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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuhiro Komatsu, Hiroshima, JP;
Minoru Fujimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuyuki Hirata, Hiroshima, JP;
Makoto Yamane, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296194 ; 296178 ; 296 29 ; 280668 ; 280710 ;
Abstract
A compact and light front body construction for a motor vehicle, in which a pair of suspension towers are increased in strength. In the construction, each of a pair of wheel aprons is divided into upper and lower wheel-aprons and the lower wheel-apron has a projecting portion such that the suspension tower is formed by the projecting portion and an upper panel attached to an upper face of the projecting portion. Furthermore, the upper wheel-apron has a closed cross section such that the upper panel is secured to an underside of the upper wheel-apron.