of the coupling portion of the front pillar lower 13 and the side sill 14.

  The rear end of the front side frame 17 that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is coupled to the front surface of the dashboard lower cross member 16 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the lower end of the front pillar lower 13. A front upper member 18 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is disposed substantially parallel to the front side frame 17. The front upper member 18 includes a main body portion 18a extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, a lower connecting portion 18b that is inclined rearward and downward from the rear end of the main body portion 18a and connected to the lower front surface of the front pillar lower 13, and a main body portion 18a. And an upper connecting portion 18c extending rearward from the rear end and connected to the upper front surface of the front pillar lower 13.

  The main body portion 18 a and the lower connection portion 18 b are configured as one member, and the rear end of the lower connection portion 18 b is coupled to the lower front surface of the front pillar lower 13. The front end of the upper connecting portion 18c is coupled to a portion where the lower connecting portion 18b branches from the main body portion 18a, and the upper connecting portion 18c is linearly aligned with the main body portion 18a. The rear end of the upper connecting portion 18 c is coupled to the upper front surface of the front pillar lower 13.

  A bulkhead upper side frame 19 is coupled to the front end of the front side frame 17 and extends forward. An outer end of the bulkhead upper cross member 20 in the vehicle width direction and a bulkhead upper side are connected to the front end of the bulkhead upper side frame 19. The upper end of the stay 21 is coupled, and the lower end of the bulkhead upper side stay 21 is coupled to the upper surface of the front end of the front side frame 17. The upper end of the bulkhead lower side stay 22 is coupled to the lower surface of the front end of the front side frame 17, and the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the bulkhead lower cross member 23 is coupled to the lower end of the bulkhead lower side stay 22.

  As apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the main body portion 18a and the lower connection portion 18b of the front upper member 18 are integrally formed of a relatively thick material and have a closed cross section, whereas the main body portion 18a. The upper connecting portion 18c, which is a separate member with respect to the lower connecting portion 18b, is formed in an open cross section with a relatively thin material. As described above, the lower connecting portion 18b has a closed cross-sectional structure and the upper connecting portion 18c has an open cross-sectional structure, whereby a difference in rigidity can be easily generated in the lower connecting portion 18b and the upper connecting portion 18c.

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

  The collision load when the automobile collides front is transmitted rearward through the front side frame 17 disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the bulkhead upper side frame 19 and the front upper member 18 also disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Is done. The collision load input to the front side frame 17 is distributed to the dashboard lower cross member 16, the front pillar lower 13, and the side sill 14 while buckling the front side frame 17.

  The other part of the collision load is transmitted backward while buckling the main body portion 18a of the bulkhead upper side frame 19 and the front upper member 18, and the lower connecting portion 18b and the upper connecting portion are connected from the rear end of the main body portion 18a. It branches and is transmitted to the part 18c. At this time, the lower connecting portion 18b is formed integrally with the main body portion 18a and highly rigid, whereas the upper connecting portion 18c is formed separately from the main body portion 18a and has low rigidity. 18c is easily and completely crushed, and the collision load transmitted to the front pillar upper 12 is extremely small. On the other hand, most of the collision load input to the front upper member 18 is highly rigid from the lower connecting portion 18b. It is dispersed and absorbed by the front pillar lower 13, the side sill 14, and the dashboard lower cross member 16.

  As described above, the collision load input to the front upper member 18 is dispersed and absorbed by the highly rigid front pillar lower 13, side sill 14, and dashboard lower cross member 16, and is difficult to be transmitted to the front pillar upper 12. Therefore, the deformation of the passenger compartment can be minimized.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. Is possible.

  For example, in the embodiment, the upper connecting portion 18c of the front upper member 18 is configured as a separate member from the main body portion 18a and the lower connecting portion 18b. However, the upper connecting portion 18c is configured with the main body portion 18a and the lower connecting portion 18b. You may comprise with the same member.

Side view of the front body frame of an automobile 2 direction view of FIG. 3-3 sectional view of FIG. Sectional view along line 4-4 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

12 Front Pillar Upper 13 Front Pillar Lower 14 Side Sill 16 Dashboard Lower Cross Member 18 Front Upper Member 18a Main Body 18b Lower Link 18c Upper Link

Claims (2)

A front pillar upper (12) extending forward and downward along the side edge of the front windshield, and a front sill (14) front end and a dashboard lower cross member (16) extending downward from the lower end of the front pillar upper (12) A front pillar lower body (13) connected to an end of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, and a front upper body (18) disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and connected to the front surface of the front pillar lower (13). In structure
The front upper member (18) includes a main body portion (18a) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a lower connection that is inclined rearward and downward from the rear end of the main body portion (18a) and continues to the lower portion of the front pillar lower (13). A portion (18b) and an upper connecting portion (18c) extending rearward from the rear end of the main body portion (18a) and continuing to the upper portion of the front pillar lower (13),
The main body portion (18a) and the lower connection portion (18b) are integrally formed, and the upper connection portion (18c) is separate from the main body portion (18a) and the lower connection portion (18b), and A front body structure of an automobile characterized by being formed with low rigidity.   The front body structure of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the lower connecting portion (18b) is a member having a closed cross section, and the upper connecting portion (18c) is a member having an open cross section.

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