Patent ID: 7144074
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting structure for a bumper rail of a front end module carrier for a vehicle, comprising: an upper horizontal member that supports an upper portion of the carrier; a lower horizontal member that supports a lower portion of the carrier; left and right vertical members that connect respective left and right sides of the upper and lower horizontal members to each other to support side portions of the carrier, the left and right vertical members being formed with fastening holes; and a bumper rail formed to be convexly curved forward and fixedly fastened to side rail members located at rear ends of the left and right vertical members by bolts through the fastening holes, wherein each of the fastening holes comprises a seating hole portion that receives and connects the bolt therein and a guide hole portion laterally extending from the seating hole portion, wherein the guide hole portion is formed to have a generally trapezoidal shape, and the bumper rail is configured such that, when a collision of the bumper rail takes place, the bumper rail is compressed by the collision and then uncompressed to spread and absorb an impact on the bumper rail by moving the bolt into the guide hole portion, and wherein the width of a space connecting the seating hole portion to the guide hole portion is smaller than the diameter of the bolt, and the width of the guide hole portion gradually and continuously increases away from the seating hole portion.