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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Yuichi Kitagawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuichi Kitagawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A front body structure is provided to disperse an impact load to a floor framework member through a rear end of a subframe effectively. The subframeincludes a left side frameL, a right side frameR and a rear frame. Each of the side framesL,R includes a forked parthaving an inside branch partpointing to a vehicle's inside in a width direction of the vehicle along a first route A and an outside branch partpointing to a vehicle's outside in the width direction along a second route B. In operation, if an impact load F due to an offset front collision is applied on the side framein concentration, then the load F is divided into a load component Fa to be transmitted to the other side frameL through the inside branch partand the rear framealong the first route A and another load component Fb to be transmitted to the floor framework memberthrough the outside branch partalong the second route B.
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