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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Sakayu Terada, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakayama, Aki-gun, JP;
Takahiro Tochioka, HigashiHiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Sakayu Terada, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakayama, Aki-gun, JP;
Takahiro Tochioka, HigashiHiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B60R 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A front end structure for an automobile includes a resin-made shroud panel supporting a heat exchanger. The front end structure further includes: a panel support part supporting the shroud panel against car body members; and a rearward movement allowing part allowing the heat exchanger to move rearward of the automobile relative to the panel support part when an impact load works on the shroud panel from the front of the automobile.