JP5880417B2 - Body end structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body end structure.

  A bumper structure is known in which a reinforcement extension is provided at an end of the bumper reinforcement in the vehicle width direction and a load input to the reinforcement extension is transmitted to a side member at the time of a minute lap collision (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP2008-213739

  Incidentally, the reinforcement extension is a member that is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and there is a concern that the reinforcement extension may interfere with the wheels during a light collision.

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle body end structure that can prevent a spacer member that transmits a load to a skeleton member during a minute lap collision from interfering with a wheel during a light collision.

The vehicle body end structure according to the first aspect is elongated in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is arranged in parallel in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of skeleton members each having a leading end side as an energy absorbing portion, and is elongated in the vehicle width direction. A bumper skeleton portion that is connected to the distal ends of the pair of skeleton members and has both ends in the vehicle width direction projecting outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pair of skeleton members; protruded frame member side, and the vehicle width direction the frame member and the scan spacers member which is rotated locus an arrangement that does not interfere with the wheel in plan view around the connection portion between the bumper skeleton portion located on the opposite side of the And.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the collision load input to the overhanging portion of the bumper skeleton portion remains as it is through the spacer member, or the spacer member moves along with the deformation of the bumper skeleton portion (the overhanging portion) due to the collision load. By contacting the skeleton member, it is transmitted to the skeleton member. Here, the spacer member is arranged such that the rotation trajectory centering on the connection portion between the skeleton member on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction and the bumper skeleton portion does not interfere with the wheels in plan view. For this reason, in the light collision of the aspect which the energy absorption part of one frame member deform | transforms, it is prevented or effectively suppressed that a spacer member interferes with a wheel.

Thus, in the vehicle body end structure of the first aspect, the spacer member that transmits the load to the skeleton member at the time of the minute lap collision can be prevented from interfering with the wheel at the time of the light collision. For example, the spacer member may simply protrude from the overhanging portion to the skeleton member side (rear side or front side) in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the skeleton member side is closer to the skeleton member in the vehicle width direction than the overhanging portion side. It may be projected like this.

The vehicle body end structure according to the second aspect is the vehicle body end structure according to the first aspect , wherein the spacer member is inclined or curved so that the portion on the projecting portion side is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the portion on the skeleton member side. In addition to being formed, the end portion on the skeleton member side is a facing surface facing the side surface of the skeleton member.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the load input to the overhanging portion acts as a lateral force toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction on the skeleton member via the spacer member. Since the spacer member is inclined or curved as described above and has a facing surface, the backward load input to the overhanging portion is efficiently converted into a lateral force. Moreover, the said inclination or curve shape contributes to interference suppression with a wheel.

The vehicle body end structure according to a third aspect is the vehicle body end structure according to the second aspect , wherein the pair of skeleton members includes a front side member and a crash box that is provided at a vehicle front end of the front side member and functions as the energy absorbing portion. The spacer member is arranged with the power unit interposed therebetween, and the spacer member is arranged so that the opposed surface faces the side surface of the front side member, and is rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction input to the overhanging portion. Is converted into a vehicle width direction load and transmitted to the power unit via the front side member.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the backward load in the vehicle front-rear direction input to the overhanging portion is applied to the front side member behind the crash box as a lateral force inward in the vehicle width direction by the spacer member. Entered. This load is transmitted to the power unit when the front side member is deformed. As a result, an inertial force that causes the power unit to move toward the anti-collision side is generated.

The vehicle body end structure according to a fourth aspect is the second or third aspect , wherein the spacer member includes an inner member that constitutes an inner portion in the vehicle width direction, an outer member that constitutes an outer portion in the vehicle width direction, And a reinforcing portion that reinforces the inner member.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the inner member that becomes the compression side is reinforced by the reinforcing portion when the load is transmitted from the overhang portion to the skeleton member. Thus, by dividing into the inner member and the outer member, the reinforcing portion can be selectively set in the inner member. The reinforcing part may be a separate member from the inner member, and is configured by increasing the strength (thickening, using a high yield point material, etc.) of at least a part of the inner member relative to the outer member. It may be a thing.

Body end structure of the fifth embodiment, the slide that allows in any one state like the second to fourth embodiments, an end portion of said framework member side in the spacer member to slide relative to the side surface of the backbone member An allowance structure is further provided.

  In this vehicle body end structure, when a collision load is input to the overhanging portion, the spacer member slides with respect to the side surface of the skeleton member as the energy absorbing portion (crash box) is deformed by the load. Since the sliding of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member is allowed in this way, the spacer member is prevented from inhibiting the deformation of the energy absorbing portion (crash box), and the collision energy is efficiently absorbed at the initial stage of the micro lap collision. Fulfilled.

The vehicle body end structure according to the sixth aspect is the fifth aspect according to the fifth aspect , wherein the slide allowing structure is a non-bonded structure in which an end of the spacer member on the skeleton member side is uncoupled to the skeleton member, or the overhang The spacer member is configured to include a coupling structure that couples the spacer member to the skeleton member so that the coupling of the spacer member to the skeleton member is released when a load of a predetermined value or more is input to the portion.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the end of the spacer member on the skeleton member side is not coupled to the skeleton member, so that the spacer member is allowed to slide with respect to the skeleton member. Alternatively, the spacer member is uncoupled by the coupling structure with respect to the skeleton member by the load input to the overhang portion, thereby allowing the spacer member to slide on the skeleton member.

In the vehicle body end portion structure according to the seventh aspect , in the first aspect , an end portion of the spacer member on the frame member side is separated from the frame member.

  In this vehicle body end structure, when a collision load is input to the overhanging portion, the energy absorbing portion is in a period until the bumper skeleton portion (the overhanging portion) is deformed by the load and the spacer member comes into contact with the skeleton member. Energy absorption by the compression of is performed. That is, it is suppressed that the spacer member inhibits the deformation of the energy absorbing portion (crash box), and the collision energy is efficiently absorbed at the initial stage of the micro lap collision.

A vehicle body end structure according to an eighth aspect further includes a stopper structure that restricts sliding of the spacer member in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the skeleton member due to a load input to the overhanging part in the fifth or sixth aspect . It was.

  In this vehicle body end structure, when the spacer member slides by a predetermined amount in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the skeleton member at the time of a collision, the spacer member is restricted from sliding relative to the skeleton member by the stopper structure. Then, the spacer member that continues to receive the load from the overhanging portion pushes the longitudinal intermediate portion of the skeleton member inward in the vehicle width direction. As a result, the skeleton member is folded inward in the vehicle width direction, and the load input to the overhanging portion is transmitted to the anti-collision side of the vehicle body. For example, compared to a configuration in which the sliding of the spacer member is limited by the end of the deformation of the energy absorbing portion, the transition to the load transmission mode (mode control) on the anti-collision side is easier or more reliable.

A vehicle body end structure according to a ninth aspect is the eighth aspect , wherein the stopper structure is provided on the suspension member supported by the skeleton member and the spacer member, and the spacer member slides with respect to the skeleton member. And a contact portion that contacts the suspension member when reaching a restricted position in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
The vehicle body end structure according to the tenth aspect is elongated in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is arranged in parallel in the vehicle width direction, and has a pair of skeleton members each having an energy absorbing portion at the front end side, and is elongated in the vehicle width direction. A bumper skeleton portion that is connected to the distal ends of the pair of skeleton members and has both ends in the vehicle width direction projecting outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pair of skeleton members; It is projected to the skeleton member side, formed so as to be inclined or curved so that the portion on the overhanging portion side is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the portion on the skeleton member side, and the end portion on the skeleton member side is formed An arrangement in which a rotation locus centering on a connection portion between the skeleton member and the bumper skeleton located on the opposite surface in the vehicle width direction is opposed to the wheel in a plan view, which is a facing surface facing the side surface of the skeleton member. Spacer member and the space A sliding permissible structure that allows the end of the member on the skeleton member side to slide in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the side surface of the skeleton member on the opposing surface; and the skeleton member with respect to the skeleton member due to a load input to the overhang portion A stopper structure that restricts sliding of the spacer member in the vehicle front-rear direction, the stopper structure being provided on the suspension member supported by the skeleton member, and the spacer member, the spacer member being the skeleton member And a contact portion that contacts the suspension member when reaching a position in the vehicle front-rear direction in which sliding is limited.

The vehicle end portion structure of these, the stopper structure is configured to include a suspension member, said mode control is facilitated or reliably while suppressing an increase in the number of parts.

In the eleventh aspect, the vehicle body end structure is elongated in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is arranged in parallel in the vehicle width direction, and has a pair of skeleton members each having an energy absorbing portion at each tip side, and is elongated in the vehicle width direction. A bumper skeleton portion that is connected to the distal ends of the pair of skeleton members and has both ends in the vehicle width direction projecting outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pair of skeleton members; A spacer member that is arranged so that a rotation trajectory centered on a connecting portion between the skeleton member and the bumper skeleton portion that protrudes toward the skeleton member side and is located on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction does not interfere with the wheel in a plan view; And a limiting means that is a front-rear guide structure that limits the direction of relative displacement of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  In this vehicle body end structure, at least before the occurrence of the collision, the relative displacement of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member (at least relative displacement in one specific direction, hereinafter simply referred to as “relative displacement”) is limited by the limiting means. . Thereby, compared with the structure which does not have a restriction | limiting means, the position fluctuation | variation of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member at the normal time (before a collision) is suppressed.

Further, in this vehicle body end structure, the direction of relative displacement of the spacer member is restricted to the vehicle front-rear direction in the event of a collision, and the spacer member is prevented from being displaced up and down with respect to the skeleton member. For this reason, a load can be satisfactorily transmitted to the skeleton member from the spacer member that is displaced relative to the skeleton member (moving in the vehicle front-rear direction, which is one aspect).

The vehicle body end portion structure according to a twelfth aspect is the vehicle body end portion structure according to the eleventh aspect , wherein the vehicle rear end side of the spacer member is fastened to the front side member by a fastener at a fastened portion having a slit opening forward of the vehicle. The front and rear guide structure includes a guided portion that is guided to the vehicle rear by the fastener after the fastening of the fastened portion by the fastener is released.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the fasteners fasten the spacer member to the skeleton member at the fastened portion, so that the relative displacement of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member is limited. That is, the fastener constitutes at least a part of the limiting means. When a collision load is input to the overhanging portion and the relative displacement of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member (movement in the vehicle front-rear direction) occurs, the fastener is pulled out from the fastened portion through the slit of the fastened portion. Furthermore, the fastener forms a front-rear guide structure with the guided portion, and suppresses the spacer member from being displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the skeleton member when the spacer member moves in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the skeleton member. To do.

