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Title:
HEAT-EXCHANGER SUSPENSION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE FRONT SECTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/086336
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A heat-exchanger suspension structure for a vehicle front section (1) such that: a heat exchanger (3) having a flat shape when viewed forward with respect to the vehicle is arranged without a bumper member being provided forward, with respect to the vehicle, of a side member (2) extending along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and the leg (L) of a pedestrian extending in correspondence with the up/down direction of the vehicle is positioned forward, with respect to the vehicle, of the heat exchanger (3), wherein the configuration is such that each of upper and lower sections of the heat exchanger (3) is suspended on a corresponding lamp support member (4) and a radiator support member (6) via upper and lower suspension sections; and, when a load from the leg (L) is applied to the vehicle front section (1), the upper suspension section of the heat exchanger (3) moves further to the vehicle rear than the lower suspension section of the heat exchanger (3), whereby the heat exchanger (3) is arranged diagonally and the upper section of the leg (L) is positioned towards the vehicle rear.

Inventors:
GOTO YOICHI (JP)
OHNO SHINJI (JP)
MASUDA IDEMITSU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/076158
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
November 14, 2011
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Assignee:
SUZUKI MOTOR CORP (JP)
GOTO YOICHI (JP)
OHNO SHINJI (JP)
MASUDA IDEMITSU (JP)
International Classes:
B60K11/04; B62D25/08
Foreign References:
JP2001150961A2001-06-05
JP2001138840A2001-05-22
JP2008132960A2008-06-12
JP2009269451A2009-11-19
JP2003080958A2003-03-19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKUYAMA, Shoichi et al. (JP)
Okuyama In addition, it is 1. (JP)
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