公开(公告)号：US20170225718A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15387285

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

Inventor： Takashi NARAHARA ,  Masaya NISHIMOTO ,  Takahiro AONUMA ,  Kazuto ISHII ,  Ken FUJIMOTO

IPC: B62D27/02 ,  B62D25/08 ,  B62D27/04 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D29/00 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D21/02

CPC classification number: B62D27/02 ,  B60Y2306/01 ,  B60Y2410/124 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/155 ,  B62D25/082 ,  B62D27/04

Abstract: In a lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle which comprises a suspension cross member, a side member, and first and second reinforcing members which are provided in a closed cross section formed by the side member and a slant portion, the suspension cross member being fixed by fastening a bolt which is inserted through the suspension cross member to a weld nut which is vertically fixed to a bottom plate portion of the side member, the first reinforcing member is joined to a front-side semicircular portion of a peripheral portion of the weld nut and the second reinforcing member is joined to a rear-side semicircular portion of the peripheral portion of the weld nut.

公开(公告)号：US20230399054A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18125130

申请日：2023-03-23

Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation

Inventor： Ippei KURODA ,  Masaya NISHIMOTO ,  Shota NAKAYAMA

IPC: B62D25/02

CPC classification number: B62D25/025

Abstract: A side sill that is disposed in a lower part and on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle and has a side sill inner and a side sill outer which collaborate with each other to form a closed cross section extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a wheel that is located ahead of the side sill outer; an outer-side reinforcement member that has a shape extending along a front face part and a side face part in a front end part of the side sill outer and is joined to the front end part from inside the closed cross section; and an inner-side reinforcement member that diagonally couples a front face part and a side face part in a front end part of the side sill inner to each other.

公开(公告)号：US20230373566A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18125125

申请日：2023-03-23

Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation

Inventor： Ippei KURODA ,  Masaya NISHIMOTO

IPC: B62D25/02

CPC classification number: B62D25/025 ,  B62D25/04

Abstract: A side sill in a lower part and on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle and forms, in its inner part, a closed cross section that extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; the side sill includes a side sill outer that has a front end and a main body located behind the front end, an outer-side reinforcement member that has a shape extending along a front face part and a side face part of the front end of the side sill outer is joined to the front end from inside or outside the closed cross section, a front end of the main body is opposed to a rear end of a side face part of the outer-side reinforcement member in the front-rear direction, and the main body has a protrusion part that protrudes to the inner side of the closed cross section.

公开(公告)号：US20180050743A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15648660

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

Inventor： Akihiro NAKATA ,  Shuichi NAKAGAMI ,  Morihide YAMADA ,  Masaya NISHIMOTO

IPC: B62D35/02 ,  B62D29/04

CPC classification number: B62D35/02 ,  B62D29/041 ,  Y02T10/82 ,  Y02T10/88

Abstract: An airflow straightening structure of an automotive vehicle, in which slits for traveling-air peeling off (separation) and connection portions for cover reinforcing are adjacently provided at a rear-end edge portion of a cover having a substantially-flat airflow straightening face extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein protrusions are provided to extend in a direction crossing the vehicle longitudinal direction along a cover surface of the cover which are positioned in front of the connection portions.