MUMBAI, India, June 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414079375 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan, on Oct. 18, 2024, for 'front structure of electric vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Kishimoto, Jun.
The application for the patent was published on June 20, under issue no. 25/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "[Document Name] Abstract [Abstract] [Problem to be Solved] To improve the strength of a tunnel portion in a vehicle front part of an electric vehicle and distribute an impact load. [Solution] A front structure of an electric vehicle includes an inclined portion 11 provided in a front part of a floor portion and extending obliquely upward toward the vehicle front, and a tunnel portion 12 provided in the floor portion of the vehicle. A lower tunnel reinforcement member 50 for reinforcing the tunnel portion 12 is arranged on a lower surface side of the floor portion in a front part of the tunnel portion 12, the lower tunnel reinforcement member 50 having an L-shaped cross section and including a ridgeline portion 54 extending in the longitudinal direction. A side portion of the lower tunnel reinforcement member 50 is joined to a vertical wall portion 14 of a side portion of the tunnel portion 12, a lower portion of the lower tunnel reinforcement member 50 is joined to a floor panel 10 located on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the vertical wall portion 14, and a front portion of the lower tunnel reinforcement member 50 extends along the inclined portion 11 and is joined to a cross member 30."
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