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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Akihiko Ikeda, Miyoshi, JP;
Fumiaki Shigematsu, Gamagori, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle front structure includes a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle; a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction; and a bracket fastened to a boss portion provided in a housing of the powertrain unit. The bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision. The bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portion and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member.