Patent ID: 8141904
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An energy absorbing structure for a vehicle having a chassis frame comprises: a left main frame and a right main frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction respectively; a front cross member connecting the left main frame to the right main frame; a rear cross member connecting the left main frame to the right main frame; a suspension tower attached to each of the left and right main frames, the suspension tower being provided between the front cross member and the rear cross member in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a pair of engine mount brackets attached to the left and right main frames respectively, each of the engine mount brackets being provided between the front cross member and the rear cross member in the vehicle longitudinal direction; wherein each of the suspension towers is spaced apart from the front cross member and the rear cross member along each of the left main frame and the right main frame; and each of the engine mount brackets is spaced apart from the front cross member, rear cross member, and the suspension tower along each of the left main frame and the right main frame, wherein each of the suspension towers is bifurcated into a front leg and a rear leg at a lower end of the suspension tower, the front legs and the rear legs being spaced apart from each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the front leg and the rear leg are separately attached to each main frame in the vehicle longitudinal direction and a depression is defined on a main frame between the front leg and the rear leg.