Vehicle cabin cover and vehicle

By designing the connection bracket and buffer clearance on the car's nacelle, it reduces the hard point and absorbs energy during collision, the problem of the hard point of the existing car front cabin plate causing harm to pedestrians is solved, and the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians is improved.

CN222808175UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-29ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202420612936.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-27
Publication Date
2025-04-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-27

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Technical Problem

The front cabin of the existing automobile is arranged with lock fasteners to form a hard spot, which can easily cause harm to pedestrians when the vehicle collided with pedestrians, and the vehicle has poor protection performance for pedestrians.

Method used

Design a vehicle's nacelle, including a hatch body, a connecting bracket and a lock fastener. The connecting bracket is connected to the bottom surface of the hatch body, the locking fastener is installed on the connecting bracket, and the corresponding buffer clearance is arranged. This design reduces the hard point of the nacelle hood while maintaining the normal connection between the nacelle and the vehicle body, and causes the hatch body to deform and absorb energy during collision through the buffer gap.

Benefits of technology

The hard point of the nacelle cover is improved to cause harm to pedestrians and improve the protection performance of vehicles on pedestrians. In the event of a collision accident, the nacelle can deform and absorb energy along the buffer gap to reduce the damage to pedestrians.

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Abstract

The cabin cover of the vehicle comprises a cabin cover body, a connecting support and a lock catch piece, the connecting support is connected to the bottom face of the cabin cover body, the lock catch piece is installed on the connecting support, a buffering gap is formed between the connecting support and the cabin cover body, and the lock catch piece is arranged corresponding to the buffering gap. According to the engine room cover, the connecting support is arranged, and the lock catch is arranged on the connecting support and right faces the buffering gap. Normal connection of the cabin cover and a vehicle body can be maintained, hard points of the cabin cover can be reduced, when a collision accident occurs, the cabin cover body can deform along the buffering gap to absorb energy, damage of the hard points of the cabin cover to pedestrians can be reduced, and the protection performance of the vehicle to the pedestrians can be improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobiles, and more specifically, to a vehicle engine cover and the vehicle. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the automobile industry, the accompanying traffic safety issues have become more and more serious, and the safety of automobiles has received more and more attention from users. In the related art, the front deck of the automobile is arranged with a lock to form a hard point. When the vehicle collides with a pedestrian, the hard point is easy to cause harm to the pedestrian, and the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians is poor. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the utility model provides a vehicle engine cover in a first aspect, which can improve the hard points from causing harm to pedestrians and improve the protection performance of the vehicle for pedestrians.

[0004] A second aspect of the utility model provides a vehicle.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the engine hood of a vehicle includes: a hood body; a connecting bracket, which is connected to the bottom surface of the hood body; and a locking member, which is installed on the connecting bracket; wherein a buffer gap is provided between the connecting bracket and the hood body, and the locking member is arranged corresponding to the buffer gap.

[0006] According to the engine cover of the embodiment of the utility model, by providing a connecting bracket, the lock buckle is provided on the connecting bracket and is provided directly opposite to the buffer gap. Not only can the engine cover be normally connected to the vehicle body, but also the hard points of the engine cover can be reduced. When a collision occurs, the engine cover body can deform along the buffer gap to absorb energy, which can reduce the hard points of the engine cover from causing harm to pedestrians and improve the protection performance of the vehicle for pedestrians.

[0007] In some embodiments, at the installation location of the locking member, the height of the buffer gap is between 50 mm and 120 mm.

[0008] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket is a metal piece, and the connecting bracket is welded to the hatch cover body.

[0009] In some embodiments, the hatch cover body includes a hatch cover outer panel and a hatch cover inner panel connected to the bottom of the hatch cover outer panel, and the connecting bracket is fixedly connected to the hatch cover inner panel.

[0010] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket is a long strip, both ends of the connecting bracket in the length direction are fixedly connected to the hatch cover body, and the locking member is connected to the middle of the connecting bracket in the length direction.

[0011] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket gradually decreases from both ends toward the locking member.

[0012] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket is provided with flanges at both ends in the length direction, and is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body through the flanges.

[0013] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket includes: an intermediate panel area, the intermediate panel area is connected to the locking piece; two connecting arm areas, the two connecting arm areas are connected to the opposite ends of the intermediate panel area, and the width of the connecting arm areas gradually increases in the direction away from the intermediate panel area; two fixing areas, the two fixing areas are respectively connected to the two connecting arm areas, and are located at one end of the connecting arm area away from the intermediate panel area, and the flange is provided on at least one side edge of the fixing area.

