Title:
FRONT-END STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/111475
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A front-end structure for a vehicle is provided with: front side frames (7, 7), a subframe (22) extending across the front end of the vehicle floor to support suspension components and an electric power braking device, the subframe (22) being supported at least at the front end and the rear end and being formed in a subframe main body (23) by casting a light alloy, and a pair of left and right extension arms (24, 24) fixed to the subframe main body, extending out in front of the subframe main body (23), and formed by press-molding a light alloy or steel. A recessed portion (32) is provided in the rear portion of the extending arms (24) near the subframe main body (23) at the point where a load applied during a front-end collision begins to bend the longitudinal middle portion of the subframe (22) downward.
Inventors:
YASUI KEN (JP)
HIGUCHI EISEI (JP)
IMANISHI TOMOYUKI (JP)
MIYAHARA TETSUYA (JP)
YOSHIDA HIROYUKI (JP)
HIGUCHI EISEI (JP)
IMANISHI TOMOYUKI (JP)
MIYAHARA TETSUYA (JP)
YOSHIDA HIROYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/082519
Publication Date:
August 01, 2013
Filing Date:
December 14, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B62D25/20; B62D21/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2767457A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIGA Masatake et al. (JP)
Masatake Shiga (JP)
Masatake Shiga (JP)
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