Patent ID: 8567856
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60R,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A front structure of a vehicle comprising: a pair of front rails, wherein said pair of front rails are spaced apart in a widthwise direction relative to said vehicle, wherein each of said pair of front rails extend in a lengthwise direction relative to said vehicle, wherein said pair of front rails comprise a front left hand rail and a front right hand rail, wherein each of said pair of front rails is comprised of a polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and a polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel, and wherein said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel share a common wall; and a pair of curvilinear torque boxes, wherein a first curvilinear torque box of said pair of curvilinear torque boxes is mechanically attached to said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of a first end portion of said front left hand rail and a second curvilinear torque box of said pair of curvilinear torque boxes is mechanically attached to said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel and said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of a first end portion of said front right hand rail, wherein said first curvilinear torque box is mechanically coupled to a left hand rocker panel and said second curvilinear torque box is mechanically coupled to a right hand rocker panel, wherein said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel of said front left hand rail is located in a horizontal plane above a top surface of said left hand rocker panel and a horizontal plane corresponding to said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of said front left hand rail is aligned with said left hand rocker panel, wherein said polygonal-shaped upper hollow channel of said front right hand rail is located in a horizontal plane above a top surface of said right hand rocker panel and a horizontal plane corresponding to said polygonal-shaped lower hollow channel of said front right hand rail is aligned with said right hand rocker panel.