[0014] In some embodiments, the connecting bracket is provided with a weight-reducing hole.

[0015] The vehicle according to the embodiment of the utility model comprises: a vehicle body; and a hood, wherein the hood is rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and the hood is the hood of the vehicle according to the first aspect of the utility model.

[0016] According to the vehicle of the embodiment of the utility model, by setting the engine hood of the vehicle of the first aspect, when a collision accident occurs, the engine hood can collapse and absorb energy, which can improve the hard points of the engine hood that may cause harm to pedestrians and improve the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cabin cover according to some embodiments of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the engine cover in some embodiments of the utility model.

[0021] Reference numerals:

[0022] The engine cover 100, the buffer gap s, the height H of the buffer gap,

[0023] Hatch cover body 1, hatch cover inner plate 1a,

[0024] Connecting bracket 2, middle plate area 21, connecting arm area 22, fixing area 23, flange 24,

[0025] Locking piece 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0029] Reference below Figure 1 and Figure 2 A vehicle bonnet 100 according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention is described.

[0030] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the vehicle hood 100 according to some embodiments of the first aspect of the utility model includes: a hood body 1, a connecting bracket 2 and a locking member 3, the connecting bracket 2 is connected to the bottom surface of the hood body 1, the locking member 3 is installed on the connecting bracket 2, there is a buffer gap s between the connecting bracket 2 and the hood body 1, and the locking member 3 is arranged corresponding to the buffer gap s.

[0031] The bonnet 100 of the embodiment of the utility model is used for a vehicle, and the bonnet 100 is connected to the vehicle body through the locking member 3. Compared with other positions of the bonnet 100, the bonnet 100 where the locking member 3 is arranged has a higher structural strength due to support. Therefore, in the related art, a hard point is formed at the bonnet where the locking member is arranged. When a pedestrian collides with the bonnet, the bonnet where the locking member is arranged is more likely to cause harm to the pedestrian, and the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians is poor.

[0032] The engine cover 100 of the embodiment of the utility model is provided with a connection bracket 2, and a buffer gap s is provided between the connection bracket 2 and the engine cover body 1. The locking member 3 is provided corresponding to the buffer gap s. Under the premise that the engine cover 100 can be normally connected to the vehicle body, the hard points of the engine cover 100 can be reduced. In the event of a collision accident, the engine cover body 1 can deform along the buffer gap s to absorb energy, which can reduce the hard points of the engine cover 100 from causing harm to pedestrians and improve the protection performance of the vehicle for pedestrians.

[0033] According to the vehicle bonnet 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, by providing the connection bracket 2, the locking member 3 is provided on the connection bracket 2 and is provided directly opposite to the buffer gap s. Not only can the bonnet 100 be normally connected to the vehicle body, but also the hard points of the bonnet 100 can be reduced. When a collision accident occurs, the bonnet body 1 can deform and absorb energy along the buffer gap s, which can reduce the hard points of the bonnet 100 from causing harm to pedestrians and improve the protection performance of the vehicle to pedestrians.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 2 As shown, at the installation location of the lock catch 3, the height H of the buffer gap is between 50mm and 120mm. It is worth noting that the height H of the buffer gap at the installation location of the lock catch 3 refers to the gap size between the location where the lock catch 3 is set at the connection bracket 2 and the bottom surface of the hatch cover body 1 connected to the connection bracket 2.

[0035] When the height H of the buffer gap at the installation of the lock catch 3 is too high or too low, it is not conducive to the operation of the engine cover 100. When the height H of the buffer gap at the installation of the lock catch 3 is too high, the space occupied by the connecting bracket 2 is large, which is not conducive to the arrangement of the engine cover 100; when the height H of the buffer gap at the installation of the lock catch 3 is too low, the distance between the lock catch 3 and the engine cover body 1 is small, which is not conducive to the deformation energy absorption of the engine cover 100, and the protection performance of the vehicle for pedestrians is poor. The height H of the buffer gap at the installation of the lock catch 3 is preferably 50mm-120mm, the protection performance of the vehicle for pedestrians is better, and the space occupied by the engine cover 100 is small, which is conducive to the arrangement of the engine cover 100.

[0036] Optionally, the height H of the buffer gap at the installation location of the locking member 3 may be 50 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, 95 mm, 100 mm, 120 mm, etc.

