Front-end frame structure assembly and vehicle
By using the front column assembly designed with a bent structure of pipe fittings, the problems of low stiffness and poor durability of the front column assembly of off-road vehicles are solved, and the effect of reducing parts, reducing weight and manufacturing costs is achieved, and torsional resistance and durability are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420603433.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-27
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-04
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-03-27
AI Technical Summary
The front column assembly of off-road vehicles has low stiffness and poor durability, a large number of parts and a complex welding process, resulting in high manufacturing costs.
The front column assembly designed with a bent structure of pipe fittings is designed to form a closed square tube structure through bending and forming, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the welding process.
Improves the torsion resistance of the front-end frame structure, reduces weight and manufacturing costs, simplifies the welding process, and improves the rigidity and durability of the parts.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle engineering, in particular to a front-end frame structure component and a vehicle. Background Art
[0002] The front frame of an off-road vehicle is generally composed of a water tank upper crossbeam assembly, a water tank lower crossbeam assembly, a central support assembly, and a front pillar assembly. The front pillar assembly is generally a stamping and welding assembly structure. The conventional front pillar assembly of an off-road vehicle is generally composed of multiple sheet metal parts welded together to form a closed beam structure, with a large number of parts, high manufacturing cost, and complex welding process. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a front pillar assembly with a pipe bending structure, which solves the problems of low rigidity and poor durability of the front pillar assembly of an off-road vehicle through structural design; through structural design, the number of front-end frame structure components is reduced, the weight is reduced, and cost reduction and weight reduction are achieved.
[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, an embodiment of the utility model provides a front-end frame structure assembly, including a water tank upper crossbeam assembly and a water tank lower crossbeam assembly installed in front of a vehicle, wherein the water tank upper crossbeam assembly and the water tank lower crossbeam assembly are connected by a central support assembly, and also include a plurality of front column assemblies; the two ends of the front column assembly are also respectively connected to the two sides of the water tank upper crossbeam assembly and the water tank lower crossbeam assembly.
[0005] Optionally, the front column assembly is a square tube structure with closed ends.
[0006] Optionally, the front column assembly includes a first straight pipe section and a second straight pipe section, and the first straight pipe section and the second straight pipe section are connected by a curved pipe section.
[0007] Optionally, the curved pipe section is an S-shaped structure.
[0008] Optionally, the front column assembly is a bent structure with closed ends.
[0009] Optionally, the front pillar assembly is also provided with a riveted nut and a threaded welded pipe to provide mounting points.
[0010] Optionally, the water tank upper cross beam assembly is connected to the cabin upper longitudinal beam, and the water tank lower cross beam assembly is connected to the cabin lower longitudinal beam.
[0011] Optionally, the water tank upper cross beam assembly is screwed onto the cabin upper longitudinal beam.
[0012] Optionally, the water tank lower cross beam assembly is welded to the cabin lower longitudinal beam.
[0013] A vehicle comprises the front end frame structure assembly mentioned above.
[0014] The utility model application has the following advantages or beneficial effects:
[0015] The utility model designs a front column assembly with a pipe bending structure. Through structural design, the number of components of the front-end frame structure is reduced, the weight is reduced, cost reduction and weight reduction are achieved, and the welding process is simplified. At the same time, the special-shaped design of the front column assembly can play a very important role in the torsional resistance of the front-end frame structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the cabin structure provided by an embodiment of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a front-end frame structure assembly provided by an embodiment of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a front pillar assembly provided in an embodiment of the utility model.
[0019] Among them: front column assembly 1, water tank upper crossbeam assembly 2, water tank lower crossbeam assembly 3, central support assembly 4, cabin upper longitudinal beam 5, cabin lower longitudinal beam 6, riveted nut 7, threaded welded pipe 8, first straight pipe section 11, second straight pipe section 12, curved pipe section 13. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0021] The front frame of an off-road vehicle is generally composed of a water tank upper crossbeam assembly, a water tank lower crossbeam assembly, a central support assembly, and a front pillar assembly. The traditional front pillar assembly uses multiple sheet metal parts welded into a closed beam structure, which has a large number of parts and a complex welding process; the front pillar assembly welded from sheet metal parts has poor rigidity and durability.
[0022] like Figure 1As shown, the embodiment of the utility model provides a front-end frame structure assembly, which is arranged on the front-end structure of the vehicle, the upper end of the front column assembly 1 is welded to the upper longitudinal beam 5 of the engine room, the lower end of the front column assembly 1 is welded to the lower longitudinal beam 6 of the engine room, the upper cross beam assembly 2 of the water tank is screwed on the upper longitudinal beam 5 of the engine room, and the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank is welded to the lower longitudinal beam 6 of the engine room. The front-end frame structure assembly includes the upper cross beam assembly 2 and the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank installed in front of the vehicle, the upper cross beam assembly 2 of the water tank and the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank are connected by the central support assembly 4, and also includes a plurality of front column assemblies 1; the two ends of the front column assembly 1 are also connected to the two sides of the upper cross beam assembly 2 and the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank respectively. The front column assembly 1 of the present design is formed by bending a closed square tube, which can effectively reduce the number of parts, and the manufacturing process is simple, and the cost reduction effect is obvious.
