Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroto Maruyama

Naoya Kosaka

Koji Tamakoshi

Kazuhiro Seki

A vehicle front-part structure comprises a radiator support upper () which extends in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle front, a cowl () which is coupled to an apron upper member () provided on a side in the vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle lengthwise direction, and which is located to rearward of the vehicle () further than the radiator support upper, and a hood framework () which constitutes a part of the hood inner panel (). The hood framework extends in the vehicle lengthwise direction, the hood framework is disposed between the radiator support upper and the cowl such that at least a part of a front end-face () faces the radiator support upper and at least a part of a rear end-face () faces the cowl.

Vehicle front-part structure

The present invention aims at providing a vehicle body front-part structure which can efficiently disperse an impact load acting on the front part of a vehicle. In the vehicle body front-part structure in accordance with the present invention, a portionof a radiator support supporting an upper part of a radiator arranged in the front part of a vehicleis connected to a skeletonof the vehicle body by a pair of first radiator support supporting memberswhich support it from both sides in the vehicle width direction, and second radiator support supporting memberswhich are arranged on the inner side of the pair of first radiator support supporting membersin the vehicle width direction and support it from the backside. Therefore, at the time when vehicles collide, the impact load on the portionof the radiator support supporting the upper part of the radiator can be transmitted to the skeletonof the vehicle body through the first radiator support supporting membersand the second radiator support supporting memberswhich are arranged on the inner side of the first radiator support supporting membersin the vehicle width direction, so as to be dispersed efficiently.

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Hiroto Maruyama