US 12,257,965 B2
Front structure of vehicle
Masayuki Furutani, Hiroshima (JP); Ryo Ando, Hiroshima (JP); and Reiko Yoshiura, Hiroshima (JP)
Assigned to MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima (JP)
Filed by MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima (JP)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,226.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-179504 (JP), filed on Nov. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0138220 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/34 (2013.01) [B60R 19/023 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1806 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a beam member positioned in front of a sub frame and having a closed-cross section extending in a vehicle width direction; and
a plate member extending forwardly from the beam member,
wherein said plate member comprises a fixation portion fixed to said beam member, a body portion extending forwardly from said fixation portion, and a front end portion positioned at a front end of said body portion and configured to have higher rigidity against a load applied in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle than said body portion,
said front end portion of the plate member comprises an upper section located at a higher level than said body portion and a lower section located at a lower level than said body portion,
said upper section is positioned on a vehicle forward side of said lower section,
said front end portion of the plate member comprises said lower section which protrudes downwardly from the front end of said body portion and said upper section which is positioned at a front end of said lower section,
a rib which connects a front end of said front end portion and said body portion is provided,
said beam member comprises a central portion which is positioned at a central side, in the vehicle width direction, of the beam member and extends in the vehicle width direction and end portions which are respectively positioned on opposite sides, in the vehicle width direction, of said central portion and respectively configured to extend obliquely outwardly-and-rearwardly from opposite ends, in the vehicle width direction, of said central portion in a plan view, and
said rib which is provided at a position, in the vehicle width direction, of said front end portion which corresponds to said central portion of the beam member is configured to extend obliquely outwardly-and-rearwardly in the plan view.