Automobile front body structure

Claims

1. Front suspension member supporting the steering rack, In an automobile front body structure including an electric power steering system having a motor and a control unit, The motor and the control unit are positioned behind the front cross member of the front suspension member and below the steering rack. The control unit is positioned such that its front end is located in front of the motor, The control unit is mounted to the steering rack via a bracket. The bracket is attached to the steering rack at a position corresponding to the center of gravity of the motor and the control unit in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in the front body structure of an automobile.

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5. The front suspension member includes a pair of side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle from both ends of the front cross member, and a rear cross member connecting the rear ends of the pair of side members. The front body structure of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the steering rack extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle and is supported by the pair of side members.

6. The steering rack is positioned above the front cross member of the vehicle, according to claim 1 or 5, for the front body structure of an automobile.

7. A steering shaft connected to a pinion gear that meshes with the rack gear of the rack shaft is positioned at the first position of the steering rack. A front body structure of an automobile according to any one of claims 1, 5, and 6, wherein, at a second position different from the first position of the steering rack, the pinion gear of a pinion shaft that does not constitute the steering shaft is meshed with the rack gear of the rack shaft, and the output shaft of the motor is connected to the pinion shaft via a reduction gear.