[0037] In some embodiments of the utility model, the connecting bracket 2 is a metal part, and the connecting bracket 2 is welded to the hatch cover body 1. The structural strength of the connecting bracket 2 is high, and the connection strength between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1 is relatively strong, which can improve the anti-dent performance of the engine cover 100. The engine cover 100 can meet the pedestrian protection performance and take into account the surface rigidity, thereby improving the safety performance of the vehicle. In addition, the structural strength of the connecting bracket 2 is high, which can improve the working reliability of the connecting bracket 2 and is conducive to the stable arrangement of the locking member 3.

[0038] In some embodiments of the present invention, the hatch cover body 1 includes a hatch cover outer plate and a hatch cover inner plate 1a connected to the bottom of the hatch cover outer plate, and the connecting bracket 2 is fixedly connected to the hatch cover inner plate 1a.

[0039] The hatch cover body 1 includes a hatch cover outer panel and a hatch cover inner panel 1a connected along the thickness direction. The overlapping of the hatch cover inner panel 1a and the hatch cover outer panel can improve the rigidity of the engine cover 100 and improve the anti-dent performance of the engine cover 100. The engine cover 100 can meet the pedestrian protection performance while taking into account the surface rigidity, thereby improving the safety performance of the vehicle.

[0040] The hatch cover body 1 includes a hatch cover outer plate and a hatch cover inner plate 1a connected to each other. Figure 2 As shown, the height H of the buffer gap at the installation location of the locking member 3 refers to the gap size between the location where the locking member 3 is set on the connecting bracket 2 and the side of the hatch cover inner plate 1a away from the hatch cover outer plate.

[0041] In some embodiments of the utility model, the connecting bracket 2 is a long strip, and both ends of the connecting bracket 2 in the length direction are fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1. There is a buffer gap s between the two ends of the connecting bracket 2 in the length direction and the hatch cover body 1, and the locking member 3 is connected to the middle of the connecting bracket 2 in the length direction.

[0042] By configuring the connecting bracket 2 to be in a long strip shape, and only having the two ends of the connecting bracket 2 in the length direction fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1, a buffer gap s extending along the length direction of the connecting bracket 2 is provided between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1. The buffer gap s has a large spatial volume, which is beneficial for the hatch cover body 1 to collapse and absorb energy toward the buffer gap s, thereby improving the safety of the engine cover 100 and the vehicle's protection performance against pedestrians.

[0043] Moreover, the hatch cover body 1 is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1 only at the two ends in the length direction. Compared with connecting the hatch cover body 1 to the hatch cover body 1 in the middle part in the length direction, it is beneficial for the hatch cover body 1 to collapse and absorb energy toward the buffer gap s, thereby further improving the vehicle's protection performance against pedestrians.

[0044] In some embodiments of the present invention, the connecting bracket 2 is gradually lowered from both ends to the direction of the locking member 3. The height H of the buffer gap at the installation location of the locking member 3 is the largest. The locking member 3 is arranged away from the hatch cover body 1, which is conducive to the absorption of energy during collision. When a collision accident occurs, the damage caused to pedestrians by the hard points of the locking member 3 can be reduced.

[0045] The end of the connecting bracket 2 has a smooth transition to the direction of the locking member 3, which improves the stress concentration at a certain point on the connecting bracket 2. When a collision accident occurs, it is beneficial to evenly distribute the energy to the connecting bracket 2, reduce the possibility of the connecting bracket 2 being broken by impact and causing greater harm to pedestrians, and improve the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians.

[0046] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, the connecting bracket 2 is provided with flanges 24 at both ends in the length direction, and is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1 through the flanges 24. By providing the flanges 24, the connection area between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1 can be increased, and the connection stability of the connecting bracket 2 can be improved.

[0047] Optionally, the connecting bracket 2 is welded to the hatch cover body 1 by means of the flange 24 ; or, further optionally, a fastener passes through the flange 24 and is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1 to fix the connecting bracket 2 to the hatch cover body 1 .

[0048] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the connecting bracket 2 includes: an intermediate panel area 21, two connecting arm areas 22 and two fixing areas 23, the intermediate panel area 21 is connected to the locking member 3, the two fixing areas 23 are connected to the hatch cover body 1, the two connecting arm areas 22 are connected to the opposite ends of the intermediate panel area 21, and the connecting arm area 22 is connected between the intermediate panel area 21 and the corresponding fixing areas 23.

[0049] The height of the buffer gap s gradually increases from the connecting arm area 22 to the middle panel area 21, and the height of the buffer gap s in the middle panel area 21 is the largest. The locking member 3 is arranged away from the hatch cover body 1, which is beneficial to the absorption of energy during collision. When a collision accident occurs, the damage caused to pedestrians by the hard points at the locking member 3 can be reduced.

