Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1992-03-20
1993-04-13
Cherry, Johnny D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
296194, 296203, 296205, 296209, B62D 2508
Patent
active
052015661
ABSTRACT:
A front body structure for vehicles comprises a side sill formed by a first frame and a second frame each having closed cross sections, wherein the first frame is curved upwardly and is further curved inwardly in a transverse direction of a vehicle body so as to form a cowl front portion and the second frame is curved inwardly in the transverse direction of the vehicle body so as to form a dash cross portion, and a front side frame which bifurcates into two bifurcated portions in a vicinity of a front side portion of the vehicle body. The first and second frames are respectively joined to end portions of the bifurcated portions, substantially even therewith. An end portion of a lower bifurcated portion of the front side frame is joined without offset to the dash cross portion. An end portion of an upper bifurcated portion of the front side frame is joined without offset to the cowl front portion. Consequently, load inputted to the front frame can be received by the side sill via the first and second frames. The load can thereby be efficiently transferred to the side sill.
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Cherry Johnny D.
Pike Andrew C.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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