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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Masatoki Kito, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Sogabe, Aki-gun, JP;
Hirofumi Takada, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Tsutomu Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Arihiro Furumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Ryuma Murakami, Hiroshima, JP;
Takayuki Nakamae, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A pair of right-and-left brackets which extend obliquely downward and forward from respective front portions of a pair of right-and-left side frames are provided. A stiffener which extends in a vehicle width direction below a bumper beam is attached to respective front ends of the pair of right-and-left brackets. The stiffener is configured such that its front end portion slants downward and forward and has an open cross section, and its rear end portion thereof has a closed cross section. An obstacle can be prevented from coming in below a vehicle-body front portion, and also the sufficient energy absorption in a collision and the prompt flicking-up of an obstacle can properly achieved.