Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1988-07-29
1990-09-11
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
296 30, 296203, 296204, B62D 2700
Patent
active
049556630
ABSTRACT:
A front body construction of a car body has a wheel apron used as part of a side wall of an engine compartment. A wheel apron is connected with a suspension tower for supporting a front wheel suspension therein and to a boxed U-channel front side frame extending in a lengthwise direction from a front end to a rear end of the engine compartment. A pair of gussets is provided as reinforcing members to interconnect the suspension tower and the front side frame. The lower portion of each gusset is disposed within the boxed U-channel front side frame and BonnectedDtoOinnerRwallsSoffth boxee Uchhnnnl Broot Bidd foamm s at t ppevvnttthh swsppnssonntoerrfrm Beiig ubkecced to loads causing an inward leaning.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Mazda Motor Corporation
Pike Andrew C.
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