Body end structure of the thirteenth aspect, in any one state like the first to twelfth aspect, the bumper skeleton includes a bumper skeleton body bridging the pair of frame members, the extended portion of at least one And an extension member that is fixed at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the bumper skeleton body and is made of a material having higher strength than the bumper skeleton body.

  In this vehicle body end structure, the bumper skeleton is formed by fixing an extension member constituting at least a part of the overhang opening flange to the bumper skeleton body. Since the extension member is made of a material having higher strength than the bumper skeleton body, deformation (bending) due to a collision load is suppressed, and the load can be effectively transmitted to the energy absorbing portion.

  As described above, the vehicle body end structure according to the present invention is excellent in that the spacer member that transmits the load to the skeleton member at the time of the minute lap collision can suppress the interference with the wheel at the time of the light collision. It has the effect.

1 is a plan view showing a schematic overall configuration of a vehicle body front part structure according to a first embodiment. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slide spacer which comprises the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) is sectional drawing along the 7A-7A line | wire of FIG. 2, (B) is sectional drawing along the 7B-7B line | wire of FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. It is a top view which shows typically the state of the micro lap collision initial stage in the vehicle body front part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows typically the state of the micro lap collision middle stage in the vehicle body front part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slide spacer which comprises the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is front sectional drawing which shows the fastening state to the front side member of a slide spacer, (B) Front side member of a slide spacer FIG. 4C is a plan sectional view showing a fastening state of the slide plate, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, (A) is a top view, (B) is a side view. It is explanatory drawing of an effect | action of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is a top view which shows the time of the start of slide restriction | limiting of the slide spacer by a stopper structure, (B) is a slide spacer by a stopper structure. It is a top view which shows after a slide restriction | limiting. It is a figure which shows the modification of the stopper structure which comprises the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, (A) is a top view of a 1st modification, (B) is a side view of a 2nd modification. is there. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 7th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 7th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 8th Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is a top view of the principal part, (B) is a perspective view of a slide spacer. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 9th Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 10th Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the 1st modification of the spacer member which comprises the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 10th Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the 2nd modification of the spacer member which comprises the vehicle body edge part structure which concerns on 10th Embodiment.

In this specification, the first embodiment refers to the first reference example, and the fourth to tenth embodiments refer to the second to eighth reference examples. The second embodiment is read as the first embodiment, and the third embodiment is read as the second embodiment.
A vehicle body front structure 10 as a vehicle body end structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, arrow FR, arrow UP, arrow RH, and arrow LH that are appropriately described in each figure are the front direction, the upward direction, and the right direction when facing the front direction of the vehicle A to which the vehicle body front structure 10 is applied, And the left direction is shown. Hereinafter, when simply using the front-rear, up-down, left-right directions, the front-rear direction in the vehicle front-rear direction, the up-down direction in the vehicle up-down direction, and the left-right direction when facing forward are indicated unless otherwise specified.

[General configuration of automobile]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic overall configuration of the vehicle body front structure 10 in a plan view. As shown in this figure, the vehicle body front part structure 10 includes a pair of skeleton members 12 that are elongated in the front-rear direction and are juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction. That is, the left and right skeleton members 12 are provided as a pair.

  Each skeleton member 12 includes a front side member 14 and a crash box 16 provided at the front end of the front side member 14 as main parts. Although illustration is omitted, the rear portion of the front side member 14 reaches the lower floor of the passenger compartment via the lower side of the dash panel.

  Each front side member 14 has a closed cross-sectional structure in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (front-rear) direction (not shown). Similarly, each crash box 16 has a closed cross-sectional structure in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (front-rear) direction. As shown in FIG. 2, each crush box 16 is fixed to a flange 14F formed at the front end of the corresponding front side member 14 by fastening with a bolt and a nut at a flange 16F formed at the rear end. Yes. In this embodiment, the flanges 14F and 16F protrude from the front side member 14 and the crash box 16 in the vertical direction and the vehicle width direction outside.

  Each crash box 16 is configured to be more easily compressed and deformed (collapsed) than the front side member 14 with respect to a load in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when each frame member receives a load from a bumper reinforcement 18 described later, the crash box 16 is first compressed and deformed. The crash box 16 in this embodiment is an energy absorption part of the skeleton member 12, and corresponds to the energy absorption part of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front ends of the left and right crash boxes 16 are bridged by a bumper reinforcement 18 as a bumper skeleton. The bumper reinforcement 18 is a skeleton member that is long in the vehicle width direction, and has a closed cross-sectional structure in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Further, both end portions of the bumper reinforcement 18 in the longitudinal direction are extended portions 20 that protrude to the outside in the vehicle width direction with respect to the skeleton member 12.

<First Embodiment>
[Bumper reinforcement]
In this embodiment, the bumper reinforcement 18 includes a reinforcement main body 22 as a bumper skeleton main body and a pair of extensions 24 as extension members that constitute the overhang portions 20 as main parts.

(Reinforce body)
Although illustration is omitted, the reinforcement main body 22 is formed as a closed cross-sectional structure by extrusion molding of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the reinforcement main body 22 is a shape in which three rectangular frames are stacked up and down (“eye” -shaped cross section). Moreover, the longitudinal direction both ends of the reinforcement main body 22 respectively constitute a part of the overhang portion 20.

(extension)
As shown in FIG. 2, each extension 24 is fixed to an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement main body 22, and each vehicle width direction outer end 24 </ b> A is wider than the vehicle width direction outer end 22 </ b> A of the reinforcement main body 22. Projects outward in the direction. Therefore, the extension 24 can be regarded as an extension member that extends the bumper reinforcement 18 in the vehicle width direction relative to the reinforcement main body 22.

  The inner end 24 </ b> B in the vehicle width direction of each extension 24 reaches the joint portion with the crash box 16 in the reinforcement main body 22, and is joined to the front end of the crash box 16 together with the reinforcement main body 22. Each extension 24 is made of a steel material. That is, each extension 24 is made of a material having a higher strength (yield value) than the material (aluminum or the like) constituting the reinforcement body 22.

  Hereinafter, the extension 24 will be described more specifically. Since the pair of extensions 24 are basically formed symmetrically except for a specially noted portion, in the following description, the left extension 24 will be mainly described in a singular form. Similarly, the slide spacer 30 to be described later will be described in the singular form mainly for the left side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the extension 24 has a two-member structure formed by joining a front panel 26 and a rear panel 28. The front panel 26 has a cross-sectional hat shape that opens rearward in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (vehicle width) direction, and the rear panel 28 opens forward in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (vehicle width) direction. It has a cross-sectional hat shape. By joining the front panel 26 and the rear panel 28 with the upper and lower flanges 26F and 28F, the extension 24 has a closed cross-sectional structure in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (vehicle width) direction. In this embodiment, arc welding that is continuous over substantially the entire length of the extension 24 is employed for joining the upper and lower flanges 26F, 28F of the front panel 26 and the rear panel 28.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the extension 24 having the closed cross-sectional structure has an inner end 24 </ b> B in the vehicle width direction and an outer end 24 </ b> A in the vehicle width direction closed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the pedestal portions 26 </ b> A and 28 </ b> A protrude in the front-rear direction so as to approach each other on the outer end side in the vehicle width direction of the front panel 26 and the rear panel 28. The pedestal portions 26A and 28A are joined to each other so that the vehicle width direction outer end 24A of the extension 24 is closed. Arc welding is also employed for joining the pedestals 26A and 28A. Note that the pedestal portions 26A and 28A are formed in a part including the central portion in the vertical direction of the extension 24. The pedestal portions 26A and 28A in the extension 24 face outward in the vehicle width direction above and below the closing portion. An opening 24 </ b> C is formed in the opening.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of bolt holes 28 </ b> H are formed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the pedestal portion 28 </ b> A in the rear panel 28 constituting the extension 24. On the other hand, on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the pedestal portion 26A of the front panel 26 constituting the extension 24, a tool hole 26H for entering and exiting the tool into the closed cross section is formed corresponding to the bolt hole 28H. Further, the front panel 26 and the rear panel 28 are formed with an access notch 26K and an access hole 28HA for a lashing hook or a pulling hook fixed to the crash box 16 to access the nut member.

  The nut member, the access notch 26K, and the access hole 28HA are provided only on the extension 24 on one side in the vehicle width direction (the left side in this embodiment) of the left and right extensions 24. Although not shown, holes corresponding to the various holes of the extension 24 are formed in a portion of the reinforcement main body 22 that is fitted to the extension 24.

  The outer end portion of the reinforcement main body 22 in the vehicle width direction is inserted into the extension 24 having the closed cross-sectional structure described above. In this state, the extension 24 is fastened (fixed together) to the crash box 16 together with the reinforcement main body 22 in the upper and lower bolt holes 28Hi (see FIG. 6) located on the innermost side in the vehicle width direction among the bolt holes 28H. (Not shown).

  In this state, as described above, the vehicle width direction outer end 24A of the extension 24 protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the vehicle width direction outer end 22A of the reinforcement body 22. More specifically, a pair of upper and lower bolt holes 28Ho positioned most outward in the vehicle width direction and a pair of upper and lower bolt holes 28Hc positioned in the center in the vehicle width among the bolt holes 28H shown in FIG. It is for fastening with the slide spacer 30. The extension 24 is fastened to the slide spacer 30 together with the reinforcement main body 22 in the bolt hole 28Hc, and is fastened to the slide spacer 30 alone in the bolt hole 28Ho.

[Slide spacer]
The vehicle body front structure 10 includes a slide spacer 30 as a spacer member disposed between the overhanging portion 20 of the bumper reinforcement 18 and the skeleton member 12. In this embodiment, the slide spacer 30 is provided on the overhanging portion 20, and converts the rearward load input to the overhanging portion 20 into an inward load in the vehicle width direction and in the vicinity of the front end of the front side member 14. It functions as a load transmission member that transmits to the. In the following description, the inward load in the vehicle width direction converted by the slide spacer 30 may be referred to as “lateral force”. In this embodiment, the slide spacer 30 has a higher bending strength / compression strength than the bending strength of the front side member 14. For this reason, the slide spacer 30 is configured to transmit the lateral force to the power unit P by deforming the front side member 14 by the lateral force with almost no compression or bending of itself. This will be specifically described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the slide spacer 30 includes a spacer body 32, a front-side fixing portion 34 that is fixed to the projecting portion 20, and a slide plate that faces the side surface of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween. The part 36 is configured as a main part. In the slide spacer 30 of this embodiment, the spacer main body 32, the front side fixing portion 34, and the slide plate portion 36 are integrally configured (integrated).

(Spacer body)
As shown in FIG. 2, the slide spacer 30 is a space between the back surface 20 </ b> B facing the rear (slightly inward in the vehicle width direction) of the overhang portion 20 and the side surface 14 </ b> S facing outward in the vehicle width direction of the front side member 14. (Part of) is occupied. For this reason, when a backward load of a predetermined value or more is applied to the overhanging portion 20, the slide spacer 30 applies (part of) the load from the back surface 20 </ b> B of the overhanging portion 20 to the side surface 14 </ b> S of the front side member 14. It is configured to transmit.

  And the spacer main body 32 which comprises this slide spacer 30 is made into the shape which inclined or curved with respect to the front-back direction by planar view. In this embodiment, from the front part to the center part of the spacer body 32, the front end side is inclined linearly with respect to the front-rear direction so as to be positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the rear end side. Has a curved shape that protrudes rearward and outward in the vehicle width direction. With this shape, the slide spacer 30 is configured to go around the flanges 14 </ b> F and 16 </ b> F of the skeleton member 12 and reach the side surface 14 </ b> S of the front side member 14 from the back surface 20 </ b> B of the overhanging portion. In this embodiment, the configuration in which the spacer main body 32 wraps around the flanges 14F and 16F forms a part of the slide allowing structure of the present invention.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the spacer main body 32 has a height in the vertical direction at the rear portion that is higher than the portion from the front portion to the center portion in a side view. In this embodiment, the vertical height is gradually increased so as to bulge downward from the vicinity of the front end of the curved portion in plan view to the connecting portion with the slide plate portion 36. The spacer body 32 has its upper surface slightly and continuously lowered in the above-described range in which the vertical height gradually increases.

  The outer shape of the spacer main body 32 includes an inner panel 38 as an inner member and an outer panel as an outer member, which are joined together to form a closed cross-sectional structure, as shown in cross section in FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B). 40. As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 6, the inner panel 38 has a substantially “U” shape or a “U” shape that opens outward in the vehicle width direction in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (substantially front and rear) direction. Is made. More specifically, the inner panel 38 includes a standing wall 38S that forms the inner wall of the spacer body 32, and an upper wall 38U and a lower wall 38L that project outward from the upper and lower ends of the standing wall 38S in the vehicle width direction. It is configured. A pair of upper and lower bolt holes 38Hs for joining the front side fixing portion 34 is formed in the front portion of the standing wall 38S.

  In this embodiment, as shown in cross section in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front end of the inner panel 38 projects from the standing wall 38 </ b> S, the upper wall 38 </ b> U, and the lower wall 38 </ b> L toward the outside with respect to the closed cross section of the spacer body 32. A front flange 38FF is formed facing substantially forward. A pair of upper and lower bolt holes 38Hf are formed in a portion of the front flange 38FF that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the standing wall 38S. On the other hand, the standing wall 38S is not formed at the rear portion of the inner panel 38, and the upper wall 38U and the lower wall 38L extend behind the rear end of the standing wall 38S. A rear flange 38FR for joining to the slide plate portion 36 is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction from the edge portion along the front-rear direction of the portion extending rearward from the rear end of the standing wall 38S in the upper wall 38U and the lower wall 38L. It is overhanging up and down.

  The outer panel 40 has a shallow substantially “U” shape or “U” shape in a cross-sectional view opening inward in the vehicle width direction in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (substantially front and back) direction. More specifically, the outer panel 40 includes a standing wall 40S that forms the outer wall of the spacer body 32, and an upper wall 40U and a lower wall 40L that project inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper and lower ends of the standing wall 40S. Has been.

  In this embodiment, a front flange 40FF is formed at the front end of the outer panel 40 so as to project outward from the standing wall 40S, the upper wall 40U, and the lower wall 40L with respect to the closed cross section of the spacer body 32. A pair of upper and lower bolt holes 40H are formed in a portion of the front flange 40FF that protrudes outward from the standing wall 40S in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, at the rear end of the outer panel 40, a rear flange 40FR for joining to the slide plate portion 36 protrudes vertically and rearward from the upper wall 40U and the lower wall 40L toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

  The inner panel 38 and the outer panel 40 are joined to each other between the upper walls 38U and 40U and the lower walls 38L and 40L as shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 7A and 7B. Thus, a rectangular closed cross-sectional structure is formed in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, arc welding that is continuous over substantially the entire length of the spacer body 32 is employed for joining the inner panel 38 and the outer panel 40.

  The spacer main body 32 is configured to have an inner reinforcement 42 as a reinforcing portion as shown in a cross section in FIGS. Specifically, the spacer body 32 formed to be inclined and curved as described above, when transmitting a backward load input to the overhanging portion 20 to the front side member 14 via the slide plate portion 36, The inner panel 38 side is the compression side. The inner reinforcement 42 is configured to reinforce the inner panel 38 side which is the compression side in the spacer body 32. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the inner reinforcement 42 in this embodiment has a substantially “U” -shaped section or “U” that opens outward in the vehicle width direction in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal (substantially front-rear) direction. It has a letter shape.

  More specifically, the inner reinforcement 42 includes a standing wall 42S along the standing wall 38S of the inner panel 38, and an upper wall 42U and a lower wall 42L that project outward from the upper and lower ends of the standing wall 42S in the vehicle width direction. It is configured. The standing wall 42S employs an uneven structure (rib structure) for improving rigidity and strength and a lightening structure for reducing weight. A pair of upper and lower weld nuts 44 are provided on the front end side of the standing wall 42S so as to correspond to the bolt holes 38Hf of the standing wall 38S constituting the inner panel 38. The weld nut 44 is for fastening the front side fixing portion 34, and the inner reinforcement 42 has a length from the fastening portion of the front side fixing portion 34 to the rear end of the spacer body 32. As shown in FIG. 5, the front end of the inner reinforcement 42 is located slightly rearward of the front end of the inner panel 38 (spacer main body 32).

  As shown in FIG. 6, convex ribs 42R projecting upward and downward are intermittently formed on the outer end side in the vehicle width direction that forms the free ends of the upper wall 42U and the lower wall 42L. The inner panel 38 and the inner reinforcement 42 are intermittently joined to each other in the front-rear direction at the upper wall 38U and the convex rib 42R of the upper wall 42U, and at the front and rear at the lower wall 38L and the convex rib 42R of the lower wall 42L. It is joined intermittently in the direction (not shown). In this embodiment, arc welding over substantially the entire length of each convex rib 42 </ b> R is employed for joining the inner panel 38 and the outer panel 40. In this joined state, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the standing wall 42S (general part thereof) is in contact with or very close to the inner surface of the standing wall 38S of the inner panel 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the spacer body 32 has a pair of upper and lower corner reinforcing members 46 and 48 arranged in a closed cross section constituted by an inner panel 38 and an outer panel 40. It is configured. As shown in FIG. 6, the corner reinforcing members 46 and 48 are each formed in the shape of an angle member that is long in the longitudinal direction of the spacer body 32 and whose cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction forms a substantially “L” shape. . More specifically, the upper corner reinforcing member 46 has a standing wall 46S along the standing wall 42S of the inner reinforcement 42, and an upper wall 46U projecting outward from the upper end of the standing wall 46S in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, the lower corner reinforcing member 48 includes a standing wall 48S along the standing wall 42S of the inner reinforcement 42, and a lower wall 48L projecting outward from the lower end of the standing wall 48S in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper corner reinforcing member 46 is joined to the standing wall 42S of the inner reinforcement 42 at the free end (lower edge) of the standing wall 46S and at the free end (outer edge in the vehicle width direction) of the upper wall 46U. The inner reinforcement 42 is joined to the upper wall 42U. Arc welding that is intermittent along the free ends of the standing wall 46S and the upper wall 46U is employed for these joinings. Further, the lower corner reinforcing member 48 is joined to the standing wall 42S of the inner reinforcement 42 at the free end (upper edge) of the standing wall 48S, and at the free end (outer edge in the vehicle width direction) of the lower wall 48L. It is joined to the lower wall 42L. For these joinings, arc welding that is intermittent along the free ends of the standing wall 48S and the lower wall 48L is employed.

(Front fixed part)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the front side fixing portion 34 is provided at the front end of the spacer body 32, and forms a fixing portion for the protruding portion 20 in the slide spacer 30. In this embodiment, the front side fixing portion 34 is fixed to the extension 24 (the overhanging portion 20) using four bolts 58 that pass through the bolt holes 28Hc and 28Ho of the rear panel 28 constituting the extension 24. Yes. This will be specifically described below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front side fixing portion 34 includes a rectangular cylindrical tube portion 34 </ b> T into which the front end portion of the spacer body 32 fits, and front flanges 34 </ b> F projecting from both left and right sides of the cylindrical portion 34 </ b> T. The cylindrical portion 34T is formed such that the upper and lower sides of a pair of left and right side walls 34S are connected by an upper wall 34U and a lower wall 34L. Further, the front side fixing portion 34 has an upper flange 34FU and a lower flange 34FL projecting forward from upper and lower ends of the front flange 34F and upper and lower walls 34U, 34L of the cylindrical portion 34T. Although details will be described later, the front fixing portion 34 includes an upper panel 50 and a lower panel 52 which are divided into upper and lower portions.

  Although illustration is omitted, the pair of left and right side walls 34S constituting the cylindrical portion 34T are configured to contact the inner and outer walls (standing walls 38S and 40S) of the spacer body 32 over substantially the entire surface. On the other hand, the upper wall 34U and the lower wall 34L are in contact with upper and lower wall portions of the spacer body 32 (upper and lower walls 38U and 38L of the inner panel 38 shown in FIG. 7B) at the rear portion. The upper wall 34U and the lower wall 34L are gradually separated from the upper and lower wall portions of the spacer main body 32 from the intermediate portion to the front portion (in a tapered shape). More specifically, the upper wall 34U is inclined so as to be positioned upward as it goes forward, and the lower wall 34L is inclined so as to be positioned downward as it goes forward. The upper wall 34U and the lower wall 34L are continuous with the upper flange 34FU and the lower flange 34FL at the front end.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the front fixing portion 34 has a vertically divided structure formed by joining an upper panel 50 and a lower panel 52. The upper panel 50 and the lower panel 52 are formed substantially symmetrically so that the front side fixing portion 34 is vertically divided by a pair of side walls 34S and a front flange 34F. The upper panel 50 and the lower panel 52 are overlapped in the plate thickness direction at the pair of side walls 34S and the front flange 34F, and the overlapping portion is vertically asymmetric (see FIGS. 7B and 8). ). For welding the upper panel 50 and the lower panel 52, arc welding at the overlapping portion is employed. Further, in the joined (divided) portion of the upper panel 50 and the lower panel 52, a portion between the side wall 34S and the front flange 34F is an inclined portion 34K that is inclined with respect to both the side wall 34S and the front flange 34F. .

  A pair of upper and lower bolt holes 34H corresponding to the bolt holes 38Hf of the inner panel 38 constituting the spacer body 32 are formed in the side wall 34S on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the front side fixing portion 34. The front side fixing portion 34 is fastened to the spacer body 32 by fastening a pair of bolts 54 penetrating the bolt holes 34H and 38Hf, that is, the side walls 34S and 38S, to the weld nut 44 of the inner reinforcement 42, respectively. Yes.

  In this fixed state, the front flange 34F of the front side fixing portion 34 is overlapped with the front flanges 38FF and 40FF of the spacer body 32 from the rear side as shown in FIG. The front flange 34F is provided with a weld nut 56 (see FIG. 2) on the back side corresponding to the upper and lower bolt holes 38Hf, 40H of the front flanges 38FF, 40FF. The front side fixing portion, that is, the slide spacer 30 is fixed to the overhanging portion 20, that is, the bumper reinforcement 18 by screwing a plurality of (total four) bolts 58 to the corresponding weld nuts 56.

  In this state, the pair of upper and lower bolts 58 positioned relatively inward in the vehicle width direction penetrate the reinforcement main body 22, the rear panel 28 (bolt hole 28Hc) of the extension 24, the bolt hole 38Hf of the inner panel 38, and the front flange 34F. (See FIG. 8). That is, the slide spacer 30 is fastened to both the reinforcement main body 22 and the extension 24 constituting the bumper reinforcement 18. On the other hand, a pair of upper and lower bolts 58 positioned relatively outward in the vehicle width direction penetrate the rear panel 28 (bolt hole 28Ho) of the extension 24, the bolt hole 38Hf of the inner panel 38, and the front flange 34F (not shown). . That is, the slide spacer 30 is fastened to the extension 24 among the constituent members of the bumper reinforcement 18.

  Further, in this state, the upper flange 34FU and the lower flange 34FL face (or contact) the upper and lower walls 28U and 28L of the rear panel 28 constituting the extension 24 from above and below, as shown in FIG.

(Slide plate)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide plate portion 36 is formed in a plate shape facing inward in the vehicle width direction. The rear end of the spacer body 32 is joined to the slide plate portion 36. More specifically, each of the rear flanges 38FR and 40FR of the inner panel 38 and the outer panel 40 constituting the spacer main body 32 is joined. Arc welding along the upper and lower edges of the rear flange 38FR is employed for joining the rear flange 38FR of the inner panel 38 to the slide plate portion 36. On the other hand, arc welding over substantially the entire length of the peripheral edge of the rear flange 40FR is employed for joining the rear flange 40FR of the outer panel 40 to the slide plate portion 36.

  The slide plate portion 36 faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 from the outside in the vehicle width direction with a gap C therebetween. That is, in this embodiment, the rear end of the slide spacer 30 is not restrained (free) with respect to the front side member 14 (frame member 12). Thus, the slide spacer 30 is configured to slide along the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 as the crash box 16 is compressed and deformed. The configuration in which the slide plate portion 36 is opposed to the front side member 14 in a non-constrained state corresponds to the non-bonding structure in the present invention, and the spacer body 32 described above wraps around the flanges 14F and 16F of the skeleton member 12, The slide allowable structure of the invention is constituted.

(Slide spacer arrangement, etc.)
1 and 2, the slide spacer 30 described above is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the outer end 24A in the vehicle width direction of the extension 24 that constitutes the overhang portion 20 of the bumper reinforcement 18 as a whole. ing. In addition, as described above, the slide spacer 30 is inclined and curved so that the front end side is positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the rear end side.

  Here, the trajectory T indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1 is an extension 24 centered on the connection portion J between the skeleton member 12 (crash box 16) on the right side (opposite side in the vehicle width direction) and the bumper reinforcement 18. This is a rotation locus of the outer end 24A in the vehicle width direction. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the vehicle body front structure 10 is configured such that the trajectory T does not interfere with the front wheels Wf of the automobile A. The slide spacer 30 is arranged on the connection portion J side that is the center of rotation with respect to the trajectory T as a whole. Thus, the arrangement and size of the slide spacer 30 are determined so that the slide spacer 30 does not interfere with the front wheel Wf with the rotation about the connection portion J.

  That is, the extension 24 and the slide spacer 30 constituting the vehicle body front structure 10 are configured not to interfere with the front wheel Wf by rotating around the connection portion J located on the opposite side of the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle width direction center. Has been. Note that the extension 24 and the slide spacer 30 do not interfere with the wheel house (not shown) in which the front wheel Wf is housed by rotating around the connection portion J located on the opposite side of the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle width direction center. It is desirable to be configured.

[Action]
Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

(Light collision)
When a light collision (collision at 15 km / h or less) occurs in the front part of the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 10 having the above configuration is applied, the crash box 16 is compressed and deformed by a load input to the bumper reinforcement 18. The collision energy is absorbed. When this light collision is an offset collision, the compression amount of the crash box 16 on the collision side is larger than the compression amount of the crash box on the anti-collision side. Further, the compression amount of the crash box 16 on the collision side is larger than the compression amount of the crash box 16 in the case of a full-wrap frontal collision at the same speed (when energy is absorbed by two crash boxes).

  Therefore, in the comparative example in which the spacer member for transmitting the load to the overhanging portion 20 to the skeleton member 12 protrudes on the side opposite to the connection portion J that is the rotation center with respect to the trajectory T described above, It is conceivable that the spacer member and the front wheel Wf interfere with each other. If the front wheel Wf is damaged by this interference, the suspension arm is deformed, etc., there is a concern that it becomes difficult to drive the automobile A or the repair cost becomes high despite a light collision.

  In contrast, in the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the present embodiment, the slide spacer 30 is provided on the connection part J side with respect to the rotation locus T of the outer end 24A in the vehicle width direction of the extension 24 around the connection part J on the anti-collision side. Is arranged. In other words, the vehicle body front structure 10 is configured such that the rotation trajectory T of the extension 24 around the connection portion J between the crash box 16 on the anti-collision side and the bumper reinforcement 18 does not interfere with the front wheel Wf. For this reason, even when the compression amount of the crash side crash box 16 becomes large, the slide spacer 30 is prevented or effectively suppressed from interfering with the front wheel Wf. Therefore, as compared with the comparative example, the probability that the traveling of the automobile A becomes difficult after a light collision or the repair cost becomes high is significantly reduced.

(Small lap collision (passing collision))
When a small lap collision occurs in the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 10 having the above-described configuration is applied, a backward collision load is input to the overhang portion 20. Here, the micro lap collision is a form in which a collision load is input to the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the skeleton member 12 at the front portion of the automobile A, in other words, a collision body (FIG. The barrier B) shown in FIG.

  When the overhanging portion 20 (bumper reinforcement 18) is bent (broken) by this collision load, the slide plate portion 36 of the slide spacer 30 comes into contact with the side surface 14S of the front side member 14. Thereby, a part of the load input to the overhang portion 20 is transmitted to the front side member 14 via the slide spacer 30 (load transmission of the first mode).

  That is, the bumper reinforcement 18 is supported from behind by the slide spacer 30 and the front side member 14 in the overhanging portion 20, and the breakage at the connection portion with the crash box 16 is prevented or effectively suppressed. For this reason, the other part of the load input to the overhanging portion 20 is transmitted to the crash-side crash box 16, and the crash box 16 is compressed and deformed as shown in FIG. Thereby, the initial energy absorption of the minute lap collision is achieved.

  In the process in which the crash box 16 is compressed and deformed, the slide spacer 30 transmits a load to the front side member 14 while sliding on the slide plate portion 36 with respect to the front side member 14 (moving backward while contacting). The front side member 14 whose load receiving portion moves rearward as the compression amount of the crash box 16 increases increases the function of guiding the slide spacer 30 rearward without breaking.

  When the crash box 16 is compressed (collapsed) to the limit, sliding of the slide spacer 30 relative to the front side member 14 is restricted. For this reason, the collision load that is continuously input to the overhang portion 20 is input to the specific part of the front side member 14 as a lateral force that is an inward load in the vehicle width direction converted by the slide spacer 30 ( Load transmission in the second mode). As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the front side member 14 is folded (deformed) inward in the vehicle width direction, and the load from the slide spacer 30 is transmitted through the front side member 14 to the power unit P (structure in the engine compartment). Etc.).

  The collision load input to the overhanging portion 20 in this way is transmitted to the rear of the vehicle body or the anti-collision side via the power unit P and its support structure (load Fx in the front-rear direction, load Fy in the vehicle width direction ( Is transmitted to each part of the vehicle body). Thereby, the local large deformation | transformation of the collision side edge part of the vehicle body by a micro lap collision is prevented or effectively suppressed. Further, when the vehicle A itself is moved to the anti-collision side by the lateral force (inertial force) input to the power unit P that is (one of) the mass concentration portion in the vehicle A, the collision load to the overhanging portion 20 The input itself is canceled or alleviated. This also prevents or effectively suppresses local large deformation at the collision side end of the vehicle body.

  Thus, in the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment, the slide spacer 30 that transmits a load to the skeleton member 12 in the case of a minute wrap collision is prevented from interfering with the front wheel Wf in the case of a light collision. can do.

  In the vehicle body front structure 10, the slide spacer 30 is formed to be inclined and curved so that the rear end is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the front end. Therefore, the slide spacer 30 fixed to the overhanging portion 20 is secured to the front wheel Wf while securing the lapping margin L (see FIG. 1) with the collision body of the overhanging portion 20 on the vehicle width direction outer end side of the automobile A. Can be obtained. Further, due to the inclined and curved shape of the slide spacer 30, after the crash box 16 is compressed, the backward load input to the overhanging portion 20 can be effectively converted into a lateral force, and the front side member 14 is bent. This contributes to load transmission (distribution) to each part of the vehicle body. Moreover, the rear end of the slide spacer 30 is a slide plate portion 36 that faces the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween. For this reason, the slide spacer 30 moves from the slide spacer 30 to the front side member 14 both in the compression process (crash prevention of the overhanging portion 20) of the crash box 16 and after the compression (transverse force transmission to the front side member 14). A load can be transmitted effectively.

  Further, in the vehicle body front part structure 10, the inner part in the vehicle width direction that becomes the compression side when a rearward load is input to the overhang part 20 of the slide spacer 30 is reinforced by the inner reinforcement 42. Specifically, the closed cross-sectional structure formed by joining the inner panel 38 and the outer panel 40 is reinforced by the inner reinforcement 42 in the inner panel 38 on the compression receiving side. Thereby, the buckling of the compression side of the slide spacer 30 is prevented or effectively suppressed at the time of the minute lap collision, and the input load to the overhanging portion 20 is efficiently transmitted to the front side member 14.

  Further, in the vehicle body front structure 10, a crash box 16 is provided at the front end of the front side member 14 to constitute the skeleton member 12, and the slide spacer 30 is configured to transmit a load to the front side member 14. . In this embodiment, the slide plate portion 36 of the slide spacer 30 is not restrained with respect to the front side member 14. Further, the slide spacer 30 whose front end side is fixed to the overhanging portion 20 goes around the flanges 14F and 16F of the front side member 14 and the crash box 16, and faces the side surface 14S of the front side member on the rear end side. . Accordingly, as described above, the bending of the overhang portion 20 is suppressed by the support from the rear by the slide spacer 30 and the front side member 14, and a part of the load input to the overhang portion 20 is crash box 16. Used for compression. Due to the compression of the crash box 16, energy can be absorbed in the initial stage of the minute lap collision.

  Furthermore, the bumper reinforcement 18 in the vehicle body front structure 10 is configured by joining extensions 24 made of a material stronger than the material constituting the reinforcement main body 22 to both ends of the reinforcement main body 22. The extension 24 is provided in a range from the connection portion J to the crash box 16 to the bumper reinforcement 18, that is, the tip of the overhang portion 20. For this reason, compared with the case where the bumper reinforcement 18 is formed of an aluminum extrusion molded product over the entire length, bending deformation (folding) and cross-sectional crushing of the overhang portion 20 due to micro lap collision are less likely to occur. Thereby, a collision load can be efficiently transmitted from the overhanging portion 20 to the front side member 14 via the slide spacer 30.

<Other embodiments>
Hereinafter, other embodiments will be sequentially described. In addition, about the structure fundamentally similar to the structure of embodiment described previously, the code | symbol same as the structure of embodiment demonstrated previously may be attached | subjected, and the description and illustration may be abbreviate | omitted.

<Second Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 60 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. 11 shows an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 6 of a slide spacer 62 as a spacer member constituting the vehicle body front structure 60. The vehicle body front structure 60 is provided with a slide spacer 62 instead of the slide spacer 30, and the vehicle body front structure according to the first embodiment except for a structure for holding the slide spacer 62 to the front side member 14. 10 is the same.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the slide spacer 62 includes a slide plate portion 64 instead of the slide plate portion 36. The slide plate portion 64 includes a slide plate 66 facing the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween, and a fastened member 68 as a fastened portion fastened to the front side member 14. Yes. In this embodiment, the slide plate 66 has the same outer shape as the slide plate portion 36. Further, the fastened member 68 is configured as a separate plate member joined to the slide plate 66. This will be specifically described below.

  The fastened member 68 is a pedestal 68A that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the slide plate 66 between the upper and lower flanges 68F joined to the slide plate 66. That is, the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the fastened member 68 is a substantially hat shape. The pedestal 68A is formed with a slit 68S that is elongated in the front-rear direction and opens forward. The fastened member 68 is fastened to the front side member by a bolt 70 that has passed through the slit 68S.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, a weld nut 72 is provided on the outer panel 14 </ b> A in which the outer surface of the front side member 14 is the side surface 14 </ b> S. The fastened member 68 is configured to be fastened to the front side member 14 by fastening the bolt 70 that has passed through the slit 68 </ b> S into the weld nut 72. In this embodiment, the bolt 70 and the weld nut 72 correspond to one aspect of the limiting means of the present invention.

  The slide plate 66 is formed with an access hole 66H for the bolt 70 and the tool to access the pedestal 68A of the fastened member 68. 12C, an access hole for allowing the bolt 70 and the tool to access the pedestal 68A of the member to be fastened 68 is also provided at the rear portion of the outer panel 40 of the spacer main body 32 constituting the slide spacer 62. 40H is formed.

  The fastened member 68 is fastened at the slit 68S so that when a backward load of a predetermined value or more is input to the slide spacer 62, the bolt 70 is pulled out from the slit 68S. In other words, when a collision occurs in the overhang portion 20 at a set speed or higher, the fastening state (relative displacement restriction) of the slide spacer 62 by the bolt 70 and the weld nut 72 is released. Therefore, the limiting means in this embodiment is configured to limit the relative displacement of the slide spacer 62 in each direction with respect to the front side member 14 before the collision. On the other hand, the limiting means in this embodiment is configured to release at least the backward sliding (an aspect of relative displacement) after the collision, and corresponds to the coupling structure and the slide allowing structure of the present invention. Note that the coupling structure and the slide permissible structure of the present invention may be configured by adopting a coupling structure that is partially or wholly broken when a collision load is input to the overhang portion 20, for example.

  The slide plate 66 has a guide groove 66G as a guided portion guided by a bolt 70 that is a member on the side of the front side member 14 as the slide spacer 62 slides backward with respect to the front side member 14. Is formed. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12B, the guide groove 66G is formed as a groove that is elongated in the front-rear direction and opens inward in the vehicle width direction.

  Accordingly, the head 70H of the bolt 70 that has come out of the slit 68S enters from the rear side as the slide spacer 62, that is, the slide plate portion 64 slides with respect to the front side member 14 (see FIG. 12D). ). That is, in the vehicle body front structure 60, the vertical movement (one aspect of relative displacement) of the slide spacer 62 is restricted by the bolt 70. Accordingly, the bolt 70 and the guide groove 66G correspond to a front-rear guide structure that is another aspect of the limiting means in the present invention.

  Although illustration is omitted, the slide spacer 62 is disposed on the connection site J side with respect to the rotation locus T. Other configurations of the vehicle body front structure 60 are configured in the same manner as the corresponding configurations of the vehicle body front structure 10, including portions not shown.

[Action]
Next, with respect to the operation of the second embodiment, a part different from the operation of the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  In the vehicle body front structure 60 configured as described above, the slide plate portion 64 that is the rear end portion of the slide spacer 62 is fastened to the front side member 14 by screwing the bolt 70 and the weld nut 72. Thereby, compared with the slide spacer 30 having a cantilever structure, the slide spacer 62 effectively suppresses displacement of the vehicle body such as vibration during normal times before the collision. Further, the slide spacer 62 faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 in a normal state without being displaced. That is, the slide spacer 62 is held at an appropriate position with respect to the front side member 14 before the minute lap collision occurs.

  Then, when a micro lap collision occurs in the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 60 is applied and a rearward collision load is input to the overhanging portion 20, the slide spacer 62 moves rearward with respect to the front side member 14. . With this movement, the bolt 70 comes out of the slit 68S of the fastened member 68. In addition, you may regard this operation | movement which pulls out as the initial state of the slide of the slide spacer 62 with respect to the front side member 14. FIG. Further, the slide spacer 62 has a bolt 70 inserted into the guide groove 66G of the slide plate 66 constituting the slide plate portion 64, and is guided rearward by the head 70H of the bolt 70 (up and down displacement is limited). Slide. The subsequent operation is basically the same as the operation of the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment.

<Third Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 80 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13A is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a part of the vehicle body front structure 80 on the left end side. FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram of a part of the vehicle body front structure 80. The configuration is shown in side view. The vehicle body front structure 80 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment, except that a stopper structure 82 that restricts sliding of the slide spacer 30 is provided. This will be specifically described below.

  The stopper structure 82 includes a stopper member 84 as a contact portion provided on the rear end side of the slide spacer 30. The stopper member 84 is configured to move rearward with respect to the front side member 14 as the slide spacer 30 slides on the front side member 14 due to a backward load input to the overhanging portion 20. The stopper member 84 comes into contact with the vehicle body side stopper portion 86 from the front side when the rearward movement amount with respect to the front side member 14 reaches the set movement amount. Thereby, the further backward movement of the stopper member 84 relative to the front side member 14, that is, the sliding of the slide spacer 30 is restricted (blocked).

  Here, the vehicle body side stopper portion 86 in the present embodiment is configured by a suspension member 88 supported by the front side member 14. Supplementing the suspension member 88 in this embodiment, the suspension member 88 is a member formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape in plan view, and supports a front wheel Wf (not shown in FIGS. 13 and 14) via a lower arm (not shown). doing. The suspension member 88 is coupled to the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the front side member 14 at the front corner. Further, the rear corner portion of the suspension member 88 is coupled to a portion of the front side member 14 positioned below the dash panel (not shown).

  In this embodiment, the front coupling member 88A of the suspension member 88 with respect to the front side member 14 is coupled to the front side member 14 directly or indirectly via a mount member. The coupling member 88A functions as a vehicle-body-side stopper portion 86 with which the stopper member 84 that has moved relatively rearward comes into contact (receives the stopper member 84). In this embodiment, the stopper member 84 has a concave portion (notch portion) 84A opened rearward so that the substantially circular vehicle body side stopper portion 86 enters in a plan view. In this embodiment, the concave member 84A is formed. Are formed in a substantially V shape in plan view.

  In the stopper structure 82, the stroke until the stopper member 84 comes into contact with the vehicle body side stopper portion 86 is equal to or greater than the length of the crash box 16 (or the difference in length before and after compression). Thereby, it is set as the structure by which the stopper structure 82 inhibits compression of the crush box 16.

[Action]
Next, with respect to the operation of the third embodiment, portions different from the operation of the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  In the vehicle body front structure 80 configured as described above, when a small lap collision occurs in the applied vehicle A and a rearward collision load is input to the overhanging portion 20, the crash box is the same as in the first embodiment. Is compressed and energy absorption at the initial stage of the collision is achieved. When the crash box 16 is compressed (collapsed) to the limit, the stopper member 84 of the stopper structure 82 comes into contact with the vehicle body side stopper portion 86 as shown in FIG.

  Thereby, the slide spacer 30 is prevented from being displaced further to the rear of the vehicle. Then, the slide spacer 30 pushes the front side member 14 inward in the vehicle width direction while causing rotational displacement around the vehicle body side stopper portion 86 due to the collision load continuously input to the overhang portion 20. That is, a lateral force acts on the front side member 14 via the slide spacer 30, and as a result, the front side member 14 is folded inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. Load is transmitted. The subsequent operation is basically the same as the operation of the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment.

  Thus, since the vehicle body front part structure 80 includes the stopper structure 82, the folding part or the folding start timing of the front side member 14 can be controlled. That is, the control (mode control) of the transition from the initial energy absorption mode due to the compression of the crash box 16 to the middle to final lateral force generation mode due to the folding of the front side member 14 becomes easy or reliable.

  Moreover, since the connecting portion 88A of the suspension member 88 to the front side member 14 is used as the vehicle body side stopper portion 86, the above-described mode control is realized while suppressing an increase in the number of parts. Furthermore, the stopper structure 82 configured without joining a stopper dedicated member to the front side member 14 side has no influence on impact absorbing performance against collisions other than micro lap collision (full lap collision, offset collision, etc.). Or the influence is remarkably small.

(Modification of stopper structure)
As a modification of the stopper structure, the configuration shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B can be employed. In the stopper structure 90 according to the first modification shown in FIG. 15A, the patch member 92 fixed in the vicinity of the coupling portion 88A of the front side member 14 is in direct contact with the slide spacer 30. . By the contact with the patch member 92, the rearward sliding of the slide spacer 30 is limited (blocked). In this configuration, it is not necessary to provide the stopper member 84 on the slide spacer 30 side.

  The stopper structure 94 according to the second modification shown in FIG. 15B is formed with an inclined surface (wedge shape) 95 facing forward and inward in the vehicle width direction on the slide plate portion 36 and coupled to the front side member 14. A concave bead 96 is formed in the vicinity of the portion 88A. The concave bead 96 has a substantially right triangle shape in plan view, and includes a stopper wall 96A facing forward and a guide wall 96B facing the stopper wall 96A. In the stopper structure 94, when the crash box 16 is compressed and deformed to cause a rotational displacement of the slide spacer 30, the rear end portion of the slide spacer 30 enters the concave bead 96, and the slide of the slide spacer 30 to the rear is restricted. It is set as the structure. After the sliding restriction, the slide spacer 30 is further promoted in rotational displacement and contributes to the folding of the front side member 14.

[Modified example of slide spacer]
In the first to third embodiments described above, the example in which the slide spacers 30 and 62 are configured to have the inner reinforcement 42 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. The presence or absence of the inner reinforcement 42 may be determined as appropriate according to the required strength. Therefore, for example, the slide spacers 30 and 62 may be configured not to have the inner reinforcement 42, or may be configured to include a reinforcing portion having a mode different from that of the inner reinforcement 42. For example, the reinforcing portion may be configured by the thickness of the inner panel 38, the setting of ribs, the material, and the like. Further, the slide spacers 30 and 62 are not limited to the configuration having the corner reinforcing members 46 and 48 as in the case of the inner reinforcement 42.

<Fourth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 100 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a main part of the vehicle body front structure 100. The vehicle body front structure 100 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the structure of the slide spacer 102 as a spacer member is different from that of the slide spacer 30. The extension 24 shown in FIG. 16 is different in shape from the extension 24 shown in the first embodiment, but the basic configuration and function are the same as those of the extension 24 shown in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the vehicle body front structure 100 will be described in detail.

  The slide spacer 102 includes a spacer main body 104, a front side fixing portion 34, and a rear side slide portion 105 as main parts. The spacer main body 104 has a rectangular cylindrical shape with a closed cross-sectional structure, and is equivalent to an inclination angle from the front part to the central part of the spacer main body 32 in a plan view with respect to the front-rear direction (front side member 14). It is inclined at an angle. That is, the spacer body 104 is configured not to have a curved portion like the rear portion of the spacer body 32. The spacer main body 104 may have a closed cross-sectional structure formed by joining an inner panel and an outer panel or an upper panel and a lower panel, and may be a single member configuration such as an extruded product.

  The rear slide portion 105 includes a slide plate 106 facing the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween, and a rectangular tubular member 108 with which the rear end side of the spacer body 104 is fitted. The cylindrical member 108 has a bent shape so as to connect the rear part of the spacer main body 104 inclined as described above and the slide plate part 36 facing the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 in plan view. The cylindrical member 108 may have a curved shape like the rear part of the spacer body 32.

  A slide plate portion 36 is joined to the rear end of the cylindrical member 108 by welding or the like. On the other hand, the rear end portion of the spacer body 104 is fixed to the front portion of the cylindrical member by fastening. Although not shown, a weld nut (not shown) is provided on the inner side of the cylindrical member 108 in the vehicle width direction. The spacer body 104 and the tubular member are fixed by screwing the through bolts 110 penetrating the tubular member 108 and the spacer body 104 from the outside in the vehicle width direction of the tubular member 108 into the weld nut. Has been. A collar member through which the shaft portion of the through bolt 110 passes is arranged at the rear end portion of the spacer main body 104 so as to support the fastening load.

  As described above, the spacer main body 104 is fixed at the front end portion to the front side fixing portion 34 by fastening, and the rear end portion is fixed at the rear side sliding portion 105 by fastening. That is, the slide spacer 102 constituting the vehicle body front part structure 100 has a three-member structure (a three-part structure) including a front fixing part 34, a spacer main body 104, and a rear slide part 105. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the slide spacer 102 is arrange | positioned with respect to the rotation locus | trajectory T at the connection site | part J side.

[Action]
The vehicle body front part structure 100 having the above configuration can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as that of the vehicle body front part structure 10 according to the first embodiment. Further, since the slide spacer 102 has a three-part structure, it can contribute to weight reduction and cost reduction by optimizing the structure of each component.

<Fifth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 120 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a slide spacer 122 as a spacer member constituting the vehicle body front structure 100. The vehicle body front structure 120 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the structure of the slide spacer 122 is different from that of the slide spacer 30. This will be specifically described below.

  The slide spacer 122 includes a spacer main body 124, a front fixing portion 126, and a rear slide portion 128 as main parts. The spacer main body 124 is an extruded product of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and has a cross-sectional shape (a “field” -shaped cross section) in which four rectangles are arranged vertically and horizontally in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

  The front side fixing portion 126 includes an abutting plate portion 126A that abuts against the back surface (rear panel 28) of the extension 24, and a side peripheral plate portion 126B that is erected rearward from the periphery of the abutting plate portion 126A. It is configured. The side peripheral plate portion 126B has a quadrangular frustum-shaped outer shape whose cross section is reduced toward the rear, and is joined to the front end of the spacer body 124 by welding or the like at the rear end portion. The butting plate portion 126A of the front side fixing portion 126 is provided with a weld nut into which the bolt 58 is screwed or a screw hole into which the bolt 58 is screwed. In this embodiment, the front side fixing portion 126 is an aluminum die-cast product made of ADC3.

  The rear slide portion 128 includes a slide plate 128A that faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween, and a connecting cylinder portion 128B that is erected outward from the slide plate 128A in the vehicle width direction. Configured. The connecting cylinder portion 128B has an outer shape of a triangular prism whose upper and lower surfaces are substantially right-angled triangles, and is continuous with the slide plate 128A at the rear end corresponding to the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle. And the connection cylinder part 128B is joined to the rear end of the spacer main body 124 by welding or the like on the sides facing both the front side and the vehicle width direction outside of the right triangle. In this embodiment, the rear slide portion 128 is an aluminum die-cast product made of ADC3.

  The slide spacer 122 described above is fixed to the overhang portion 20 of the bumper reinforcement 18 by screwing a bolt 58 and a weld nut or a screw hole (not shown) in the butting plate portion 126A of the front side fixing portion 126. . Further, the slide spacer 122 faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C in the slide plate 128A of the rear slide portion 128. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the slide spacer 122 is arrange | positioned with respect to the rotation locus | trajectory T at the connection site | part J side.

[Action]
The vehicle body front part structure 120 having the above configuration can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as that of the vehicle body front part structure 10 according to the first embodiment. Further, since the slide spacer 122 is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the weight is reduced.

  In the fifth embodiment, an example in which the entire slide spacer 122 is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only the spacer main body of the slide spacer 122 may be made of aluminum, and the front side fixing portion and the rear side sliding portion may be made of other materials. In this case, the manufacturing cost of the slide spacer 122 can be reduced as compared with the case where the entire slide spacer 122 is made of aluminum or the like.

<Sixth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 130 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a slide spacer 132 as a spacer member constituting the vehicle body front structure 100. The vehicle body front structure 130 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the structure of the slide spacer 132 is different from that of the slide spacer 30. This will be specifically described below.

  The slide spacer 132 is made of a resin material, and a portion including a front side fixing portion 132A that is fixed to the overhanging portion 20 and a rear side sliding portion 132B that faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween is injection molded. Are integrally formed. In this embodiment, the slide spacer 132 has a honeycomb-like rib structure 132C between the front side fixing portion 132A and the rear side sliding portion 132B in a side view. Performance). A nut to which the bolt 58 is screwed is integrated with the front end of the slide spacer 132 by insert molding or the like. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the slide spacer 132 is arrange | positioned with respect to the rotation locus | trajectory T at the connection site | part J side.

[Action]
The vehicle body front structure 130 configured as described above can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as that of the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, since the slide spacer 132 is formed by resin molding, weight reduction and cost reduction are achieved.

<Seventh Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 140 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 shows a plan view of the main part of the vehicle body front structure 140, and FIG. 20 shows a main part of the vehicle body front structure 140 in a perspective view. The vehicle body front structure 140 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment except that the structure of the slide spacer 142 as a spacer member is different from that of the slide spacer 30. The extension 24 shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 is different in shape from the extension 24 shown in the first embodiment, but the basic configuration and function are the same as the extension 24 shown in the first embodiment. . Hereinafter, the vehicle body front part structure 140 will be specifically described.

  The slide spacer 142 is mainly composed of a spacer main body 144 joined to the extension 24 and a slider portion 145 provided at the rear end of the spacer main body 144 and facing the side surface 14S of the front side member 14. The spacer main body 144 has a closed cross-sectional structure with a closed cross section viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction by joining the inner panel 146 and the outer panel 148 (not shown).

  The outer panel 148 has a hat shape that opens inward in the vehicle width direction in a cross-sectional view, and has an upper and lower flange 148F. Further, a front flange 148FF and a rear flange 148FR are projected from the front edge and rear edge of the outer panel 148. On the other hand, the inner panel 146 has a hat shape that opens outward in the vehicle width direction in a cross-sectional view, and has an upper and lower flange 146F. The inner panel 146 has a dimension in the vehicle width direction (cross-sectional depth) that gradually decreases toward the rear, and its rear end is a flat plate-shaped rear flange 148FR. On the other hand, a front flange 146FF projects from the front edge of the inner panel 146.

