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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoyuki Kuriyama, Toyota, JP;
Kosuke Sakakibara, Toyota, JP;
Akihiro Tamaoki, Tajimi, JP;
Masanobu Ohmi, Kasugai, JP;
Tatsuya Ayukawa, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to a vehicle-body front structure, when a collision load caused at the time of a front end collision is input into a front part of a connecting member fixed to a front end of an apron upper member, a protruding member protruding outwardly in a vehicle width direction from a front part of a side-member main body is able to interfere with the front part of the connecting member from a vehicle rear side. This makes it possible to improve a transmission efficiency of the collision load between the connecting member and the front side member. Besides, the front part of the connecting member is reinforced by a bulk head, thereby making it possible to restrain the front part from being deformed by the collision load.