A vehicle front structure includes side rails, rail tips, and a tension member. The side rails extend longitudinally in a front portion of the vehicle on left and right sides of a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The rail tips have a plurality of flat walls that define a hollow polygonal body disposed about a tip axis. The rail tips have proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is fixedly coupled to a forward terminal end of the side rail inboard of an outer quarter of a total vehicle width. The rail tip extends outboard and forward such that the distal end is disposed within the outer quarter. The flat walls have a forward wall thickness that is less than a rearward wall thickness. The tension member is fixedly coupled to the distal ends and spans laterally therebetween.
VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE WITH SPLAYED VARIABLE GAGE RAIL TIP
FAHRZEUGFRONTSTRUKTUR MIT GESPREIZTER, VARIABLER SCHIENENSPURSPITZE
STRUCTURE AVANT DE VÉHICULE À POINTE DE RAIL À ÉCARTEMENT VARIABLE CHANFREINÉE
2021-08-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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