[0023] Figure 2 The front frame structure schematic diagram is shown, and the front frame is composed of a front column assembly 1, a water tank upper crossbeam assembly 2, a water tank lower crossbeam assembly 3, and a central support assembly 4. The front column assembly 1 plays a very important role in the torsional performance of the front frame structure, and therefore, the front column assembly 1 is required to have high rigidity and durability.
[0024] The front column assembly 1 is a square tube structure with closed ends. In terms of manufacturing technology, the front column assembly 1 can adopt a spliced structure or an integrated structure. The present design preferably adopts a bent integrated structure with closed ends for the front column assembly 1.
[0025] The front pillar assembly 1 preferably includes a first straight pipe section 11 and a second straight pipe section 12, and the first straight pipe section 11 and the second straight pipe section 12 are connected by a curved pipe section 13, and the curved pipe section 13 is an S-shaped structure or other shapes, and has torsion resistance. The front pillar assembly 1 is also provided with installation points for riveted nuts 7 and threaded welded pipes 8.
[0026] When the front frame structure of the present design is installed on the cabin structure, the water tank upper cross beam assembly 2 is connected to the cabin upper longitudinal beam 5, and the water tank lower cross beam assembly 3 is connected to the cabin lower longitudinal beam 6. In order to facilitate installation and removal, it is preferred to screw the water tank upper cross beam assembly 2 onto the cabin upper longitudinal beam 5; and for greater stability, the water tank lower cross beam assembly 3 is welded to the cabin lower longitudinal beam 6.
[0027] A vehicle is also proposed, including the above-mentioned front-end frame structure assembly. This embodiment takes an off-road vehicle as an example, but is not limited to an off-road vehicle, and may also be other vehicles, such as trucks, buses, cars, etc.
[0028] like Figure 1As shown, the upper end of the front column assembly 1 is welded to the upper longitudinal beam 5 of the cabin, the lower end of the front column assembly 1 is welded to the lower longitudinal beam 6 of the cabin, the upper cross beam assembly 2 of the water tank is screwed onto the upper longitudinal beam 5 of the cabin, the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank is welded to the lower longitudinal beam 6 of the cabin, and the central support assembly 4 is screwed between the upper cross beam assembly 2 of the water tank and the lower cross beam assembly 3 of the water tank.
[0029] Figure 3 The front pillar assembly structure diagram is shown. The front pillar assembly 1 is formed by bending a closed square tube, which effectively reduces the number of parts and simplifies the welding process. The front pillar assembly 1 provides installation points through riveted nuts 7 and threaded welded pipes 8. The front pillar assembly parts of this design have simple processing technology; the front pillar assembly parts have better rigidity and durability; the front pillar assembly can effectively reduce the number of parts, and the cost and weight reduction effects are obvious.
[0030] The above are only specific implementations of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A front-end frame structure assembly, comprising a water tank upper crossbeam assembly (2) and a water tank lower crossbeam assembly (3) installed in front of a vehicle, wherein the water tank upper crossbeam assembly (2) and the water tank lower crossbeam assembly (3) are connected via a central support assembly (4), characterized in that: Also included are a plurality of front pillar assemblies (1); The two ends of the front column assembly (1) are also respectively connected to the water tank upper crossbeam assembly (2) and the water tank lower crossbeam assembly (3), and a plurality of the front column assemblies (1) are respectively arranged on both sides of the central support assembly (4).
2. The front frame structure assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front pillar assembly (1) is a square tube structure with closed ends.
3. The front end frame structure assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front column assembly (1) comprises a first straight pipe section (11) and a second straight pipe section (12), and the first straight pipe section (11) and the second straight pipe section (12) are connected via a curved pipe section (13).
4. The front end frame structure assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The curved pipe section (13) is an S-shaped structure.
5. The front frame structure assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front pillar assembly (1) is a bent structure with closed ends.
6. The front end frame structure assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front pillar assembly (1) is also provided with a riveted nut (7) and a threaded welded pipe (8) to provide installation points.
7. The front frame structure assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water tank upper cross beam assembly (2) is connected to the cabin upper longitudinal beam (5), and the water tank lower cross beam assembly (3) is connected to the cabin lower longitudinal beam (6).
8. The front end frame structure assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The water tank upper cross beam assembly (2) is screwed onto the cabin upper longitudinal beam (5).
9. The front end frame structure assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The water tank lower cross beam assembly (3) is welded to the cabin lower longitudinal beam (6).
10. A vehicle, characterized in that: It comprises the front-end frame structure assembly as described in any one of claims 1-9.