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Title:
VEHICLE-BODY FRONT STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013133031
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To ensure rigidity suitable for steering stability by preventing a mouth opening phenomenon of a closing cross section of a member constituting a bulkhead.

The vehicle-body front structure includes a rectangular bulkhead 16 that supports a radiator 17. The bulkhead 16 includes a pair of bulkhead sides 31, 32 arranged at both sides of the bulkhead 16 and extending in a front-back direction of the vehicle, and a bulkhead lower 34 arranged at lower ends 31b, 32b of the bulkhead sides 31, 32 and extending in a width direction of the vehicle. The bulkhead lower member 34 is formed shorter than a distance between the pair of bulkhead sides 31, 32. The bulkhead lower member 34 includes a pair of extensions 38, 38 being respectively hung between the bulkhead lower member 34 and the bulkhead sides 31, 32 in the width direction of the vehicle. The bulkhead lower member 34 supports the radiator 17 at both ends 34a, 34a thereof and is joined to inner sides of the pair of extensions 38, 38 so that the extensions are hung in a front-back direction of the vehicle.


Inventors:
ABE YUYA
KOIZUMI KIYOHITO
Application Number:
JP2011285358A
Publication Date:
July 08, 2013
Filing Date:
December 27, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
B62D25/20; B60K11/04; B62D25/08
Domestic Patent References:
JP2007131187A2007-05-31
JP2001071933A2001-03-21
JPH0342424U1991-04-22
JP2009137482A2009-06-25
JP2004299588A2004-10-28
JPH03213472A1991-09-18
JP2001278114A2001-10-10
JP2001191953A2001-07-17
Foreign References:
WO2011152125A12011-12-08
US20100231006A12010-09-16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoichiro Shimoda
Norimasa Shimoda
Katsuhiko Sumiyoshi
Tadanori Masanori
Toshitake Nozaki