Patent ID: 8894129
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle body structure comprising: a pair of side frame members extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body structure and configured to absorb energy imparted during a collision in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body structure by undergoing an axial collapse; and a pair of suspension support members arranged parallel to the side frame members, serve to support a suspension link member, and configured to bend during the collision; and each of the suspension support members including a front portion and a rear portion that are coupled together, with a front end of the front portion being coupled to a suspension cross member and a rear end of the front portion being coupled to a front end of the rear portion, and the rear portion including a rotation inducing structure that is configured to induce a bending rotation of the suspension support members during the collision upon an imparted load input from the collision being equal to or larger than a predetermined value such that the front portion pivots upward at an angle with respect to the rear portion and the rear portion experiences the bending rotation.