30 results about "Head-on collision" patented technology

The objective is to obtain a vehicle body structure that suppresses the residual deformation of components positioned in front of the motor unit in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle during a frontal collision, and that reduces the constraints on the size of the battery that can be mounted. [Solution] The vehicle body structure S includes a motor unit 30 to which power is supplied and which outputs driving force for driving; a skeletal member 11 which is integrally molded by die casting and forms the frame of the vehicle, is disposed on the rear side of the vehicle of the motor unit 30 and includes a support portion 28 that supports a part of the motor unit 30; a protruding portion 36 provided on the motor unit 30 and projecting toward the skeletal member 11 side; and a recess provided on the support portion 28, which is open toward the motor unit 30 side and into which the protruding portion 36 is fitted.

The application discloses an anti-impact high-toughness low-VOC environment-friendly bumper, which comprises a collision rod, a buffer mechanism and a fixing base, the buffer mechanism comprises a connecting base, a connecting rod and a shock-absorbing ball cage, the connecting base is fixed to the inner side of the collision rod, the shock-absorbing ball cage is fixed to the fixing base, one end of the connecting rod is connected with the connecting base through a universal ball head, the other end of the connecting rod is fixed with a spherical impact part, the spherical impact part extends into the interior of the shock-absorbing ball cage, the inner wall of the shock-absorbing ball cage is provided with an elastic buffer pad layer, a plurality of connecting blocks are arranged on the opening side of the shock-absorbing ball cage, the connecting blocks are provided with first mounting holes, a connecting ring is fixed to the connecting rod, corresponding second mounting holes are arranged on the connecting ring, and springs are connected between the first mounting holes and the second mounting holes. The application is provided with multiple buffer structures, can effectively resist impact force, and can effectively buffer even if subjected to a front collision at a position height of the non-collision rod, so that the buffer structure is prevented from being disabled.

A road vehicle having a roll axis, a pitch axis, a yaw axis, a chassis and two front wheels; wherein each front wheel comprises a front suspension lever connecting the corresponding front wheel to the chassis; wherein each front suspension lever is substantially shaped in the form of a triangle with a first vertex coupled to the corresponding front wheel and the remaining two vertices coupled to the chassis at a front attachment point and at a rear attachment point, respectively, with respect to the direction of travel along the roll axis; wherein the coupling between the front vertex of the front suspension lever and the chassis comprises a break-in invitation zone.

A frontal collision load is efficiently transmitted from a front frame to the rear of a vehicle. Side sills along left and right sides of a floor panel overlap a lower end of a respective outer hinge pillar in an inward displaced shape in which a lower portion is displaced inward in a vehicle width direction. A rear portion of each of left and right side front frames in a front space of a dash panel is a rear enlargement portion gradually enlarged toward a rear end and is part of a cast body, a rear end portion of which is joined to the dash panel. The rear end of the cast body overlaps a front end portion of each of the side sills and a front end portion of a tunnel side frame in a tunnel portion of the floor panel.

Provided is a vehicle passenger seat airbag device and a vehicle passenger seat airbag control method. The vehicle passenger seat airbag device includes an airbag that is housed in an instrument panel of a vehicle and that is inflated and deployed toward an occupant seated on a passenger seat by supplying gas from an inflator. When a front collision of the vehicle is predicted or detected in a state in which a reclining angle of a seat back of the passenger seat is set to be equal to or greater than a predetermined angle, a position of a deployment surface of the airbag that comes into contact with the head of the occupant is changed to a second position that is located further to the rear of the vehicle than a first position when the reclining angle of the seat back is less than the predetermined angle.

To provide a front vehicle structure that can reliably drop the drive unit diagonally downwards from the dashboard panel during a frontal collision, thereby mitigating the impact transmitted from the drive unit to the dashboard panel. [Solution] The rear mounting device 10 of the front structure of the vehicle 1 has a mounting portion 12 fixed to the cross member 3 and a mounting bracket 13 connected to the mounting portion 12 and the drive unit 5, and a dash panel 25 is positioned above the mounting portion 12. The dash panel 25 has inclined lower surfaces 25a and 28a that slope downward from front to rear. The rear mounting device 10 has a mass 14 provided on the upper part of the mounting portion 12 and having an inclined upper surface 14a that slopes downward from front to rear, and the mass 14 is positioned higher than the lower end 28b in the inclined direction of the inclined lower surfaces 25a and 28a.

