Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2003-02-20
2004-07-27
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
C296S187090, C296S187120, C296S193110
Reexamination Certificate
active
06767052
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fender structure of a vehicle.
2. Description of the Related Art
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6(1994)-336179 discloses a front fender
1
which has, on its engine compartment
2
side, a slant wall
3
fixed to a hood ledge reinforce
5
by bolts
6
, and an absorbing member
4
provided inside the front fender
1
, as shown in FIG.
9
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the above fender structure, however, when a large load is applied to the front fender
1
from above, the slant wall
3
resists the load, as shown in
FIG. 10
, generating large reaction force to the load, whereby impact energy absorption of the fender structure is lowered.
Moreover, the absorbing member
4
provided inside the front fender
1
is a factor of cost increase.
An object of the present invention is to provide a fender structure capable of generating a controlled reaction force to a load applied thereto without lowering impact energy absorption.
An aspect of the present invention is a fender structure comprising: a pair of fenders provided at sides of an engine compartment, each of the fenders having a platform portion extending toward inside of the engine compartment, and a longitudinal wall portion extending downward from an inner edge of the platform portion and joined to a hood ledge reinforce in the engine compartment, wherein the longitudinal wall portion of the fender is slanted, extending outward in a vehicle transverse direction.
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Chenevert Paul
Dayoan D. Glenn
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
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