Mazda Motor Corporation

Yasuyuki Emi

Makoto Aizawa

Toshio Sakamoto

Tetsuo Nagata

Toshiaki Wakabayashi

Hiroyuki Nishi

Kazuma Kondo

A front part structure of a vehicle is provided, that includes a bumper fascia disposed at a front part of the vehicle and having an upper end portion opposing a leading edge of a hood, a shroud disposed rearward from the bumper fascia, and configured to lead cooling air to a given device, a coupling member provided with a first portion coupled to the shroud and a second portion that is a portion located forward of the first portion and below the upper end portion of the bumper fascia, and an impact absorbing member provided with a support part that supports the upper end portion and intervenes between the upper end portion of the bumper fascia and the second portion of the coupling member, and a fixed part that is disposed below the support part and is fixed to the second portion.

Front part structure of vehicle

An impact absorption member is provided behind a bumper face, a lower stiffener is provided below this member and projects forward to sweep a leg portion of an object hitting against a front potion of a vehicle, and headlamp units are provided at both side portions of the bumper face. A lamp housing of the headlamp unit is supported at a vehicle-body member located in back of the lamp housing, a load absorption portion provided on the inside of and rearward from an edge of the bumper face to absorb an impact load is provided integrally at the lamp housing, and a load transmission portion to transmit the impact load inputted to the bumper face to the load absorption portion is provided at the bumper face.

Front structure of vehicle

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Hiroshima, Japan

Yasuyuki Emi