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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Hiroto Kido, Hiroshima, JP;
Masanobu Fukushima, Hiroshima, JP;
Isamu Kizaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Satoshi Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Keizo Kawasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Manabu Hashimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroto Kido, Hiroshima, JP;
Masanobu Fukushima, Hiroshima, JP;
Isamu Kizaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Satoshi Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Keizo Kawasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Manabu Hashimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A rear apron panel is provided between a suspension tower and a dash panel. A vertical branch brace is provided to extend upwardly from a front side frame along an inner face of a suspension tower to form a closed cross section with a rear portion of the suspension tower. A deformation restraint member interconnects the apron frame and the vertical branch brace. Accordingly, there is provided a vehicle-body front structure which can restrain the apron frame from deforming outwardly in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle frontal collision to prevent the dash panel from moving back into the vehicle compartment too much.