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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1986
Hayatsugu Harasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body front structure including a wheel apron extending forward from a hinge pillar and having a front end connected with the radiator shroud. A wheel apron reinforcement structure comprises an inner panel member and an outer panel member. The inner panel member extends between the hinge pillar and the radiator shroud and connected to the wheel apron. The outer panel member is connected to the inner member to form a structure of closed cross-section which extends from the hinge pillar to a position rearward the radiator shroud. The structure of closed cross-section has a height which increases toward rearward. The hinge pillar is of a closed cross-section and provided with reinforcement ribs which bridge the space in the hinge pillar at a heightwise position where the wheel apron reinforcement is connected to the hinge pillar.