Vehicle front structure

Abstract

This invention provides a low-cost and low-environmental-impact vehicle front structure that improves design aesthetics and flexibility while suppressing the reduction in rigidity of the exterior panels caused by the segmented structure. [Solution] The front vehicle structure 1 includes a radar support section 3 attached to the vehicle body frame section 2 and supporting a millimeter-wave radar, an exterior panel section 4 positioned in front of the radar support section 3 to form the front of the vehicle and capable of transmitting millimeter-wave signals, and an emblem section 5 positioned in the center of the vehicle width direction on the front of the vehicle. The front grille 42 of the exterior panel section 4 includes a grille member 421 and a garnish member 422 arranged side by side in the vertical direction of the vehicle and extending in the vehicle width direction, respectively, and the millimeter-wave signal is transmitted through the grille member 421. The emblem base 52 of the emblem section 5 is positioned across the grille member 421 and the garnish member 422 and is fixed to each of them.

Claims

1. The vehicle body frame section located at the front of the vehicle, A radar support unit attached to the vehicle body frame and supporting the millimeter-wave radar, An exterior panel portion is positioned in front of the radar support portion to form the front of the vehicle, and is capable of transmitting millimeter-wave signals transmitted and received by the millimeter-wave radar. A vehicle front structure comprising an emblem portion disposed in the central part in the width direction of the front of the vehicle, The exterior panel section includes a plurality of exterior members arranged in a line in the vertical direction of the vehicle and extending in the width direction of the vehicle, and is configured such that the millimeter-wave signal passes through at least one of the exterior members. The vehicle front structure is characterized in that the emblem portion is arranged across the plurality of exterior members and fixed to each exterior member.

2. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of exterior members have a protruding surface portion in the center of the exterior member in the vehicle width direction through which the millimeter wave signal is transmitted, which protrudes forward of the vehicle and forms a surface through which the millimeter wave signal is transmitted, and the protruding surface portion and the arrangement area of ​​the emblem portion are continuous in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle front structure according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of exterior members have a recess that is recessed toward the rear of the vehicle in the center of the exterior member in the vehicle width direction where the upper or lower end of the arrangement area of ​​the emblem portion is located, a part of the emblem portion is fixed inside the recess, and a connecting portion connects the side wall portion of the recess to the end of the exterior member located away from the side wall portion in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the connecting portion is attached to the radar support portion.

4. The emblem portion has a plurality of engaging claws that protrude from its rear surface toward the rear of the vehicle and extend in the vertical direction of the vehicle. The vehicle front structure according to claim 3, characterized in that each of the plurality of exterior members has an engagement hole formed at a position corresponding to the engagement claw.

5. The vehicle front structure according to claim 4, characterized in that each of the plurality of exterior members has at least one fastening portion to which the emblem portion is fastened.

6. The aforementioned plurality of exterior members include a grill member having a grill hole formed therein that penetrates in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extends in the width direction of the vehicle, and a grill garnish is attached to the front surface of the grill member, extending in the width direction of the vehicle along the grill hole. The vehicle front structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the end portion of the grille garnish located on the inside in the vehicle width direction is sandwiched between the grille member and the emblem portion fixed to the grille member.

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