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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Atsushi Hanyu, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
The vehicle body structure includes a suspension attachment member (,), a suspension housing member (,) and a hood-ridge upper member (,) all formed into one casting body of light metal, constituting a suspension attachment structure (S). In the structure (S), the suspension attachment member (,) is attached to a suspension suspended from a vehicle body to carry a vehicle wheel. The housing member (,) has an upper part joined to the suspension attachment member (,) and the lower part connected to a side member (,) constituting a lower framework of the vehicle body. The hoodridge upper member (,) is combined with the upper part of the housing member (,), on its outer side in the vehicle's width direction, constituting an upper framework of the vehicle body. Further, the hood-ridge upper member (,) has an upper wall (,), a lower wall (,) and a longitudinal wall (,) positioned inside in the vehicle's width direction, having a cross section opening outward in the vehicle's width direction.