Volvo Car Corporation

Babak Nejabat

Tom Stoddart

Martin Swahn

Zef Van Der Putten

Frida Madsen

Weijia Wu

Linus Wagstrom

Ragnar Crona

Graeme McInally

Henrik Ljungquist

Ejder Eken

Asmer Ibrovic

Linus Wågström

Linus WÅGSTRÖM

Graeme Mcinally

The present disclosure relates to a Vehicle front structure as defined above is provided, in which the front structure comprises: a side member for supporting a vehicle bumper beam, the side member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end for connecting to the vehicle bumper beam and a second end for connecting to a bulkhead, and a lateral extension member extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis of the side member and outward with respect to the vehicle front structure, the lateral extension member is connected to the side member such that the lateral extension member can exert a bending moment to the side member, and a bending strength of the lateral extension member in backward direction towards the side member is higher compared to a bending strength in the forward direction away from the side member.

Vehicle front structure for improved compatibility during a frontal crash

A front structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of side members arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a pair of crash boxes arranged at front ends of the side members, and a body back-up structure located at a rear end of the front portion. The front structure is adapted to give an impact response curve with deceleration versus time, when subjected to a full frontal barrier impact at 35 mph according to USNCAP. The impact response curve comprises in sequence:

Front structure of a vehicle

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Torslanda, Sweden

Babak Nejabat