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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2025
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroto Ichikawa, Aki-gun, JP;
Yasushi Ishikawa, Aki-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Suemura, Aki-gun, JP;
Shamit Ramakrishnan, Aki-gun, JP;
Hiroyuki Saiki, Aki-gun, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
To enhance safety of an occupant by suppressing rearward movement of an auxiliary machine during a vehicle frontal collision, a front structure of a vehicle includes an inverter arranged in a compartment in a front portion of the vehicle, and a brake booster arranged at a position that is behind the inverter and overlaps the inverter when seen in a vehicle front-rear direction. A protector is attached to a portion that is a rear end portion of the inverter and opposes the brake booster. The protector includes a guide portion having an inclined surface that abuts the brake booster in conjunction with rearward movement of the inverter and displaces the brake booster upward.