  The inner panel 146 and the outer panel 148 constitute a spacer main body 144 having a closed cross-sectional structure by joining the upper and lower flanges 146F and 148F by welding. In this embodiment, the front end of the inner panel 146 and the outer panel 148 is separated in the vehicle width direction and is not joined. That is, the spacer body 144 is formed in a “y” shape as shown in FIG.

  The spacer main body 144 is joined to the back surface of the rear panel 28 constituting the extension 24 by welding in the above-described front flanges 146FF and 148FF. Therefore, in this embodiment, the bolt hole 28H, the tool hole 26H, and the like are not formed in the extension 24. In FIG. 20, the access hole 28HA is not shown.

  The slider portion 145 includes a slide plate 145A that faces the side surface 14S of the front side member 14 with a gap C therebetween, and a connection portion 145B that fits into the rear end of the spacer body 144. The connection portion 145B is fitted in the rear end 146FR of the inner panel 146 and the inward opening edge portion of the outer panel 148 in the vehicle width direction by being fitted into the rear end of the spacer body 144. Further, the rear flange 148FR of the outer panel 148 is joined to the slide plate 145A by welding or the like. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the slide spacer 142 is arrange | positioned with respect to the rotation locus | trajectory T at the connection site | part J side.

[Action]
The vehicle body front structure 140 configured as described above can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as that of the vehicle body front structure 10 according to the first embodiment. In addition, since the spacer main body 144 of the slide spacer 142 has a “y” shape, a load input to a wide range of the overhanging portion 20 in the vehicle width direction can be transmitted to the front side member 14. Further, since the spacer main body 144 of the slide spacer 142 is formed by joining the inner panel 146 and the outer panel 148, the inner panel 146 on the compression side can be selectively reinforced as necessary.

  In the seventh embodiment, an example in which the spacer main body 144 has a “y” shape is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an inner panel and an outer panel may be joined to the front end. Also in this case, by adopting a tapered shape in which the width on the front end side is wider than the rear end side, the load input to the wide range in the vehicle width direction of the overhanging portion 20 can be transmitted to the front side member 14. .

<Eighth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 150 according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21A shows a plan view of the main part of the vehicle body front structure 150. Since the vehicle body front structure 150 is different from the vehicle body front structure 10 as a premise, the vehicle body structure will be described first, and then the configuration of the slide spacer 152 as a spacer member will be described.

  The vehicle body front structure 160 includes a skeleton member 154 instead of the skeleton member 12. The skeleton member 154 is configured by joining a front side member 156 and a crash box 158 by welding. More specifically, the front side member 156 and the crash box 158, which have a rectangular closed cross-section structure, are fixed by welding in a fitted state.

  Therefore, the skeleton member 154 of the present embodiment does not have a protruding portion outward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the flanges 14F and 15F like the skeleton member 12. Further, the front end of the front side member 156 is fitted into the crash box 158 so that the front end surface of the front side member 156 does not form a step. The crash box 158 in this embodiment is an energy absorption part of the skeleton member 164 and corresponds to the energy absorption part of the present invention.

(Slide spacer)
The slide spacer 152 is disposed between the overhanging portion 20 of the bumper reinforcement 18 and the skeleton member 154. In this embodiment, the slide spacer 152 is provided on the overhanging portion 20, and transmits a backward load input to the overhanging portion 20 to the skeleton member 154. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21 (B), the slide spacer 152 faces the fixed wall 152A fixed to the overhanging portion 20 with a gap C between the side surface 158S of the crash box 158 in the initial state. And a slide wall 152B. Further, the slide spacer 152 has a fixed wall 152A and a slide wall 152B connected by a connecting wall 152C, an upper wall 152U, and a lower wall 152L, and is opened obliquely rearward as a whole. In this embodiment, the slide spacer 152 is made of steel.

  A weld nut 155 is provided on the fixed wall 152A, and the slide spacer 152 is fixed to the overhanging portion 20 by a nut 58 (not shown) screwed to the weld nut 155. Here, as described above, the configuration in which the slide wall 152B is opposed to the crash box 158 with a gap C therebetween, and the configuration in which the portions corresponding to the flanges 14F and 16F are not provided behind the crash box 158 are the slide allowable in the present invention. Corresponds to the structure. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the slide spacer 152 is arrange | positioned with respect to the rotation locus | trajectory T at the connection site | part J side.

[Action]
Next, with respect to the operation of the eighth embodiment, portions different from the operation of the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  When a micro lap collision occurs in the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 150 having the above configuration is applied, a rearward collision load is input to the overhang portion 20. Then, a part of the load input to the overhang portion 20 is transmitted to the side surface 158S of the crash box 158 via the slide spacer 152. As a result, the bumper reinforcement 18 in which the overhanging portion 20 is supported by the skeleton member 154 via the slide spacer 152 is prevented or effectively suppressed from being broken at the connection portion with the skeleton member 154. The other part of the load input to the overhang portion 20 is also transmitted as an axial force from the bumper reinforcement 18 to the crash box 158, and the crash box 158 is compressed (collapsed). Thereby, the initial energy absorption of the minute lap collision is achieved.

  In the process in which the crash box 158 is compressed from the front end side, the slide spacer 30 transmits a load to the skeleton member 154 while sliding on the slide wall 152B with respect to the skeleton member 154 including the crash box 158. The skeletal member 154 that does not have a flange or the like between the crash box 158 and the front side member 156 is inhibited from inhibiting sliding of the slide spacer 152 along the side surface (allowing sliding).

  When the crash box 158 is deformed to the limit, sliding of the slide spacer 152 with respect to the skeleton member 154 is restricted. For this reason, the collision load that is continuously input to the overhanging portion 20 acts as a lateral force on the specific part of the front side member 14 via the slide spacer 152. As a result, the front side member 14 is folded inward in the vehicle width direction, and the load is transmitted to the power unit P.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the interference with the front wheel Wf of the slide spacer 152 at the time of a light collision is suppressed (prevented), the initial energy absorption at the time of a minute lap collision, and the skeleton member 154 from the middle to the end is bent. The effect is obtained. That is, in the vehicle body front structure 150 according to the present embodiment, although the structure of the vehicle body is different, basically the same operation as that of the first embodiment is performed, and therefore, the specific operation effect due to the shape of the slide spacer 30 and the like is excluded. Thus, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

<Ninth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 160 according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 is a plan view showing the main part of the vehicle body front structure 160. Since the vehicle body front part structure 160 is different from the vehicle body front part structure 10 as a premise, the vehicle body structure will be described first, and then the configuration of the spacer member 162 will be described.

  The vehicle body front structure 160 includes a front side member 164 as a skeleton member instead of the skeleton member 12. The front side member 164 has an energy absorbing portion 164A at its front, but does not have an independent crash box. For this reason, the vehicle body front part structure 160 does not have a projecting portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the flanges 14F and 16F of the skeleton member 12. In this embodiment, an intermediate portion (a rear portion of the energy absorbing portion 164A) of the front side member 164 is connected to the power unit P via a connecting member 165. This structure is employed, for example, when the front side member 14 and the power unit P are separated in the vehicle width direction (the space between the left and right front side members is wide, and the power unit P is small).

  In the vehicle body front structure 160, the front ends of the left and right front side members 164 are bridged by a bumper reinforcement 166. The bumper reinforcement 166 is configured such that the length of the overhang portion 20 is shorter than that of the bumper reinforcement 18 (between the left and right front side members is wide). In the illustrated example, a member corresponding to the extension 24 is not provided.

(Spacer member)
As shown in FIG. 22, the spacer member 162 is a resin molded product in which the vertical direction is the die-cutting direction, a die-cast product of aluminum or steel, or the like. The spacer member 162 is fixed to the overhanging portion 20 by fastening at the fixing portion 162A on the front end side. The spacer member 162 is opposed to the side surface 164S of the front side member 164 (energy absorbing portion 164A) with a gap C at the rear end of the slide portion 162B.

  The spacer member 162 includes a plurality of first ribs 162L1 extending from the fixing portion 162A so as to form a right angle with respect to the fixing portion 162A. Further, the spacer member 162 has a plurality of second ribs 162L2 that extend obliquely along the outer shape (load transmission direction) of the spacer member 162 toward the side surface 164S of the front side member 164. The plurality of first ribs 162L1 and second ribs 162L2 intersect each other.

  In the spacer member 162, the backward load input to the overhanging portion 20 is efficiently transmitted to the front side member 164 along the plurality of first ribs 162L1 and second ribs 162L2. Although not shown in the figure, the spacer member 162 has a rotational trajectory T at the tip of the bumper reinforcement centered on the connection portion J between the front side member 164 and the bumper reinforcement 166 located on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction. It arrange | positions at the connection site | part J side. Further, the rotation trajectory T is designed so as not to interfere with the front wheel Wf.

[Action]
Next, with respect to the operation of the ninth embodiment, portions different from the operation of the first embodiment will be mainly described.

(Light collision)
When a light collision to the front part of the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 160 having the above-described configuration is applied, the energy absorbing part 164A is compressed in the axial direction by the load input to the bumper reinforcement 18, and the collision energy is absorbed. Is done. Here, in the vehicle body front structure 160, the spacer member 162 is disposed on the connection part J side with respect to the rotation locus T of the tip 24T of the extension 24 around the connection part J on the anti-collision side. For this reason, even when the deformation amount of the collision-side energy absorbing portion 164A increases, the spacer member 162 is prevented or effectively suppressed from interfering with the front wheel Wf.

(Small lap collision)
When a micro lap collision occurs in the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 160 having the above configuration is applied, a backward collision load is input to the overhanging portion 20. When the overhanging portion 20 (bumper reinforcement 166) is bent (broken) by this load, the slide portion 162B of the spacer member 162 comes into contact with the side surface 164S of the front side member 164. Thereby, a part of the load input to the overhanging portion 20 is transmitted to the side surface 164S of the energy absorbing portion 164A of the front side member 164 through the spacer member 162 (load transmission of the third mode).

  Thereby, energy absorption in the initial stage of the minute lap collision is achieved while the overhang portion 20 is bent (deformed in the falling direction). That is, in the present embodiment, the load transmission of the first mode from the spacer member that suppresses the bending (breaking) of the overhanging portion 20 to the skeleton member, and the load transmission of the second mode that causes a lateral force to act on the front side member 164. This is different from the first embodiment in that none of the above occur.

  In addition, although resin, aluminum, etc. were illustrated as a material which comprises the spacer member 162, it is not restricted to this, For example, you may comprise the spacer member 162 with steel materials or another material. Further, the spacer member 162 may be configured by combining a part or all of a resin material, aluminum, a steel material, and other materials.