This utility model relates to the field of automotive parts technology and discloses a front bumper assembly structure for new energy vehicles. The structure includes a front bumper body with an energy-absorbing mechanism inside. The energy-absorbing mechanism includes an arc-shaped front panel, multiple corrugated connecting plates fixedly connected to the outside of the arc-shaped front panel, an elastic buffer layer fixedly connected to the outside of the corrugated connecting plates, a honeycomb structure layer fixedly connected to the outside of the elastic buffer layer, a foam filling layer fixedly connected to the outside of the honeycomb structure layer, and a thin metal plate layer fixedly connected to the outside of the foam filling layer. In this utility model, during a frontal collision, the impact force is first buffered by the outer layer of the bumper, then transmitted to the front bumper body, causing the arc-shaped front panel to disperse the impact force. Subsequently, multiple layers absorb energy in stages, and the thin metal plate layer blocks the inward transmission of energy, reducing the impact on the vehicle body and battery pack, resulting in more balanced protection.

A vehicle (1) is described, comprising an engine mount (2) extending in the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle and an axle carrier (3) of a front axle (4), which is connected to the engine mount (2) via a connecting unit (5). The connecting unit (5) includes a sleeve (6) which is arranged in a receptacle (8) of the engine mount (2) and is bonded to the engine mount (2). An actuating element (11) is arranged in the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle upstream of the sleeve (6), the crash area (12) of which faces the sleeve (6).During a frontal collision, the actuator (11) can be moved in the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle from a rest position, in which the functional connection between the crash area (12) of the actuator (11) and the sleeve (6) is severed, to an active position in the direction of the sleeve (6), in which the actuator (11) with its crash area (12) is functionally connected to the sleeve (6) and the actuator (11) applies crash energy to the sleeve (6). Above a threshold crash energy, the actuator (11) at least partially releases the material bond between the motor mount (2) and the sleeve (6).

A plurality of brace caps for increasing strength of a front cradle for a vehicle includes a top surface defining a length and a bottom surface defining an opening. The bottom surface opposes the top surface. The opening extends from the bottom surface towards the top surface. The front cradle attaches to the opening. The front cradle includes a diagonal cradle brace, a cradle rail, a diagonal brace connection bar, a drive unit attachment bar, and a cradle bar. The diagonal cradle brace has a first end and a second end. One of the plurality of brace caps attaches to the first end. A different one of the plurality of brace caps attaches to the second end. The plurality of brace caps further includes an inboard surface and an outboard surface opposing the inboard surface. The inboard surface and the outboard surface connect the bottom surface to the top surface.

[Problem] To efficiently transmit a frontal collision load, which is directed from a front frame to the rear of a vehicle, to a side sill and a tunnel side frame that are offset from the front frame in a vehicle front view during a frontal collision of the vehicle. [Solution] Side sills 4 arranged along both left and right sides of a floor panel 1 are each arranged at a position that overlaps a lower end portion of a respective outer hinge pillar 72 in an inward displaced shape, in which a lower portion is displaced inward in a vehicle width direction, in the vehicle width direction. A rear portion 32 of each of front frames 3 provided on both left and right sides in a front space PR of a dash panel 2 is formed as a rear enlargement portion gradually enlarged toward a rear end portion and is formed as a part of a cast body 100, a rear end portion of which is joined to the dash panel 2. The rear end portion of the cast body 100 is configured to overlap a front end portion of each of the side sills 4 and a front end portion 122 of a tunnel side frame 12 provided in a tunnel portion 10 of the floor panel 1 in a vehicle front view.

