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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2021
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Yasushi Ishikawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuichi Morita, Hiroshima, JP;
Yusuke Desaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Yusuke Matsumura, Hiroshima, JP;
Ken Fujimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Yusaku Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A front vehicle-body structure controls inward breakage of an apron reinforcement in the event of a small overlap collision, without increasing weight. Embodiments include a pair of right and left apron reinforcements extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a pair of right and left hinge pillars respectively connected to rear ends of the pair of apron reinforcements. A reinforcement outer member of the apron reinforcement includes a linear portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction from a rear end of the apron reinforcement connected to the hinge pillar to an intermediate portion of the apron reinforcement. A horizontal bead, provided as a deformation facilitating portion to facilitate deformation toward an inside of a vehicle body, is disposed on an outer surface portion positioned on a vehicle-width-direction outer side of the linear portion, the horizontal bead having a reduced longitudinal rigidity toward a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction.