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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A front body structure of a vehicle includes: a cowl panel supporting a front window member; and an outside air introducing duct of an air conditioner. The cowl panel includes: a protruding portion which is located under a portion supporting the front window member, protrudes in a forward direction, and is provided with an opening portion; and a vertical wall portion extending in a downward direction from a lower end of the protruding portion. The outside air introducing duct includes: an opening connected to the opening portion; and a deformation promoting portion formed on at least one of vehicle-width-direction side surfaces of the outside air introducing duct and configured to promote rearward displacement of the opening when the protruding portion receives a collision load from outside.