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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2008
Kojiro Okabe, Wako, JP;
Hidemi Tamaki, Wako, JP;
Kojiro Okabe, Wako, JP;
Hidemi Tamaki, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle front structure is disclosed in which a bulkhead () is provided between left and right front side frames (), and a cooling unit () is provided having a radiator in the bulkhead. An upper support bracket () and a lower support bracket () for supporting upper and lower parts of the cooling unit are provided so as to be capable of sliding in a rearward direction of the vehicle body. The upper and lower support brackets slide in the rearward direction of the vehicle body when the vehicle is involved in a light collision, whereby the cooling unit moves rearward while kept in a vertical state and damage is reduced.