US 12,263,886 B2
Front frame structure for electric vehicle
Isamu Nagasawa, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/430,039.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-025425 (JP), filed on Feb. 21, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278839 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/152 (2013.01) [B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 19/24 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front frame structure for an electric vehicle, the front frame structure comprising:
front side frames disposed respectively in extra spaces between left and right side walls in a vehicle width direction of a motor room and side surfaces of a power control unit of the electric vehicle;
a frame-shaped rigid member disposed in an extra space in a front portion of the motor room;
left and right impact absorbing members coupled to a front surface of the frame-shaped rigid member at positions directly facing the front side frames;
a bumper beam coupling the left and right impact absorbing members;
a lower frame disposed in a lower portion of the motor room, both sides in the vehicle width direction of the lower frame being supported by the front side frames, the power control unit comprising an electric motor being supported on a rear portion of the lower frame; and
upper reinforcements coupled to upper surfaces of the front side frames,
wherein outer side surfaces in the vehicle width direction of the upper reinforcements gradually protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from front ends toward rear ends of the upper reinforcements in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle.