JP5986159B2 - Body front structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improved technique for a vehicle body front structure.

  Left and right front fenders and left and right headlights are arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction at the front of the vehicle body. Development of technology to attach these fenders and lights to the car body is underway. This technique is known from US Pat.

  The vehicle body front structure known from Patent Document 1 is provided on the left and right front side frames that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body front portion and extend in the vehicle body front-rear direction, and on the front end portions of the left and right front side frames. And the left and right upper members that extend forward from the left and right front pillars and are located outside the left and right front side frames in the vehicle width direction. Left and right front fenders and left and right headlights are arranged on both sides of the front bulkhead in the vehicle width direction.

  Left and right side members extend obliquely rearward from the upper part of the front bulkhead toward the left and right upper members. The left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights are attached to the left and right side members. As a result, the left and right headlights are positioned on the left and right front fenders via the left and right side members.

  However, depending on the type of vehicle, the left and right front fenders may protrude more outward in the vehicle width direction than the left and right upper members. In this case, the left and right headlights cannot be positioned on the left and right front fenders via the left and right side members.

JP 2007-223432 A

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of positioning in the vehicle width direction between the left and right front fenders that protrude outwardly in the vehicle width direction from the left and right upper members and the left and right headlights. And

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the left and right front side frames that are located on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front portion of the vehicle body and extend in the vehicle body front-rear direction are positioned outside the vehicle width direction of the left and right front side frames. Left and right upper members that extend forward from the left and right front pillars, and left and right front fenders located on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front of the vehicle body, and left and right headlights are attached to both sides of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction In the possible vehicle front structure,
The left and right upper members have left and right hanging parts that extend forward and downward from the front end, and the left and right hanging parts are connected to the left and right front side frames by left and right connecting members, and the left and right connecting members Has left and right extensions extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right hanging parts, and the left and right front fenders with respect to the front of the vehicle body and the left and right headlight vehicles A vehicle body front structure is provided in which left and right brackets for positioning and supporting in the width direction are attached.

  Preferably, the left and right brackets are composed of left and right bases attached to the left and right extensions, and left and right bracket bodies extending substantially upward from the left and right bases. The bracket body is substantially parallel to a vehicle width center line that passes through the center of the vehicle body and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights are located in the left and right brackets, Positioned in the vehicle width direction by the left and right bracket bodies and supported by the left and right bracket bodies, and the left and right bases are at least the left and right front fenders and the left and right sides of the left and right bracket bodies. It is configured to be more rigid than the support portion that supports the headlight.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, preferably, the left and right brackets have fastening portions that can be sandwiched and fastened from both sides by the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the left and right front fenders have left and right light positioning portions capable of positioning the left and right headlights with respect to the left and right front fenders.

  As described in claim 5, preferably, the front bulkhead joined to the front ends of the left and right front side frames, and the rear bulkheads extending rearward from the left and right upper corners of the front bulkhead are joined to the left and right upper members. Left and right upper side members, and left and right light upper mounting portions for mounting upper portions of the left and right headlights on upper surfaces of the left and right upper side members.

  Preferably, the left and right extensions are respectively a front plate facing the front of the vehicle body, an upper plate extending backward from the upper end of the front plate, and from below to the rear of the front plate. With a lower plate that extends, a hat-shaped cross section that is open rearward as viewed from the vehicle width direction is formed, the upper surface of the hat-shaped cross section is set wider than the lower surface, and the left and right bases of the left and right brackets are The left and right lower plates are attached to the left and right front plates while covering the ends in the vehicle width direction.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the left and right front side frames and the left and right hanging parts positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the left and right front side frames are connected by the left and right connecting members. The left and right connecting members have left and right extensions extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right hanging parts. Left and right brackets are attached to the left and right extensions. For this reason, positioning of the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights in the vehicle width direction, which protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the left and right upper members, can be easily performed by the left and right brackets.

  In addition, the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be supported by the left and right brackets. The left and right connecting members having the left and right extensions are part of the skeleton member of the vehicle body, and thus have high strength and high rigidity. For this reason, the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be sufficiently supported by the left and right connecting members having high support rigidity.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the left and right bases of the left and right brackets are attached to the left and right extensions. The left and right bracket bodies extending substantially upward from the left and right bases are substantially parallel to the vehicle width center line. The left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be positioned in the vehicle width direction by the left and right bracket bodies and supported by the left and right bracket bodies. For this reason, positioning of the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights in the vehicle width direction can be easily performed by appropriately setting the shapes and dimensions of the left and right bracket bodies. Accordingly, the degree of freedom in designing the vehicle body is increased.

  In addition, the left and right bases are configured to be more rigid than the support portions that support at least the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights in the left and right bracket bodies. For this reason, since the left and right bases having high rigidity are attached to the left and right extensions, it is possible to increase the support rigidity of the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights by the left and right brackets.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be easily attached to the left and right brackets with a small number of parts by sandwiching and fastening the left and right fastening portions from both sides.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the left and right front fenders themselves have left and right light positioning portions that can position the left and right headlights. For this reason, the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be positioned directly in addition to being positioned by the left and right brackets. Therefore, positioning accuracy can be increased. In addition, since there are fewer indirect positioning locations via the left and right brackets, the strength and rigidity of the left and right brackets can be ensured.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the left and right upper side members extend rearward from the left and right upper corners of the front bulkhead. The left and right upper side members are joined to the left and right upper members. Left and right light upper mounting portions for mounting upper portions of the left and right headlights are provided on the upper surfaces of the left and right upper side members.

  For this reason, first, the left and right front fenders are positioned and fastened to the left and right brackets, then the left and right headlights are inserted into the light arrangement space from the front of the vehicle body, and then the right and left light positioning portions of the left and right front fenders are The lower portions of the left and right headlights can be positioned, and then the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be fastened together with the left and right brackets. Therefore, it is easy to attach the left and right headlights to the vehicle body, and the positioning accuracy between the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights can be increased.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, each extension part of the connection member on either side is formed in the hat-shaped cross section which open | released back, seeing from the vehicle width direction. The upper surface of the hat-shaped cross section is wider than the lower surface. The bases of the left and right brackets are attached to the left and right front plates while covering the ends of the left and right lower plates in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the rigidity of the attachment part of the left and right brackets by the left and right extensions can be increased while increasing the degree of freedom of the shape of the left and right hanging parts connected to the left and right front side frames by the left and right connecting members. .

It is a perspective view of the front part of the vehicle concerning the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a configuration in which a front fender is removed from the front portion of the vehicle body shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a joining configuration of a left front side frame, a left lower member, and a left connecting member shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a configuration in which a left bracket is attached to an extension of the left connecting member shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a configuration including a left front fender at a front portion of the vehicle body shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a configuration in which a left headlight is provided at the front portion of the vehicle body shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a mounting configuration of the left bracket, the left front fender, and the left headlight shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the left bracket, the left front fender, and the left headlight shown in FIG. 7.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated below based on an accompanying drawing. "Front", "Rear", "Left", "Right", "Up", "Down" follow the direction seen from the driver, Fr is front, Rr is rear, Le is left, Ri is right Indicates.

  A vehicle body front structure according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle body 11 of a vehicle 10 such as a passenger car is formed of a monocoque body, and substantially extends with respect to a vehicle width center line CL that extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction through the center of the vehicle 10 in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is formed symmetrically.

  The vehicle body 11 has a configuration in which a front power unit chamber 12 and a rear vehicle compartment 13 are partitioned by a dashboard lower panel 21. A power unit such as an engine (not shown) is accommodated in the power unit chamber 12.

  The front portion of the vehicle body 11 includes the dashboard lower panel 21, left and right side sills 22, 22, left and right front pillars 23, 23, left and right front side frames 24, 24, a front bulkhead 25, and left and right Includes front upper members 26, 26 and left and right front fenders 27, 27

  The left and right side sills 22, 22 are positioned on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle body front-rear direction.

  The left and right front pillars 23, 23 extend upward from the front end portions of the left and right side sills 22, 22. The left and right front pillars 23, 23 are respectively composed of lower half pillar lowers 31, 31 and upper half pillar uppers 32, 32.

  The left and right pillar lowers 31, 31 extend from the left and right side sills 22, 22 to the vicinity of the upper end of the dashboard lower panel 21. The lower ends of the left and right pillar lowers 31, 31 are joined to the front ends of the left and right side sills 22, 22.

  The left and right pillar uppers 32, 32 extend upward and rearward from the upper ends of the left and right pillar lowers 31, 31 to the front portion of the roof (not shown). The lower ends of the left and right pillar uppers 32, 32 are joined to the upper ends of the left and right pillar lowers 31, 31. A windshield (not shown) is provided between the left and right pillar uppers 32 and 32.

  The left and right front side frames 24, 24 are located on the inner side and the front side of the left and right side sills 22, 22 in the vehicle width direction, and extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. That is, the left and right front side frames 24, 24 are located on both sides of the front portion of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction. The left and right front side frames 24, 24 are configured to have a substantially rectangular closed cross section when viewed from the front.

  The rear end portions of the left and right front side frames 24, 24 are joined to the front end portions of the left and right side sills 22, 22 via left and right side outriggers (not shown) extending in the vehicle width direction. It is joined to the front end (not shown) of the floor frame and the dashboard lower panel 21. The left and right floor frames are located between the left and right side sills 22 and extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and support a floor panel (not shown).

  The front bulkhead 25 has a substantially rectangular frame structure when viewed from the front, and is spanned and joined between front end portions of the left and right front side frames 24 and 24. More specifically, the front bulkhead 25 includes a lower cross member 41 extending in the vehicle width direction, left and right side members 42 and 42 erected from both ends of the lower cross member 41, and the left and right head side members 42, It consists of an upper cross member 43 spanned between 42. Thus, the lower end portion of the front bulkhead 25 is constituted by the lower cross member 41 extending in the vehicle width direction. The upper end portion of the front bulkhead 25 is constituted by an upper cross member 43 extending in the vehicle width direction.

  The left and right front upper members 26, 26 include left and right upper members 51, 51 and left and right lower members 52, 52.

  The left and right upper members 51, 51 are located on the outer side and the upper side in the vehicle width direction of the left and right front side frames 24, 24, and extend forward from the left and right front pillars 23, 23. Left and right wheel houses 61 and 61 and left and right front damper housings 62 and 62 are spanned between the left and right front side frames 24 and 24 and the left and right upper members 51 and 51. The left and right wheel houses 61 and 61 and the left and right front damper housings 62 and 62 are also joined to the dashboard lower panel 21.

  The left and right lower members 52, 52 extend from the front end portions of the left and right upper members 51, 51 while curving forward and downward, and further extending substantially vertically downward. When the vehicle body 11 is viewed from the vehicle width direction, the front ends of the left and right lower members 52, 52 are positioned in the vicinity of the front ends of the left and right front side frames 24, 24. The heights of the front lower ends of the left and right lower members 52, 52 generally match the height of the lower ends of the front bulkhead 25. The left and right lower members 52, 52 are appropriately referred to as “left and right hanging portions 52, 52”. As described above, the left and right upper members 51, 51 have left and right hanging parts 52, 52.

  The left and right front fenders 27, 27 are located on both sides of the front portion of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction and cover the both sides.

  The left and right hanging parts 52, 52 (left and right lower members 52, 52) are connected to the left and right front side frames 24, 24 by left and right connecting members 70, 70. The left and right connecting members 70, 70 have left and right extension portions 71, 71 extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right upper members 51, 51 and the left and right hanging portions 52, 52. Left and right brackets 80 and 80 are attached to the distal ends of the left and right extensions 71 and 71, respectively.

  Hereinafter, the left connecting member 70 (including the left extension 71) and the left bracket 80 will be described in detail. The right connecting member 70 (including the right extension 71) and the right bracket 80 are the same except that the left connecting member 70 and the left bracket 80 are symmetrical. Therefore, explanation is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left connecting member 70 is formed in a hat-shaped cross section with the rear opened as viewed from the vehicle width direction. The left extension 71 is formed in substantially the same cross-sectional shape with respect to the left connecting member 70.

  More specifically, the left connecting member 70 and the left extension 71 include a vertical plate-like front plate 72 facing the front of the vehicle body, an upper plate 73 extending rearward from the upper end of the front plate 72, and A lower plate 74 extending rearward from the lower side of the front plate 72 is formed into a hat-shaped cross section with the rear opened as viewed from the vehicle width direction. The left extension 71 includes an upper flange 75 extending upward from the rear end of the upper plate 73 and a lower flange 76 extending downward from the rear end of the lower plate 74.

  Since the left hanging portion 52 extends while curving forward and downward, the upper surface (upper plate 73) of the hat-shaped cross section is set wider than the lower surface (lower plate 74), that is, the length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is set. It is set large. The upper flange 75 and the lower flange 76 of the left connecting member 70 are overlapped with the front surface 52a of the left hanging part 52, and are joined by, for example, spot welding, so that the left connecting member 70 becomes the left hanging part 52. It is fixed integrally with.

  The left bracket 80 includes a left base 81 attached to the left extension 71 and a left bracket body 82 extending substantially upward from the left base 81.

  The left base 81 is formed by a vertical plate-like front plate 83 whose plate surface faces the front of the vehicle body, and a vertical plate-like side plate 84 that extends rearward from the outer end of the front plate 83 in the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a substantially L shape.

  The left base portion 81 of the left bracket 80 is attached to the left front plate 72 while covering the end of the left lower plate 74 in the vehicle width direction. More specifically, the front plate 83 of the left base portion 81 is overlapped on the front surface of the front plate 72 of the left extension portion 71 and is joined by, for example, spot welding. The side plate 84 of the left base 81 covers the end of the left extension 71 in the vehicle width direction (including the end of the left lower plate 74 in the vehicle width direction).

  The left bracket body 82 is formed in a vertical plate shape whose plate surface faces the vehicle width direction, and is substantially parallel to the vehicle width center line CL (see FIG. 2). The left bracket body 82 has an upper end portion as a “supporting portion 85”. Referring also to FIG. 6, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 are positioned, supported and attached to the support portion 85.

  The left support portion 85 is a portion that can be sandwiched from both sides by the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 and can be fastened, and is hereinafter referred to as a “fastening portion 85” as appropriate. That is, the left bracket 80 has the fastening portion 85.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the left bracket 80 has a left rigid portion 86. The left rigid portion 86 increases at least the rigidity of the left base portion 81. For example, the left rigid portion 86 is configured by a bead elongated in the vertical direction of the left bracket body 82. Hereinafter, the left rigid portion 86 is referred to as “bead 86” as appropriate. The bead 86 is elongated in the vertical direction from the center of the height of the side plate 84 of the left base 81 to the vicinity of the lower portion of the support portion 85 in the left bracket body 82. Therefore, the bead 86 is highly rigid from the left base portion 81 to the upper portion of the left bracket body 82. The bead 86 bulges outward in the vehicle width direction such that the plate surface on the inner surface side in the vehicle width direction is concave.

  As described above, the left base portion 81 is configured to be more rigid than at least the left support portion 85 in the left bracket body 82. For this reason, since the left base 81 having high rigidity is attached to the left extension 71, the support rigidity of the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 by the left bracket 80 can be increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front end portions of the left and right upper side members 90, 90 are joined to the left and right upper corners of the front bulkhead 25. The left and right upper side members 90, 90 extend obliquely rearward and outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right upper corners of the front bulkhead 25, and are joined to the front ends of the left and right upper members 51, 51.

  FIG. 5 shows that a left front fender 27 is provided at the front of the vehicle body 11. FIG. 6 shows that the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 are provided in the front portion of the vehicle body 11. The same applies to the right front fender 27 (see FIG. 1) and the right headlight (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2, left and right sides surrounded by a front bulkhead 25, left and right hanging parts 52, 52 and left and right upper side members 90, 90 on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front part of the vehicle body 11. Write arrangement spaces Sp and Sp are provided. Left and right headlights 110 (only the left is shown in FIG. 6) can be arranged in the left and right light arrangement spaces Sp and Sp. For this reason, the left and right headlights 110 can be attached to both sides of the front portion of the vehicle body 11 in the vehicle width direction.

  Hereinafter, the left bracket 80, the left front fender 27, and the left headlight 110 will be described in detail. The right bracket 80, the right front fender 27, and the right headlight are the same as the left bracket 80, the left front fender 27, and the left headlight 110 except that they are symmetrical. Since this is a configuration, a description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the left bracket 80 positions the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 relative to the front of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, and the left front fender 27 The left headlight 110 is supported.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, and 8, the support portion 85 of the left bracket body 82 is formed with a first attachment hole 87 located on the rear side and a second attachment hole 88 located on the front side. Has been. The first mounting hole 87 and the second mounting hole 88 penetrate the left bracket body 82 in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a left fender stay 101 extending toward the upper portion of the left bracket body 82 is integrally formed at the front end portion of the left front fender 27. The left fender stay 101 is formed in a vertical plate shape with the plate surface facing the vehicle width direction, and can be overlapped with the vehicle width direction surface 85a (outer surface 85a) of the left bracket body 82. is there.

  The left fender stay 101 includes a first hole 102 located behind the lower part, a second hole 103 located on the front side of the first hole 102, and a third hole 104 located on the upper side of the second hole 103. And a fourth hole 105 located above the first hole 102. These four holes 102 to 105 penetrate the left fender stay 101 having a vertical plate shape in the vehicle width direction. The first hole 102 is a female screw and matches the position of the first mounting hole 87 of the left support portion 85. The second hole 103 is a bolt insertion hole and matches the position of the second mounting hole 88 of the left support portion 85. The third hole 104 is a light positioning hole (also referred to as a light positioning portion). The fourth hole 105 is a bolt insertion hole.

  A left light lower stay 111 is provided at a lower portion of the left headlight 110 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The left light lower stay 111 has a female screw portion 112 and a light positioning convex portion 113 on an end surface 111a in the vehicle width direction. The female screw portion 112 matches the position of the second mounting hole 88 of the left support portion 85, and is constituted by, for example, a female screw or a nut. The light positioning projection 113 matches the position of the third hole 104 of the left fender stay 101.

  The left fender stay 101 is superposed on the vehicle width direction outer surface 85a (outer surface 85a) of the left support portion 85 from the vehicle width direction outer side, thereby positioning the front portion of the vehicle body 11 in the vehicle width direction. Is done. As a result, the left front fender 27 is positioned in the vehicle width direction with respect to the front portion of the vehicle body 11. Then, by inserting the first bolt 121 from the first hole 102 of the left fender stay 101 and screwing it into the first hole 87 (female screw 87) of the left support portion 85, the left front fender 27 is Are attached (fastened) to the left bracket 80. As a result, the left front fender 27 is supported by the left bracket 80.

  The left lower light stay 111 is superimposed on the inner surface 85b (inner surface 85b) of the left support portion 85 from the inner side in the vehicle width direction, thereby positioning in the vehicle width direction relative to the front portion of the vehicle body 11. Is done. As a result, the left light lower stay 111 is positioned in the vehicle width direction with respect to the front portion of the vehicle body 11. The inner surface 85b of the left support portion 85 has no protrusions that interfere with the end surface 111a of the left light lower stay 111.

  The light positioning convex 113 is fitted into the third hole 104 (light positioning hole 104), whereby the left headlight 110 is positioned in the up / down / front / rear direction with respect to the left front fender 27. As is clear from the above description, the light positioning hole 104 of the left front fender 27 is a left light positioning portion that can position the left and right headlights 110 with respect to the left front fender 27. Hereinafter, the light positioning hole 104 is appropriately referred to as a “left light positioning portion 104”.

  Further, by screwing the second bolt 122 from the second hole 103 of the left fender stay 101 through the second hole 88 of the left support portion 85 to the female screw portion 112 of the left light lower stay 111, The left headlight 110 is attached (fastened) to the left bracket 80. As a result, the left headlight 110 is supported by the left bracket 80.

  As described above, the left support portion 85, the left fender stay 101, and the left light lower stay 111 are overlapped with each other and are fastened together by the second bolt 122 (both fastened together). ). That is, the left support portion 85 is sandwiched from both sides by the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110, and is shared by the second bolt 122 together with the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110. It is tightened.

  Further, the third bolt 123 is inserted from the fourth hole 105 of the left fender stay 101 and screwed into the left headlight 110 itself. As a result, the left headlight 110 can be reliably integrated with the left front fender 27 by the two bolts 122 and 123.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the left upper side member 90 has a left light upper mounting portion 91 for mounting the upper portion of the left headlight 110. More specifically, on the upper part of the left headlight 110, two upper stays 114, 114 for light arranged in the vehicle width direction are provided. The two upper stays for light 114 and 114 extend rearward, are superimposed on the left upper light attachment portion 91 of the left upper side member 90, and are connected to the left upper light attachment portion 91 by a fourth. Mounted by bolts 124.

  The procedure for attaching the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 to the left bracket 80 is as follows (see FIGS. 7 and 8). First, the left front fender 27 is positioned on the left bracket 80 and fastened by the first bolt 121. Next, the left and right headlights 110 are inserted into the light arrangement space Sp from the front of the vehicle body 11. Next, the lower portions of the left and right headlights 110 are positioned on the left light positioning portion 104 of the left front fender 27. Next, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 are fastened to the left bracket 80 together with the second bolts 122. Accordingly, it is easy to attach the left headlight 110 to the vehicle body 11, and the positioning accuracy between the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be increased.

The above description is summarized as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the left front side frame 24 and the left hanging portion 52 positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the left front side frame 24 are connected by a left connecting member 70. ing. The left connecting member 70 has a left extension that extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the left upper member 51 and the left hanging part 52. A left bracket 80 is attached to the left extension 71. For this reason, the left bracket 80 can easily position the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 in the vehicle width direction, which protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the left upper member 51. it can.

  In addition, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be supported by the left bracket 80. Since the left connecting member 70 having the left extension 71 is a part of the skeleton member of the vehicle body 11, it has high strength and high rigidity. Therefore, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be sufficiently supported by the left connecting member 70 having high support rigidity.

  Further, the left base 81 of the left bracket 80 is attached to the left extension 71. The left bracket main body 82 extending substantially upward from the left base 81 is substantially parallel to the vehicle width center line CL. The left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be positioned in the vehicle width direction and supported by the left bracket body 82 via the left bracket body 82.

  Therefore, by appropriately setting the shape and dimensions of the left bracket body 82, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be easily positioned in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the degree of freedom in designing the vehicle body 11 is increased.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 are fastened by sandwiching the left support portion 85 (left fastening portion 85) from both sides, It can be easily attached to the left bracket 80 with a small number of parts.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the left front fender 27 itself has a left light positioning portion 104 that can position the left headlight 110. Therefore, the left front fender 27 and the left headlight 110 can be positioned directly in addition to being positioned by the left bracket 80. Therefore, positioning accuracy can be increased. In addition, since the number of positioning positions by the left bracket 80 is small, the strength and rigidity of the left bracket 80 can be ensured.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the extension 71 of the left connecting member 70 is formed in a hat-shaped cross section with the rear opened as viewed from the vehicle width direction. The upper surface (upper plate 73) of the hat-shaped cross section is wider than the lower surface (lower plate 74). The base 81 of the left bracket 80 is attached to the left front plate 72 while covering the end of the left lower plate 74 in the vehicle width direction.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the degree of freedom of the shape of the left hanging portion 52 connected to the left front side frame 24 by the left connecting member 70 is increased, and the left extension portion 71 can The rigidity of the mounting portion of the bracket 80 can be increased.

  Each bolt 121 to 124 includes a screw.

  The vehicle body front structure of the present invention is suitable for use in various types of passenger cars.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle 11 Car body 23 Front pillar 24 Front side frame 25 Front bulkhead 26 Front upper member 27 Front fender 51 Upper member 52 Lower member (hanging part)
70 connecting member 71 extension 72 front plate 73 upper plate 74 lower plate 80 bracket 81 base 82 bracket body 85 fastening portion (supporting portion)
90 Upper side member 91 Light upper mounting part 104 Light positioning part (3rd hole)
110 Headlight CL Car width center line

Claims (6)

Left and right front side frames that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction and located on both sides in the vehicle width direction at the front of the vehicle body, and extend forward from the left and right front pillars that are located outside the left and right front side frames in the vehicle width direction In the vehicle body front part structure including left and right upper members and left and right front fenders positioned on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front part of the vehicle body and capable of attaching left and right headlights on both sides of the vehicle body front part in the vehicle width direction,
The left and right upper members have left and right hanging parts extending from the front end portion to the front lower side,
The left and right hanging parts are connected to the left and right front side frames by left and right connecting members,
The left and right connecting members have left and right extensions extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right hanging parts,
The left and right brackets for positioning and supporting the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights in the vehicle width direction are attached to the left and right extensions. Body front structure. The left and right brackets are composed of left and right bases attached to the left and right extensions, and left and right bracket bodies extending substantially upward from the left and right bases,
The left and right bracket bodies are substantially parallel to a vehicle width center line passing through the center of the vehicle body and extending in the vehicle body longitudinal direction,
The left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights are positioned in the vehicle width direction by the left and right bracket bodies in the left and right brackets, and are supported by the left and right bracket bodies,
The left and right base portions are configured to be more rigid than a support portion that supports at least the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights in the left and right bracket bodies. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 1.   3. The vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein the left and right brackets have fastening portions that can be sandwiched and fastened from both sides by the left and right front fenders and the left and right headlights. Front structure.   4. The front part of the vehicle body according to claim 3, wherein the left and right front fenders have left and right light positioning parts capable of positioning the left and right headlights with respect to the left and right front fenders. Construction. A front bulkhead joined to the front end portions of the left and right front side frames, and left and right upper side members joined to the left and right upper members extending rearward from the left and right upper corners of the front bulkhead,
5. The vehicle body front structure according to claim 4, wherein left and right light upper mounting portions for mounting upper portions of the left and right headlights are provided on upper surfaces of the left and right upper side members. The left and right extensions are respectively viewed from the vehicle width direction by a front plate facing the front of the vehicle body, an upper plate extending rearward from the upper end of the front plate, and a lower plate extending rearwardly from the bottom of the front plate. Is formed in a hat-shaped cross section with the rear open,
The upper surface of the hat-shaped cross section is set wider than the lower surface,
6. The left and right bases of the left and right brackets are attached to the left and right front plates while covering the left and right lower plates in the vehicle width direction. The vehicle body front structure described in the item.

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