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A front-end structure for a vehicle has a wheelhouse, a rocker panel, a support carrier which is connected to the wheelhouse and the rocker panel and which extends at an angle, an A-pillar, a door flange and a connecting portion connecting the A-pillar to the door flange. The connecting portion extends, at least in portions, substantially parallel to the support carri er.

A rear vehicle-body structure is provided that can absorb a rear-end collision load by a short frame region on a vehicle-body rear side. Embodiments include a rear side frame having a rear-side breaking frame section including a rear-side breakage starting portion on a rear side among breakage starting portions disposed at intervals in a front-rear direction, a front-side breaking frame section including a front-side breakage starting portion on a front side and at which the direction of breakage is opposite from the direction of breakage at the rear-side breakage starting portion, and a middle frame section between the rear-side breakage starting portion and the front-side breakage starting portion. The axial proof stress of the rear-side breaking frame section is lower than the axial proof stress of the front-side breaking frame section; and the middle frame section includes beads at a predetermined interval in an axial direction.

A vehicle frame includes a frame rail, a shock tower bracket, and a cable. The frame rail is elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The shock tower bracket is connected to the frame rail. The cable is connected to the frame rail and the shock tower bracket. The cable extends transverse to the vehicle-longitudinal axis from the frame rail to the shock tower bracket.

An embodiment vehicle body for an electric vehicle includes a fender apron upper part and an A pillar part positioned at a rear portion of the fender apron upper part, wherein a first load path is formed in a length direction of the vehicle body on an upper part of the fender apron upper part, wherein a second load path is formed in a vertical direction of the vehicle body along a connection portion of the fender apron upper part and the A pillar part, wherein a third load path connecting the first load path and the second load path is obliquely formed in a lower part of the fender apron upper part, and wherein a charging hole is formed between the first, second, and third load paths.

A front pillar upper structure of a vehicle includes an outer member and an inner member. The inner member forms an inner wall of the front pillar upper structure in a vehicle-width direction, and is joined to the outer member forming an outer wall in the vehicle-width direction to form a closed cross-section structure. The inner member includes a flange part, a first wall part, and a second wall part. The second wall part is disposed between the flange part located on the lower side of the inner member and joined to the outer member and the first wall part located above the flange part. The second wall part has an angle of inclination in a range from 41° to 68° to a principal axis of inertia extending in the vehicle-width direction in a cross section substantially vertical to a longitudinal direction of the front pillar upper structure.

A vehicle lower body structure can include: a side sill that forms a first closed cross section extending in a body front-rear direction; and a reinforcing member provided in the first closed cross section to reinforce a front end portion of the side sill. The reinforcing member can have: a front-end reinforcing section that supports a collision load applied to the front end portion of the side sill and directed rearward in a vehicle body; a deformation permission section that permits deformation of the side sill directed inward in a vehicle width direction and rearward at the time when the collision load directed inward in the vehicle width direction and rearward is applied to the front end portion of the side sill; and a deformation suppression section suppressing deformation of the side sill after the deformation of the side sill directed inward in the vehicle width direction and rearward.

The invention relates to a front hinge pillar (9) of a vehicle, consisting of a stamped part comprising a central body (11) that is intended to extend vertically, so as to exhibit a lower end (13) and an upper end (15) and lateral edges, the front hinge pillar (9) being characterized in that it further comprises a front extension (17) extending from one of said lateral edges of said central body (11) such that said central body (11) and said front extension (17) form a single part. The invention also relates to the methods for producing such a front hinge pillar (9).

A vehicle front structure includes side frames in pairs, a bumper beam, a lower beam, coupling members in pairs, and gussets. The bumper beam and the lower beam extend in the vehicle width direction. Each coupling member extends in a vehicle upward-downward direction on an outer side of a corresponding one of the side frames in the vehicle width direction. The coupling members couple the bumper beam and the lower beam. A vehicle-front-side end part of each gusset is coupled to a middle part of a corresponding one of the coupling members in the vehicle upward-downward direction. A vehicle-rear-side end part of each gusset is coupled to the corresponding one of the side frames.

Unit with longitudinal beam and front plate for a motor-vehicle front structure, comprising a longitudinal beam in the form of a hollow profile and a front plate rigidly connected to a front end of said longitudinal beam. The longitudinal beam comprises a first beam element defining an upper wall, a lower wall and a first side wall of the longitudinal beam and a second beam element having a wall defining a second side wall of the longitudinal beam. The front plate has a rear face facing towards the longitudinal beam to which there are welded a first flange and a second flange which are separate from each other, for connecting the front end of the longitudinal beam. The first flange is a C-shaped bracket with an upper wall, a lower wall and a side wall respectively welded to the upper wall, the lower wall and the first side wall defined by said first beam element. The second flange is an L-shaped bracket, with a first wall welded to the rear face of the front plate and a second wall facing towards said second side wall defined by said second beam element. The above mentioned welds are electric spot welds. The two flanges may have different thickness.

An energy-absorbing structure includes a first mounting fixture having a base and a cavity formed in the base. The cavity is structured to receive a portion of an energy-absorbing member therein. The cavity has at least one wall, a bottom, and at least a pair of opposed crush initiator portions extending between the at least one wall and the bottom. A portion of an energy-absorbing member is inserted into the cavity. The energy-absorbing member is in contact with the first mounting fixture along the first mounting fixture crush initiator portions.