The present application relates to a vehicle seat and a method for controlling the vehicle seat, the vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated; a seat back which is configured so as to be capable of tilting backwards and which supports the back of the occupant; a lifting mechanism which is provided in the seat cushion and which lifts the front part of the seat surface of the seat cushion; and a pressing mechanism that is provided in the seatback, presses a portion of the front surface of the seatback toward the front side of the seat, and operates the pressing mechanism after operating the raising mechanism when the reclining angle of the seatback is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle and a frontal collision of the vehicle is predicted.

To provide a front structure for a cab-over type vehicle that allows for the suppression of the cab's forward tilt while maintaining space inside the cab during a head-on collision. [Solution] The front structure of the cab-over type vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis frame 2, a cab 30, a front cab mount 10 that supports the front end of the cab 30 from below, having a lower bracket 11 fixed to the chassis frame 2 and extending upward, an upper bracket 13 fixed to the bottom of the cab 30, and a shaft support portion 12 that rotatably connects the upper part of the lower bracket 11 and the lower part of the upper bracket 13, a first crash box 40 attached to the front end of the chassis frame 2 and protruding further forward than the cab 30, and a second crash box 50 attached to the upper bracket 13 of the front cab mount 10 and protruding further forward than the cab 30.

The invention provides a vehicle front side member. A front side member configured to be supported by a vehicle frame includes a tubular body formed of a roll-formed high strength metal and configured to undergo an axial load during a frontal vehicle impact. The high strength metal steel defines a cross-sectional shape along the length of the tubular body. The tubular body includes a central wall extending from a first side wall to a second side wall, the central wall defining at least a first longitudinal hollow channel and a second longitudinal hollow channel. A first crush initiator is disposed in the first sidewall of the tubular body at a first crush region and is formed in the high strength metal prior to roll forming the tubular body. A second crush initiator is disposed in a corner of the tubular body at a second crush region, and is formed in the high strength metal after roll forming the tubular body.

A vehicle seat and a control method for the vehicle seat include a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated, a seat back that is configured to be reclinable and to support a back of the occupant, a lifting mechanism provided in the seat cushion and configured to lift a front portion of a seat surface of the seat cushion, and a pressing mechanism provided in the seat back and configured to press a portion of a front surface of the seat back toward a front side of a seat. When a reclining angle of the seat back is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle and a frontal collision of a vehicle is predicted, the pressing mechanism is operated after the lifting mechanism is operated.

[Problem to be solved] In a frontal collision, an impact needs to be absorbed while an electrical component is housed in a small space in the vicinity of the front end of a front side element. [Solution] A vehicle front structure 100 comprises a dashboard 10, a front bumper 20, a front side element 30, a dashboard-side frame 40 outside the front side element 30 in the vehicle width direction and extending from a point above a front wheel T to the front bumper 20, and a front panel 70, which points towards the front of the vehicle and connects a front end 30a of the front side element 30 with a front surface part 40a of the frame 40; the front panel 70 includes a receiving space 71 in which a storage zone S is formed for receiving at least one rear part of an electrical component E, which is attached to the front bumper 20 and projects rearward from it; and the front side element 30 and the dashboard-side frame 40 are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction and connected to the front panel 70.

The utility model discloses a vehicle body assembly and vehicle, relate to vehicle field, vehicle body assembly of vehicle includes: two tower bags, front wall lower crossbeam subassembly, two A columns, two tower bags are spaced along the width direction of vehicle, along the length direction of vehicle, and the front wall lower crossbeam subassembly is located tower bag rear side, and two tower bags are connected with front wall lower crossbeam subassembly, and the front wall lower crossbeam subassembly is connected between two A columns. Therefore, when frontal collision occurs, tower bag can bear frontal collision force, and since the front wall lower crossbeam subassembly is located tower bag rear side and two tower bags are connected with the front wall lower crossbeam subassembly, the X direction collision force that tower bag receives is borne and absorbs a part after by tower bag, can be borne by the front wall lower crossbeam subassembly and is transmitted to A column along Y direction, to bear frontal collision force through tower bag, A column, can effectively absorb, decompose the energy that collision produces, reduces the risk of personnel casualty that front cabin part invades passenger cabin causes, improves the security of vehicle.

The invention relates to a front-end structure for a utility vehicle, preferably for a truck, and to a utility vehicle having such a front-end structure. The front-end structure comprises two lateral frame side members, a cooling module (3) arranged between the frame side members, which is supported on the frame side members via lateral swing bearings (6) having a common pitch axis, and a pendulum support (7) fixed to the cooling module (3) and directly or indirectly supported on the frame side members for absorbing a pitch movement of the cooling module. The pendulum support (7) is characterized by a rated failure point (8) which is designed to fail under a force impact (F) caused by a collision in the case of a frontal collision in order to release and / or no longer absorb the pitch movement of the cooling module (3). The rearward displacement of a cab supported on the front-end structure can thus be improved in the case of a frontal collision, thereby reducing the intrusion into the cab and increasing the safety of the occupants.

The present invention efficiently transfers the frontal collision load from the front frame to the rear of the vehicle during a frontal collision to the side beams and passageway side frames offset relative to the front frame in the front view of the vehicle. The side beams (4) arranged along the left and right sides of the floor panel (1) are positioned to overlap with the lower end of the hinge pillar outer member (72) in the vehicle width direction. The lower part of the hinge pillar outer member (72) has an inward displacement shape that moves inward in the vehicle width direction. The rear part (32) of the front frame (3) provided on the left and right sides in the front space PR of the front bulkhead (2) is formed as a rearward expansion portion that gradually widens towards the rear end. The rear end is formed as part of the casting body (100) that is joined to the front bulkhead (2). The rear end of the casting body (100) overlaps with the front end of the side beams (4) and the front end (122) of the passageway side frame (12) provided in the passageway portion (10) of the floor panel (1) in the front view of the vehicle.

IMPROVED EMERGENCY BRAKING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES The present invention relates to a method for managing an automatic emergency braking function for a motor vehicle (2), comprising the following steps: a) real-time detection of a risk of frontal collision in the presence of an obstacle in front of the motor vehicle, by two front detection means (4, 6) of said motor vehicle; b) real-time estimation of whether automatic emergency braking could result in a risk of rear-end collision with a following vehicle, by a rear detection means (8) of the motor vehicle; c) triggering automatic emergency braking of the motor vehicle, when only one of the two front detection means identifies the obstacle in front and provided there is no risk of rear-end collision with the following vehicle in step b), or when both front detection means identify the obstacle in front. (Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 1)

A vehicle body front structure capable of sufficiently absorbing impact load in both a frontal collision and an offset collision. A vehicle body front structure (A) of an electric vehicle includes: a front side battery rack (32) extending in a vehicle width direction; a pair of left and right side frames (11, 12) extending from the front side battery rack (32) in a manner that the further forward the side frames are located, the further outward in the vehicle width direction the side frames are located; a left side support portion (41) mounted to the front side battery rack (32) and supporting the left side frame (11) from the vehicle width direction outer side; and a right side support portion (42) mounted to the front side battery rack (32) and supporting the right side frame (12) from the vehicle width direction outer side.

This makes it possible to suppress the exposure of the busbar during a frontal collision of a vehicle. [Solution] The engine starter unit 10 (electrical equipment) is mounted in the engine compartment. Terminal B 22 is provided on the front part of the engine starter unit 10. The bus bar 30 is connected to terminal B 22. The bus bar 30 extends to the rear. The base 40 and cover 60 sandwich and cover the bus bar 30. The base 40 and cover 60 are insulating. The base 40 is fixed to the engine starter unit 10 together with the bus bar 30. The cover 60 engages with the base 40 by a claw fit. The base 40 has a front wall portion 42 formed in front of the cover 60. The front wall portion 42 covers the front surface 61 of the cover 60 when viewed from the front of the vehicle.

