An automobile front-part structure is provided in which an impact-absorbing member can absorb the impact energy that is given by a bump, whatever bump it is, such as an offset collision and a pole bump. This automobile front-part structure including: a pair of vehicle-body frames which extends in the front-and-rear directions along both sides of a vehicle, and whose front-end parts extend up to the front part of an automobile; and a front sub-frame which is supported with the vehicle-body frames in the front part of the vehicle, and is disposed below the vehicle-body frames, in which the front sub-frame includes: a front sub-frame main-body which has, a pair of right and left side frames which extends in the front-and-rear directions of the vehicle, and a cross member which is formed by a reinforcement and bridges the front parts of the side frames; a pair of right and left impact absorbing members which is formed by a crush pipe, is disposed at the front-end parts of the side frames in the front sub-frame main-body and absorbs impact energy from ahead; and a reinforcement which bridges the front ends of both impact absorbing members.

Vehicle front-part structure

Double-leafed hinged door type front and rear doors do not have a center pillar in a side opening. In order that one can open and close the front and rear doors independently of each other and in order to protect passengers by absorbing any impact caused by side collision, reinforcing members (10, 11) obtained from high tensile steel by hydroforming are provided near joint surfaces of the front door (2) and rear door (3) provided to the side opening of a car body (1).

Side door structure for vehicle

A unitized body construction incorporating longitudinal and lateral reinforcing members providing also yieldable shock absorbing members.

Vehicle body construction

Motor vehicle having increased ground clearance level floor space

An improved door assembly, especially for pick-up trucks, consists of a conventional front door (26) and a rear auxiliary door (28) latchingly secured together The rear door (28) is latched to the truck body and is overlapped by the front door (26) in their closed positions requiring sequential opening

Fred W Grant

Papers

Side loading suburban vehicle

Motor vehicle stub frame body