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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 21/05 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 21/05 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 25/2072 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle lower portion structure, a plurality of cross members are suspended along a vehicle width direction between a pair of side rails. Further, an oil pan guard is suspended along a longitudinal direction between a No. 2 cross member and a No. 3 cross member to protect an oil pan of a transmission from below. When a vehicle collides on its front, engagement between the oil pan guard and the cross member is released, to thereby prevent a decrease in the amount of collision energy to be absorbed by the pair of side rails.