BODY FRONT PART DESIGN Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B62D25/08 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: vehicle body front part design contains left and right front side beams (21, 22) that pass along the body; left and right front pillars (24, 31) installed with tilt upwards in the direction of body rear part relative to left and right front side beams (21, 22). Left and right upper elements (25, 32) pass from lower ends (24a, 31a) of left and right front pillars (24, 31) respectively to positions outside corresponding front end sections (21a, 22a) of left and right front side beams (21, 22) in the direction of body width. Left and right horizontal coupling elements (26, 34) interconnect front end sections (21a, 22a) of left and right front side beams (21, 22) and front end sections (25a, 32a) of left and right upper elements (25, 32). Left and right legs (27, 35) pass vertically downwards from front end sections (21a, 22a) of left and right front side beams (21, 22). Subframe (12) is attached to lower end sections (27a, 35a) of left and right legs (27, 35). Left and right front suspensions (15, 16) are connected with subframe (12) to support left and right front travelling wheels (13, 14) respectively. Left and right diagonal coupling elements (51, 53) pass along diagonal between lower end sections (27a, 35a) of left and right legs (27, 35) and interconnect these sections by means of front end sections (25a, 32a) of left and right upper elements. Left and right horizontal coupling elements (26, 34), left and right legs (27, 35) and left and right diagonal coupling elements (51, 53) altogether form left and right frame sections (18, 19) as virtually triangle hollow prism with its axis passing along body.

EFFECT: stiffening against transverse loads and body mass reduction.

11 cl, 11 dwg