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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fumio Okana, Hiroshima, JP;
Hayatsugu Harasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/504 ;
Abstract
A light-weighted and high rigidity front body structure for vehicle bodies. The front body structure comprises a transverse dash panel member extending over and welded to a dash panel or another member close to the dash panel and a transverse instrument panel member extending in the close vicinity of the dash panel. The instrument panel member, which is preferably formed from a pipe by hydro-forming, has opposite end portions welded to opposite side panels of the front body, respectively, and a generally U-shaped central portion opening upward and welded to a floor panel at a bottom thereof.