| 摘要 |
<p>PCT No. PCT/EP91/02266 Sec. 371 Date May 11, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date May 11, 1993 PCT Filed Nov. 29, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/11165 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 9, 1992.A front end bearing structure for the bodywork of a vehicle of the type including a pair of spaced apart left and right side front longitudinal bearer members, each having an upstanding, substantially perpendicular support member for supporting a suspension strut mount at a location above its respective front longitudinal bearer member. Each suspension strut mount is also supported at a front end portion thereof by an additional slanted supporting bearer member which is extended upwardly and rearwardly from a connection point on each front longitudinal bearer member at a point in front of the location of the juncture of the perpendicular support member and front longitudinal bearer member. In this way, each slanted supporting bearer member forms a closed triangular framework with its respective front longitudinal bearer member and perpendicular support member. The angle subtended by the slanted supporting bearer member and the longitudinal bearer member is preferably about 45 DEG . The resulting geometry provides for a stable and rigid connection and also promotes the favorable distribution of impact forces throughout the bearing structure in the event of a head-on collision. In an alternate embodiment, the perpendicular support member for the suspension mount is enclosed by a hollow section along its entire length to form a favorably rigid closed cross-sectional bearer member.</p> |