The application relates to the technical field of a vehicle body, and provides a vehicle body side structure and a vehicle. The vehicle body side structure comprises an A column, a B column, a rocker beam connected to the bottoms of the A column and the B column, and a first reinforcing part. The first reinforcing part comprises a vertical part and a horizontal part connected to each other; the vertical part is located in a lower section of the A column, and a top end of the vertical part extends to a top part close to the lower section; the horizontal part is located in the rocker beam, and a rear end of the horizontal part extends to a bottom part close to the B column. The application can increase the connecting strength between the A column and the rocker beam, and can form a load-bearing structure and a through collision force transmission channel between the lower section of the A column and the front part of the rocker beam when the vehicle side and front collide, so that the collision force can be effectively transmitted, the collision deformation at the position of the A column can be reduced, and the safety of the vehicle collision can be improved.

The objective is to provide a passenger-side airbag system and a passenger-side airbag control method for a vehicle that can restrain the occupant's head early, even when the vehicle is in a frontal collision while driving with the seatback tilted to a predetermined angle or greater. [Solution] A vehicle passenger-side airbag device 30 and a vehicle passenger-side airbag control method are provided, which include an airbag 32 housed in the instrument panel of the vehicle and which inflates and deploys toward an occupant seated in the passenger seat when gas is supplied from an inflator, wherein when a frontal collision of the vehicle is predicted or detected while the rearward tilt angle of the passenger seat back is set to a predetermined angle or greater, the position of the deployment surface 36 of the airbag 32 that contacts the occupant's head is changed to a second position that is further rearward than the first position when the rearward tilt angle of the seat back is less than the predetermined angle.

To provide a vehicle front structure that can restrict the rearward movement of the drive unit with a simple structure during a frontal collision. [Solution] The front structure of the vehicle 1 is equipped with a rear mounting device 10 that elastically supports the drive unit 5 on the cross member 3. The rear mounting device 10 has a cylindrical portion 12A that houses a mount bush 11 radially inward and has a mount portion 12 fixed to the cross member 3, and a mount bracket 13 connected to the mount bush 11 and the drive unit 5. The mount bracket 13 has a bush-side bracket portion that extends from the mount bush 11 (member-side connection portion 13A) toward the drive unit 5, and a first bracket portion 13C and a second bracket portion 13D that extend radially outward from the bush-side bracket portion beyond the outer end portion 12a of the cylindrical portion 12A, with the end in the direction of extension connected to the drive unit 5.

This invention provides a frame-type subframe structure. It features left front and left center body mounting points on the left longitudinal beam, and right front and right center body mounting points on the right longitudinal beam. A reinforcing plate is positioned between the two lower plates. Left and right rear body mounting points are symmetrically positioned on the two lower plates. The subframe is connected to the vehicle body at six points, connecting the body and suspension, and improving body rigidity. The front subframe also supports the engine, air conditioning compressor, and transmission. The full-frame subframe absorbs some of the impact force during a frontal collision, effectively solving the subframe-body connection problem. Over long-term use, it prevents tearing due to stress concentration and repeated fatigue.

This invention provides a vehicle airbag device that can deploy the airbag body earlier and reduce the possibility of head rotation injury to the occupant. The vehicle airbag device includes an airbag body having front and rear chambers and a front chamber. The front and rear chambers deploy from an inflator activated based on the detection or prediction of a frontal collision, passing through the side of the occupant's head towards the front of the seat. The front and rear chambers are positioned to the side of the occupant's head. The front chamber extends inward from the front end of the front and rear chambers towards the seat width and is positioned in front of the occupant's head. The airbag body has a shoulder support that contacts the occupant's shoulder opposite to the shoulder with the shoulder strap from the front of the seat, restraining the occupant's other shoulder.

The application relates to a cabin longitudinal beam, an automobile engine cabin structure and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of vehicle body structures, which comprises a front beam located on the side of the cabin longitudinal beam away from the cab, a cantilever support, a plurality of point fixed connections are formed between the top of the cantilever support and the bottom of the front beam, and a weakening notch is arranged at the connection, and the bottom of the cantilever support is connected with a subframe. The application can make the huge instantaneous inertia energy in the vehicle frontal collision process destroy the cantilever support, make the subframe fall off and the engine fall off, and avoid the engine from invading the cab, so as to solve the problem that the subframe is difficult to fall off due to the fixed connection between the subframe and the vehicle body in the prior art, and the engine is further caused to move backward and invade the cab.