Fundamentals of Unibody Construction - Direction of Impact
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The impact (outer force) consists of three variables: |
When impact (input) is applied to a vehicle, the force is divided into two or more directions. The divided forces become a dispersed impact onto the body. Here is an example: When the specified force ‘‘F1-O’’ (magnitude) is applied at input point ‘‘O’’ (input point) with angle “?” (direction), F1-O for an actual vehicle is divided into the horizontal forces, F2 and F3 and the vertical force F4. |
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F2: Pushes the wheelhouse member towards the rear side | |
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F3: Pushes the bulkhead upper frame to the center | |
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F4: Pushes the bulkhead downward | | | |