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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Shunsuke Hirai, Aki-gun, JP;
Hiroaki Ishizu, Aki-gun, JP;
Hidekazu Shiraishi, Aki-gun, JP;
Kyohei Hirata, Aki-gun, JP;
Kazuki Yamauchi, Aki-gun, JP;
Takumi Fukuda, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A front vehicle-body structure for reducing second-order vibration of a windshield, and improving NVH performance in a vehicle cabin. A tower bar coupling each of left and right front suspension housings with a region around a vehicle-width-direction center portion of a cowl forming a lower edge of an opening for a front windshield has a center portion extending in a vehicle width direction along the cowl. A bracket extending from the cowl toward a front of a vehicle is provided in a region including a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the front windshield in the lower edge of the opening. The center portion of the tower bar is fixed to the bracket from above, and a reinforcement member supporting the fixing region from below is provided.