Mazda Motor Corporation

Kazuhiro Hara

Norihiko Kanemitsu

Noboru Yoshii

Kiyoshige Yamada

Takashi Umeda

Youji Kanba

Takashi Kitayama

Masamichi Kogai

A front body structure of a vehicle and a method of assembling the front vehicle body in such a manner that a nose unit having at least both a shroud panel and a shroud upper is mounted to a front vehicle body having on both right and left sides front fenders. A mounting portion is provided further inboard or lower than a mounting portion for the front fender. A fixing portion fixed to the mounting portion is formed on both ends of the shroud upper constructing the nose unit. Furthermore, a step portion which is a mounting portion for the nose unit is formed on the upper portion of the engine room and on further front and lower than the monting portion for the front fender mounted to the vehicle body.

Front body structure of a vehicle and assembling method

A front body structure of a vehicle and a method of assembling the front vehicle body in which a nose unit having at least both a heavyweight member such as a radiator, etc. and a unit base including shroud members is mounted to a vehicle front body having front side frames forming a closed sectional construction on both right and left sides. A cross member extending in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body is provided between the right and left front side frames of the vehicle body and a support member for supporting the heavyweight member is provided on the nose unit side. The support member is supported by a cross member wherein the nose unit is mounted on the vehicle body.

Front body structure of a vehicle and method of assembly

A method of assembling a front part of a vehicle body. After nose unit having at least a shroud panel and a shroud upper is constructed, the nose unit is mounted to a vehicle body. Before mounting the nose unit to the vehicle body, right and left front fenders are removed from the vehicle body. The nose unit is mounted to the vehicle body under such a condition that front fenders are removed as described above. Then front fenders are mounted to the vehicle body.

Method of assembling a front part of a vehicle body

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Hiroshima, Japan

Kazuhiro Hara