<Tenth Embodiment>
A vehicle body front structure 170 according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 shows a plan view of the spacer member 172 constituting the vehicle body front part structure 170. The vehicle body front structure 170 is configured in the same manner as the vehicle body front structure 160 according to the ninth embodiment, except that a spacer member 172 is provided instead of the spacer member 162.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the spacer member 172 is fixed between the protruding portion 20 by the fixing portion 172A on the front end side and between the inclined contact portion 172B on the rear end side and the side surface of the front side member 164. The gap Ce is gradually widened toward the rear. As a result, after a backward load is input to the overhanging portion 20, a predetermined idle running angle until the overhanging portion 20 falls backward and the inclined contact portion 172 </ b> B of the spacer member 172 contacts the front side member 164. A displacement (time difference) is generated. This idle running angle displacement is set so that the energy absorbing portion 164A of the front side member 164 corresponds to a deformation (axial compression) stroke.

  Note that the tip 172T of the spacer member 172 protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the end of the bumper reinforcement 166, and a rotation locus (not shown) around the connection portion J on the opposite side of the tip 172T in the vehicle width direction. The configuration does not interfere with the front wheel Wf. Therefore, the same effects as those of the ninth embodiment can be obtained for light collisions.

[Action]
Next, with respect to the operation of the tenth embodiment, portions different from the operations of the first and ninth embodiments will be mainly described.

  When a micro lap collision occurs in the automobile A to which the vehicle body front structure 170 having the above-described configuration is applied, a backward collision load is input to the overhang portion 20. Then, during this period of idle running displacement until the spacer member 172 contacts the side surface 164S of the front side member 164 due to bending (breaking) of the overhang portion 20 (bumper reinforcement 166) due to this load, the energy absorbing portion 164A is compressed in the axial direction. Thereby, the initial energy absorption of the minute lap collision is achieved.

  Then, before and after the energy absorbing portion 164A is deformed to the limit, the inclined contact portion 172B of the spacer member 172 contacts the side surface 164S of the front side member 164. Then, the collision load that is continuously input to the overhang portion 20 acts as a lateral force on the specific part of the front side member 164 via the spacer member 172 (load transmission in the second mode). As a result, the front side member 14 is folded inward in the vehicle width direction, and the load is transmitted to the power unit P.

  As described above, also in the present embodiment, an effect is obtained by initial energy absorption at the time of a slight collision at the time of a light collision, and by generation of a lateral force on the front side member 164 at the middle to final stage. That is, in the present embodiment, although the action is different from the first embodiment in that the load transmission of the first aspect from the spacer member to the skeleton member that suppresses bending (breaking) of the overhang portion 20 does not occur, The load transmission of the 2nd mode which makes lateral force act on the front side member 164 arises. For this reason, as a result, the energy absorption in the initial stage of the minute lap collision and the lateral force to the front side member 164 in the middle to final stage can be obtained, so that the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the contact (lateral force input) timing of the inclined contact portion 172B to the front side member 164 is determined by the gap Ce between the inclined contact portion 172B of the spacer member 172 and the side surface of the front side member 164. Can be set. That is, the control (mode control) of the transition from the initial energy absorption mode due to the compression of the energy absorption portion 164A to the middle to final lateral force generation mode due to the folding of the front side member 164 becomes easy or reliable.

(Modification of spacer member)
In the spacer member 174 according to the modification shown in FIG. 24, the inclined contact portion 174A greatly extends backward compared to the spacer member 172. The spacer member 174 causes the front side member 164 to move along a locus shown by an arrow in FIG. 24 due to compression deformation of the energy absorbing portion 164A and bending deformation of the overhang portion 20 (bumper reinforcement 166) at the time of a minute lap collision. A lateral force pushing in the vehicle width direction is generated. At this time, since the contact range between the inclined contact portion 174A of the spacer member 174 and the front side member 164 is long in the front-rear direction, the spacer member 174 inputs a lateral force near the power unit P (connecting member 165). . For this reason, the movement of the vehicle body to the anti-collision side by lateral force is promoted, and the amount of interference in the vehicle width direction with the collision body is reduced.

  The spacer member 176 according to the modified example shown in FIG. 25 extends rearward greatly outward in the vehicle width direction as compared with the spacer member 172. The spacer member 176 causes the front side member 164 to move along the locus shown by the arrow in FIG. A lateral force pushing in the vehicle width direction is generated. Also in this case, the contact range between the spacer member 176 and the front side member 164 becomes long as in the modification of FIG. For this reason, by pushing the structure in the engine compartment such as the power unit P to the anti-collision side, the lateral movement of the vehicle body itself is promoted, and the amount of interference with the collision object in the vehicle width direction is reduced.

  Note that the tips 174T and 176T of the spacer members 174 and 176 according to the respective modifications are configured such that a rotation locus (not shown) around the connection portion J on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction does not interfere with the front wheel Wf. Therefore, the same effects as those of the ninth embodiment can be obtained for light collisions.

  In addition, as the material of the spacer members 172, 174, and 176 according to the tenth embodiment and each modification, a resin, aluminum or the like, a steel material, other materials, or a combination of some or all of these various materials may be employed. Can do.

  In addition, although the example provided with the bumper reinforcement 18 which has the extension 24 was shown in 1st-8th embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the first to eighth embodiments, a configuration including a bumper reinforcement 166 that does not include the extension 24 may be employed. Similarly, in the ninth and tenth embodiments, the example in which the bumper reinforcement 166 without the extension 24 is provided is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is good also as a structure provided with the bumper reinforcement 18 which has the extension 24 in 9th, 10th embodiment.

  Further, in the first to eighth embodiments, the example in which the skeleton members 12 and 154 formed by coupling the crash boxes 16 and 158 to the front side members 14 and 156 are shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in 1st-8th embodiment, it is good also as a structure provided with the front side member 164 which does not have a crash box. Similarly, in the ninth and tenth embodiments, the example in which the front side member 164 having no crash box is provided is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the ninth and tenth embodiments, it may be configured to include the skeleton members 12 and 154 formed by connecting the crash boxes 16 and 158 to the front side members 14 and 156.

  Further, in the third to eighth embodiments, the slide spacers 30, 102, 122, 132, 142, and 152 are opposed to the front side member 14 with a gap C as in the first embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the structure as in the second embodiment in which the slide spacer is coupled to the front side member 14 so that the coupling can be released by inputting a load at the time of a minute wrap, the slide spacers 30, 102, 122, 132, 142, You may apply to 152.

  Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the vehicle body front structure 10, 60, 80, 100, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 is a spacer member (slide spacer) on the overhanging portion 20 on both sides in the vehicle width direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the slide spacers 30, 62, 102, 122, 132, 142, 152, or the spacer members 162, 172, 174, 176 may be provided only on one overhanging portion 20 in the vehicle width direction. In this case, on the side where the slide spacer and the spacer member are not provided, the vehicle-mounted component may be used also as the spacer member, or another micro lap collision countermeasure structure may be employed.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, examples in which the present invention is applied to the vehicle body front structure 10, 60, 80, 100, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 are shown. It is not limited. For example, the present invention may be applied to a vehicle body rear structure.

  In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

10 Car body front structure (car body end structure)
12 Frame member 14 Front side member 16 Crash box (energy absorption part)
18 Bumper reinforcement (Bumper skeleton)
20 Overhang 22 Reinforce body (Bumper skeleton body)
24 Extension (extension member)
30 Slide spacer (spacer member)
38 Inner panel (inner member)
40 Outer panel (inner member)
42 Inner reinforcement (reinforcement part)
60/80/100/120/130/140/150/160/170 Car body front structure 62/102/122/132/142/152 Slide spacer (spacer member)
66G guide groove (restricting means, front / rear guide structure, guided part)
68 Fastened member (fastened part)
68S slit 70 bolt (restriction means, coupling structure, front / rear guide structure, fastener)
82 Stopper structure 84 Stopped member (contact part)
88 Suspension member 90/94 Stopper structure 154 Frame member 156 Front side member 158 Crash box (energy absorption part)
162/172/174/176 Spacer member 164 Front side member (frame member)
164A Energy absorber

Claims (4)

A pair of skeleton members each having a longitudinal length in the vehicle front-rear direction and being juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction, each tip side being an energy absorbing portion;
A bumper skeleton that is elongated in the vehicle width direction and is connected to the distal ends of the pair of skeleton members, and both ends in the vehicle width direction are protruding portions that protrude outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pair of skeleton members; ,
The skeleton member is protruded from the overhang portion toward the skeleton member, and is formed to be inclined or curved so that the portion on the overhang portion side is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the portion on the skeleton member side. The rotation trajectory centered on the connection part between the skeleton member and the bumper skeleton located on the opposite side of the vehicle width direction is an opposite surface opposite to the side surface of the skeleton member, and the rotation locus centered on the plane is a plan view a scan spacers member which is an arrangement that does not interfere with the wheels in,
A slide allowing structure for allowing the end of the spacer member on the frame member side to slide in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the side surface of the frame member on the facing surface;
A stopper structure that restricts sliding of the spacer member in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the skeleton member due to a load input to the overhang portion;
Equipped with a,
The stopper structure is provided on the suspension member supported by the skeleton member and the spacer member, and when the spacer member reaches a position in the vehicle front-rear direction where sliding is restricted with respect to the skeleton member, A vehicle body end structure configured to have a contact portion that contacts . A pair of skeleton members each having a longitudinal length in the vehicle front-rear direction and being juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction, each tip side being an energy absorbing portion;
A bumper skeleton that is elongated in the vehicle width direction and is connected to the distal ends of the pair of skeleton members, and both ends in the vehicle width direction are protruding portions that protrude outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pair of skeleton members; ,
Arranged so that a rotation locus centering on a connection portion between the skeleton member and the bumper skeleton portion that protrudes from the projecting portion to the skeleton member side and is located on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction does not interfere with the wheel in a plan view. A spacer member,
Limiting means that is a front-rear guide structure that limits the direction of relative displacement of the spacer member with respect to the skeleton member in the vehicle front-rear direction;
Vehicle end portion structure provided with an. The vehicle rear end side of the spacer member is fastened to the skeleton member with a fastener at a fastened portion having a slit that opens toward the front of the vehicle,
The vehicle body end structure according to claim 2 , wherein the front-rear guide structure includes a guided portion that is guided to the rear of the vehicle by the fastener after the fastening of the fastened portion by the fastener is released. . The bumper skeleton is
A bumper skeleton body that bridges the pair of skeleton members;
An extension member that is fixed at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the bumper skeleton body so as to be at least a part of the overhang portion, and is made of a material that is stronger than the bumper skeleton body;
Body end structure of any one of claims 1 to 3 which is configured with a.

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