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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
David M. Edwards, Marysville, OH (US);
Takashi Nakano, Columbus, OH (US);
Eric M. Heitkamp, Columbus, OH (US);
Patrick J. Ellison, Dublin, OH (US);
Brian Christopher Bray, Powell, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A front vehicle body structure includes a front pillar that extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, an upper frame that extends from the front pillar toward a front of a vehicle body, and a front side frame that is disposed laterally interior of the upper frame. The front side frame includes an outer face that faces laterally outward, an inner face that faces laterally inward, and an upper face that connects the inner face to the outer face. The front vehicle body structure also includes a connection member that extends upwardly from the upper face of the front side frame to the upper frame so as to connect the front side frame and the upper frame together.