Vehicle front end frame and vehicle
By using segmented, one-piece injection-molded plastic pillars and bolts, combined with sheet metal inserts, the adaptability and lightweighting issues of the vehicle's front frame were resolved, while the adjustability of the radiator module and the strength of the hood lock were improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520025897.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-06
AI Technical Summary
The existing vehicle front frame cannot adapt to changes in radiator module height without requiring new molds, and the all-steel radiator bracket is not lightweight enough, while the all-resin radiator bracket does not have sufficient strength and rigidity for mounting the engine hood lock.
The design features a segmented left and right column, which are integrally injection molded from plastic, combined with bolt connections and sheet metal inserts to achieve height adjustment of the column length. Reinforced plastic injection molding is used to improve lightweight and strength.
It achieves height adjustment adaptability of the vehicle's front frame, solves the problem of not needing to re-mold the radiator module when the height changes, and improves lightweighting and the strength and rigidity of the engine hood lock.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of automobile, in particular to a vehicle front end frame and vehicle. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the automobile body structure, the front end frame is usually welded by several sheet metal stamping parts, which generally includes an upper cross beam, a lower cross beam, a left upright column and a right upright column. Among them, the left upright column and the right upright column are used to connect the vehicle body, the upper cross beam and the lower cross beam are used to fix the front end cooling module, and the upper cross beam also needs to fix the engine cover lock.
[0003] Using reinforced plastic to manufacture the front end frame has become one of the effective means to realize the light weight of the vehicle. Compared with sheet metal stamping parts, reinforced plastic has lighter weight, especially for electric vehicles, which can provide greater contribution in improving the endurance of the vehicle.
[0004] At present, the above-mentioned front end frame has the following disadvantages:
[0005] 1. Only the existing radiator module can be matched, if the height of the radiator module changes, the front end frame needs to be re-opened, which increases the cost of the product;
[0006] 2. In terms of installing the engine cover lock, if the full steel water tank support is used, the strength can be met, but the light weight of the full steel water tank support cannot meet the requirements, and if the full resin water tank support is used, the strength and rigidity of installing the engine cover lock cannot meet the requirements. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0007] The utility model aims at at least solving one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provides a vehicle front end frame and vehicle.
[0008] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that solves its technical problems:
[0009] The first aspect is a vehicle front end frame, which comprises an upper cross beam, a lower cross beam, a left upright column and a right upright column, the left upright column comprises an upper left upright column and a lower left upright column, the upper left upright column is integrally injection molded with the upper cross beam through plastic, the lower left upright column is integrally injection molded with the lower cross beam through plastic, the upper left upright column and the lower left upright column are connected to form a left upright column capable of adjusting the length in the height direction, the right upright column comprises an upper right upright column and a lower right upright column, the upper right upright column is integrally injection molded with the upper cross beam through plastic, the lower right upright column is integrally injection molded with the lower cross beam through plastic, and the upper right upright column and the lower right upright column are connected to form a right upright column capable of adjusting the length in the height direction.
[0010] With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the top end of the lower left upright column is provided with a left upright column socket extending in the height direction, the upper left upright column is inserted into the left upright column socket, and the upper left upright column is capable of being adjusted in height by being extended or retracted in the left upright column socket; the top end of the lower right upright column is provided with a right upright column socket extending in the height direction, the upper right upright column is inserted into the right upright column socket, and the upper right upright column is capable of being adjusted in height by being extended or retracted in the right upright column socket.
[0011] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, the lower left upright column and / or the upper left upright column is provided with a plurality of first bolt holes distributed in the height direction, and the lower left upright column and the upper left upright column are locked by first bolts arranged in the first bolt holes.
[0012] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, the lower right upright column and / or the upper right upright column is provided with a plurality of second bolt holes distributed in the height direction, and the lower right upright column and the upper right upright column are locked by second bolts arranged in the second bolt holes.
[0013] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, the upper cross beam is provided with a sheet metal insert embedded in the upper cross beam during injection molding and forming an integral whole with the upper cross beam, and the sheet metal insert is provided with a connecting nut.
[0014] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, a position where the upper cross beam is connected to the upper left upright column is recessed towards the inside of the vehicle front end frame to form a first vehicle lamp avoidance area, the vehicle front end frame is provided with an internal reinforcing rib at the position of the first vehicle lamp avoidance area, and a position where the upper cross beam is connected to the upper right upright column is recessed towards the inside of the vehicle front end frame to form a second vehicle lamp avoidance area, and the vehicle front end frame is provided with an internal reinforcing rib at the position of the second vehicle lamp avoidance area.
[0015] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, the vehicle front end frame further comprises a first diagonal brace support connected between the upper cross beam and the left upright column, and a second diagonal brace support connected between the upper cross beam and the right upright column, and the upper cross beam is provided with a first diagonal brace mounting point connecting the first diagonal brace support and a second diagonal brace mounting point connecting the second diagonal brace support.
[0016] With reference to the first aspect and the above implementation, in some implementations of the first aspect, both ends of the upper cross beam are provided with fender support mounting points.
[0017] With the first aspect and the above implementation manners, in some implementation manners of the first aspect, the vehicle front end frame further comprises a radiator mounting sleeve, and the lower cross beam is provided with sleeve mounting holes distributed in multiple levels along the length direction of the lower cross beam.
[0018] The second aspect relates to a vehicle comprising the vehicle front end frame according to any one of the implementation manners of the first aspect.
[0019] The vehicle front end frame comprises an upper frame part and a lower frame part, wherein the upper frame part comprises an upper cross beam and upper left and right upright columns located at both ends of the upper cross beam, and the lower frame part comprises a lower cross beam and lower left and right upright columns located at both ends of the lower cross beam, the upper frame part and the lower frame part are connected through the upright columns to form the vehicle front end frame. The left and right upright columns of the vehicle front end frame are connected in sections to form a structure capable of adjusting the length in the height direction, and the height can be adjusted at any time according to the height change of the radiator module, thereby solving the problem that the existing radiator module needs to be re-opened if the height of the radiator module changes. Meanwhile, the upper frame part and the lower frame part are made of reinforced plastic such as PP+GF40 and are injection molded, and compared with sheet metal stamping parts, the vehicle front end frame is more lightweight.
[0020] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be described in part in the description that follows, and will become apparent from the description that follows, or will be learned through practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and be readily appreciated from the description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the following drawings in which:
[0022] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle front end frame of the present application;
[0023] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an upper frame part of an embodiment of the vehicle front end frame of the present application;
[0024] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a lower frame part of an embodiment of the vehicle front end frame of the present application;
[0025] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a sheet metal insert of an embodiment of the vehicle front end frame of the present application;
[0026] Figure 5 is Figure 4 is a sectional view of A-A in
[0027] Figure 6The sheet metal insert of an embodiment of the vehicle front end frame is embedded in the upper cross beam structure schematic view. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the utility model in detail, the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the utility model, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.
[0029] In the utility model, if the direction (up, down, left, right, front and back) is described, it is only for the convenience of describing the technical scheme of the utility model, and it is not indicated or implied that the indicated technical feature must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it cannot be understood as the limitation of the utility model.
[0030] In the utility model, the meaning of "several" is one or more, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, "more than", "less than", "exceed" and the like are not included in the number; "above", "below", "within" and the like are included in the number. In the description of the utility model, if "first" and "second" are described, they are only used for distinguishing technical features for the purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of indicated technical features.
[0031] In the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words "set", "install", "connect" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, they can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; can be fixedly connected, or can be detachably connected, or can be integrally formed; can be mechanically connected, or can be electrically connected or can communicate with each other; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. The skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the utility model according to the specific content of the technical scheme.
[0032] Among them, Figure 1 The reference direction coordinate system of the embodiment of the utility model is given, and the embodiment of the utility model is described below in combination with the direction shown in the drawings. Figure 1
[0033] Referring to Figures 1-3 The embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of vehicle front end frame, including upper crossbeam 100, lower crossbeam 200, left stand column 300 and right stand column 400, upper crossbeam 100, lower crossbeam 200, left stand column 300 and right stand column 400 form the frame structure of "mouth" character. Among them, left stand column 300 includes upper left stand column 301 and lower left stand column 302, upper left stand column 301 is integrally injection molded with upper crossbeam 100 by plastic, lower left stand column 302 is integrally injection molded with lower crossbeam 200 by plastic, upper left stand column 301 is connected with lower left stand column 302 and forms left stand column 300 that can adjust length along height direction, right stand column 400 includes upper right stand column 401 and lower right stand column 402, upper right stand column 401 is integrally injection molded with upper crossbeam 100 by plastic, lower right stand column 402 is integrally injection molded with lower crossbeam 200 by plastic, upper right stand column 401 is connected with lower right stand column 402 and forms right stand column 400 that can adjust length along height direction.
[0034] Combination Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 The utility model discloses a vehicle front end frame includes upper frame part and lower frame part, wherein, upper frame part includes upper crossbeam 100 and the upper left stand column 301 of being located in the both ends of upper crossbeam 100, right stand column 401 group, lower frame part includes lower crossbeam 200 and the lower left stand column 302 of being located in the both ends of lower crossbeam 200, right stand column 402, the position of the upper left stand column 301 and the right stand column 401 of upper frame part correspond with the lower left stand column 302 and the right stand column 402 of lower frame part, and upper frame part and lower frame part are connected by stand column and form vehicle front end frame. Among them, the left stand column 300 and right stand column 400 of vehicle front end frame adopt sectional connection and form the structure design that can adjust length along height direction, can adjust height according to radiator module etc. height change at any time, solve the problem that if radiator module height changes of existing radiator module, need to open mould again. Meanwhile, upper frame part and lower frame part adopt the reinforced plastic injection molding of PP+GF40, and also more lightweight compared with sheet metal stamping part.
[0035] Upper left stand column 301 and lower left stand column 302 and upper right stand column 401 and lower right stand column 402 can be connected by lap joint, plug-in etc., to be able to adjust the height of vehicle front end frame along height direction by adjusting lap joint or plug-in length.
[0036] In some embodiments, participate Figures 1-3The top left stand column 301 is inserted into the left stand column socket 303, and the top left stand column 301 can be adjusted in height along the left stand column socket 303.
[0037] Further, referring to Figures 1-3 The lower left stand column 302 and / or the upper left stand column 301 are provided with a plurality of first bolt holes 304 distributed in the height direction, and the lower left stand column 302 and the upper left stand column 301 are locked by first bolts 305 arranged in the first bolt holes 304.
[0038] Correspondingly, referring to Figures 1-3 The lower right stand column 402 and / or the upper right stand column 401 are provided with a plurality of second bolt holes 404 distributed in the height direction, and the lower right stand column 402 and the upper right stand column 401 are locked by second bolts arranged in the second bolt holes 404.
[0039] The left stand column 300 and the right stand column 400 of the vehicle front end frame adopt a segmented design and are connected by bolts to form a structure design capable of adjusting the length in the height direction, which can be adjusted in height at any time according to the height change of the radiator module, solving the problem that the existing radiator module needs to be re-opened if the height of the radiator module changes.
[0040] In order to improve the connection strength of the lower cross beam 200 and the lower left stand column 302 and the lower right stand column 402, a reinforcing rib 201 is arranged at the connection position of the lower cross beam 200 and the lower left stand column 302 and the lower right stand column 402.
[0041] In some embodiments, in order to ensure the local strength requirement of the vehicle front end frame, the local part of the vehicle front end frame is embedded with sheet metal for injection molding, which strengthens the strength and rigidity of the mounting part and achieves the purpose of durability.
[0042] Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 6 The upper cross beam 100 is provided with a sheet metal insert 101, which is embedded in the upper cross beam 100 during injection molding and forms a whole with the upper cross beam 100. The sheet metal insert 101 is used for mounting the engine cover lock. By arranging the local sheet metal insert 101 on the upper cross beam 100, the problem that the strength and rigidity of the engine cover lock mounted on the vehicle front end frame made of full resin cannot meet the requirements is solved.
[0043] In order to facilitate the installation of the engine cover lock, referring to Figure 4、 Figure 5 The sheet metal insert 101 is provided with a connecting nut 102, which is mounted on the sheet metal insert 101 along the thickness direction of the sheet metal insert 101, so as to form a bolt mounting point on the sheet metal insert 101. When the engine cover lock and other structures are installed, they can be directly connected to the connecting nut 102 of the sheet metal insert 101 through bolts, which is convenient and can ensure the strength and rigidity.
[0044] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 The position where the upper cross beam 100 is connected to the upper left upright column 301 is recessed towards the inside of the vehicle front end frame to form a first vehicle lamp avoiding area 103, and the vehicle front end frame is provided with an internal reinforcing rib at the position of the first vehicle lamp avoiding area 103. The position where the upper cross beam 100 is connected to the upper right upright column 401 is recessed towards the inside of the vehicle front end frame to form a second vehicle lamp avoiding area 104, and the vehicle front end frame is provided with an internal reinforcing rib 105 at the position of the second vehicle lamp avoiding area 104. In this embodiment, first, by setting the first vehicle lamp avoiding area 103 and the second vehicle lamp avoiding area 104 on the vehicle front end frame, the positions are avoided as much as possible to arrange headlamps for the vehicle, which is beneficial to the modeling and light distribution of the headlamps. Second, since the recess affects the minimum cross-sectional area of the vehicle front end frame at this position, an internal reinforcing rib needs to be set inside to meet the strength and rigidity of the part.
