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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Shigeyuki Yoshida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Mitsuhiro Sonomura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Serizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kentarou Uchibori, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kouichi Sagawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
At the time of head-on collision of a vehicle, an intermediate portion of a subframe is folded and deformed downwardly into a form of L-shape, an engine body is moved downward, a radiator core upper rail is rearwardly deformed and moved, a collision load is input to an upper portion of the engine body through a rod , and the engine body is rotated rearward around a connecting member . With this, a distance of a shortest portion between the engine body and a dash panel is increased, and a crushing stroke of the engine room is increased.