Vehicle Body Structure With Vertical Air Guide and Stabilizer Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
The presence of a steering gear box and other components in the lower front portion of a vehicle body makes it difficult to arrange a stabilizer in a lower position, especially in vehicles with mechanisms for driving the front wheels or requiring higher road clearance, leading to increased longitudinal length and reduced turning performance and forward visibility.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle body structure with a body frame and stabilizer supported by the frame, connected to left and right front suspension arms, featuring an upper frame and cross member located above the suspension arms, with an air guide panel positioned to overlap the stabilizer vertically, reducing the longitudinal space required for both components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the stabilizer and air guide panel are arranged one behind another in the longitudinal direction, then both components can be accommodated, but the longitudinal length of the vehicle body increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a longitudinal arrangement (one-dimensional sequencing) to a vertical stacking arrangement (utilizing the vertical dimension). The air guide panel is positioned above the stabilizer in the vertical direction, allowing both components to occupy overlapping longitudinal spaces while maintaining functional independence. This dimensional shift resolves the contradiction by accommodating both components without increasing the vehicle body's longitudinal length.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the stabilizer is arranged in a lower position, then the center of gravity is lowered, but the steering gear box and other components in the lower front portion prevent proper placement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the spatial conflict by utilizing the vertical dimension. The stabilizer is positioned in the lower portion of the vehicle body to achieve a low center of gravity, while the air guide panel is stacked above it in the vertical direction. This vertical stacking allows the stabilizer to occupy the lower space without conflicting with the steering gear box, eliminating the need to compromise on center of gravity positioning while avoiding increased device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the longitudinal length of the vehicle body is reduced, then turning performance and forward visibility are improved, but it becomes difficult to accommodate both the stabilizer and air guide panel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves compact longitudinal dimensions for improved turning performance and forward visibility by stacking the air guide panel and stabilizer in the vertical direction. This vertical arrangement allows both components to be accommodated within a reduced longitudinal envelope, as they overlap in the longitudinal space while being separated vertically. The result is a shorter vehicle body that maintains both functional components without compromising ease of operation.
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AI summary
In the vehicle body structure including a body frame and a stabilizer which is supported by the body frame and connected to left and right front suspension arms, the body frame has an upper frame and a cross member connected to the upper frame, and the upper frame and the cross member are located upward of the front suspension arms. The cross member is connected to an air guide panel for redirecting ambient air flowing from the front of the vehicle body, and the air guide panel is arranged in a position overlapping the stabilizer in a vertical direction.