[0050] The width of the connecting arm area 22 gradually increases in the direction away from the middle panel area 21, which can increase the size of the two ends of the connecting bracket 2 in the length direction, increase the contact area between the two ends of the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1, and improve the connection stability of the connecting bracket 2. The two fixing areas 23 are respectively connected to the two connecting arm areas 22 and are located at one end of the connecting arm area 22 away from the middle panel area 21. At least one side edge of the fixing area 23 is provided with a flange 24, and the fixing area 23 is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body 1 through the flange 24.

[0051] It is worth noting that the side of the fixing area 23 refers to any side of the fixing area 23 in the length direction or width direction of the connecting bracket 2. The side edge of the fixing area 23 is provided with a flange 24 having the same extension direction as the hatch cover body 1. The flange 24 is tightly connected to the hatch cover body 1 to improve the connection stability between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1.

[0052] In some embodiments of the utility model, the fixing area 23 is provided with flanges 24 on both sides of the width direction of the connecting bracket 2, which not only improves the connection stability between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1, but also facilitates the hatch cover body 1 to collapse and absorb energy along the length direction of the connecting bracket 2, thereby improving the safety of the engine cover 100 and improving the vehicle's protection performance against pedestrians.

[0053] In some embodiments of the utility model, the fixing area 23 is provided with flanges 24 on both sides of the width direction of the connecting bracket 2, and a flange 24 is provided on the side of the connecting bracket 2 away from the connecting arm area 22 in the length direction. The contact area between the connecting bracket 2 and the hatch cover body 1 is larger, the connection stability is stronger, and the working reliability of the connecting bracket 2 can be improved.

[0054] In some embodiments of the present invention, a weight-reducing hole is provided on the connecting bracket 2. The weight-reducing hole can be provided to reduce the weight of the connecting bracket 2, which is beneficial to the lightweight design of the cabin cover 100 and can also effectively reduce the production cost.

[0055] The following briefly describes a vehicle according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the utility model.

[0056] The vehicle according to the embodiment of the utility model comprises: a vehicle body and a hood 100, wherein the hood 100 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body, the hood 100 is the hood 100 of the vehicle according to the first aspect of the utility model, the hood 100 can be rotated to open the cabin, and after the cabin hood 100 closes the cabin, it is stably connected to the vehicle body through a locking member 3.

[0057] According to the vehicle of the embodiment of the utility model, by setting the engine cover 100 of the first aspect of the utility model, when a collision accident occurs, the engine cover 100 can collapse and absorb energy, which can reduce the hard points of the engine cover 100 from causing harm to pedestrians and improve the vehicle's protection performance for pedestrians.

[0058] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "embodiment", "example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0059] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A vehicle engine cover, characterized in that: include: Hatch cover body; A connecting bracket, the connecting bracket being connected to the bottom surface of the hatch cover body; A locking member, the locking member being mounted on the connecting bracket; There is a buffer gap between the connecting bracket and the hatch cover body, and the locking member is arranged corresponding to the buffer gap.

2. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 1, characterized in that: At the installation location of the locking member, the height of the buffer gap is between 50 mm and 120 mm.

3. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting bracket is a metal piece, and the connecting bracket is welded to the hatch cover body.

4. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hatch cover body comprises a hatch cover outer plate and a hatch cover inner plate connected to the bottom of the hatch cover outer plate, and the connecting bracket is fixedly connected to the hatch cover inner plate.

5. The vehicle bonnet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The connecting bracket is a long strip, both ends of the connecting bracket in the length direction are fixedly connected to the hatch cover body, and the locking member is connected to the middle of the connecting bracket in the length direction.

6. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting bracket gradually descends from both ends to the locking member.

7. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting bracket is provided with flanges at both ends in the length direction, and is fixedly connected to the hatch cover body through the flanges.

8. The vehicle bonnet according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connecting bracket comprises: An intermediate panel area, the intermediate panel area being connected to the locking member; Two connecting arm regions, the two connecting arm regions are connected to opposite ends of the middle plate region, and the width of the connecting arm regions gradually increases in a direction away from the middle plate region; Two fixing areas, the two fixing areas are respectively connected to the two connecting arm areas and are located at one end of the connecting arm area away from the middle plate area, and the flange is arranged on at least one side edge of the fixing area.

9. The vehicle bonnet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The connecting bracket is provided with a weight-reducing hole.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: include: Car body; An engine compartment cover, the engine compartment cover is rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and the engine compartment cover is the engine compartment cover of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1-9.