Denso Corporation

Yasuhiko Itou

Norihisa Sasano

Toshiki Sugiyama

Ikuo Ozawa

Noriaki Maeda

Hiromi Takagi

Kazuaki Kafuku

Harumi Okai

Tomoyuki Hatano

Takeshi Nagasaka

Yasushi Hibi

A front-end structure comprising a panel body ( ) to which a center member ( ), being fixed to a body of a vehicle at a front end of the vehicle and supporting, at least, a driving engine (E/G), is joined, wherein the panel body ( ) is molded out of aluminum by die-casting and a joining section ( ) of the panel body ( ) to which the center member ( ) is joined has a mechanical strength higher than that of any other sections of the panel body ( ) near the joining section ( ) except the joining section ( ).

Front-end structure of a vehicle

Growing community of inventors

Toyota, Japan

Yasuhiko Itou