US 12,103,594 B2
Vehicle
Hyuga Atsumi, Nagoya (JP); and Masayoshi Iwase, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/876,030.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-146845 (JP), filed on Sep. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0072159 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01)
CPC B62D 25/145 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0411 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a dash cross member extending along a vehicle width direction;
a front side member arranged in front of the dash cross member, extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and joined to the dash cross member;
a rocker extending rearward from the dash cross member;
a floor member arranged behind the dash cross member and defining a floor of a cabin; and
a brace arranged behind the dash cross member, joined to the dash cross member, and joined to the floor member, wherein:
a first joint overlaps a second joint in the vehicle width direction, the first joint being a joint between the brace and the dash cross member, and the second joint being a joint between the front side member and the dash cross member;
the brace includes an extending portion extending rearward from the first joint; and
the extending portion is joined to the floor member.