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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Keizo Kawasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a hinge pillar, an apron reinforcement, a suspension housing, a side sill, and a connecting member which connects the apron reinforcement to the hinge pillar in a brace shape and connecting the apron reinforcement to a front portion of the side sill. The connecting member includes first and second bending portions which are positioned between a rear face portion and a side face portion and between a forward flange and the side face portion, respectively, and the apron reinforcement and the side sill are continuous to each other via at least one of the first and second bending portions.