[0045] In some embodiments, the vehicle front end frame further comprises a first diagonal brace support connected between the upper cross beam 100 and the left upright column 300 and a second diagonal brace support connected between the upper cross beam 100 and the right upright column 400, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 The upper cross beam 100 is provided with a first diagonal brace mounting point 106 connected to the first diagonal brace support and a second diagonal brace mounting point 107 connected to the second diagonal brace support. When the upper cross beam 100 is loaded, the load borne by the upper cross beam 100 can be transmitted to the left upright column 300 through the first diagonal brace support, and the load borne by the upper cross beam 100 can be effectively transmitted to the right upright column 400 through the second diagonal brace support, and then the load can be transmitted to the vehicle body through the left upright column 300 and the right upright column 400, thereby effectively improving the load bearing capacity of the upper cross beam 100, improving the overall rigidity of the vehicle front end frame, and improving the bending and torsional resistance of the vehicle front end frame.
[0046] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 The two ends of the upper cross beam 100 are provided with fender support mounting points 108, which facilitate the quick installation of the fender support on the upper cross beam 100.
[0047] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 3The vehicle front end frame further comprises a radiator mounting sleeve 202, and the lower cross beam 200 is provided with a plurality of sleeve mounting holes 203 distributed along the length direction of the lower cross beam 200. The radiator mounting sleeve 202 can be arranged in any one of the sleeve mounting holes 203, so that the radiator mounting point is formed on the vehicle front end frame, and the radiator mounting point is adjustable in multiple stages and matches radiators of different widths.
[0048] The embodiment of the utility model further provides a vehicle comprising the vehicle front end frame in any one of the above embodiments.
[0049] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "example", "embodiment" or "some embodiments" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In the present specification, the illustrative description 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.
[0050] Of course, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present application. These equivalent modifications or replacements are all included in the scope defined by the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A vehicle front-end frame, characterized in that, The system includes an upper crossbeam, a lower crossbeam, a left column, and a right column. The left column comprises an upper left column and a lower left column. The upper left column and the upper crossbeam are integrally injection molded from plastic. The lower left column and the lower crossbeam are integrally injection molded from plastic. The upper left column and the lower left column are connected to form a left column whose length can be adjusted along the height direction. The right column comprises an upper right column and a lower right column. The upper right column and the upper crossbeam are integrally injection molded from plastic. The lower right column and the lower crossbeam are integrally injection molded from plastic. The upper right column and the lower right column are connected to form a right column whose length can be adjusted along the height direction.
2. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower left column has a left column socket extending along the height direction at its top end, and the upper left column is inserted into the left column socket. The upper left column can extend and retract along the left column socket to adjust its height. The lower right column has a right column socket extending along the height direction at its top end, and the upper right column is inserted into the right column socket. The upper right column can extend and retract along the right column socket to adjust its height.
3. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower left column and / or the upper left column are provided with a plurality of first bolt holes distributed along the height direction, and the lower left column and the upper left column are locked together by first bolts provided in the first bolt holes.
4. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower right column and / or the upper right column are provided with a plurality of second bolt holes distributed along the height direction, and the lower right column and the upper right column are locked together by second bolts provided in the second bolt holes.
5. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper crossbeam is provided with a sheet metal insert, which is embedded into the upper crossbeam during injection molding and forms an integral part with the upper crossbeam. The sheet metal insert is provided with a connecting nut.
6. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The position where the upper crossbeam connects to the upper left pillar is recessed inward toward the front frame of the vehicle to form a first headlight avoidance area. The front frame of the vehicle is provided with an internal reinforcing rib at the position of the first headlight avoidance area. The position where the upper crossbeam connects to the upper right pillar is recessed inward toward the front frame of the vehicle to form a second headlight avoidance area. The front frame of the vehicle is provided with an internal reinforcing rib at the position of the second headlight avoidance area.
7. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vehicle front frame also includes a first diagonal brace connecting the upper crossbeam and the left column, and a second diagonal brace connecting the upper crossbeam and the right column. The upper crossbeam is provided with a first diagonal brace mounting point connecting the first diagonal brace and a second diagonal brace mounting point connecting the second diagonal brace.
8. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper crossbeam is equipped with fender bracket mounting points at both ends.
9. The vehicle front-end frame according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vehicle front frame also includes a radiator mounting sleeve, and the lower crossbeam has multiple levels of sleeve mounting holes distributed along the length of the lower crossbeam.
10. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle front-end frame includes any one of claims 1 to 9.