Patent ID: 9487236
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle body front section structure comprising: a dash panel dividing a power unit chamber from a cabin positioned at a vehicle rear side of the power unit chamber; a front side member, including a portion extending in a vehicle body front-rear direction, at a side portion of the power unit chamber; a front pillar that is positioned further to a vehicle body width direction outer side than the front side member at a front end of a side section of the cabin, that extends in a vehicle body up-down direction, and that is joined to a vehicle body width direction outer side end portion of the dash panel; and a reinforcement member that is provided along a front face of a side portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the dash panel, and that spans between a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the front side member and a front wall portion at a vehicle body front side of the front pillar, wherein the front side member includes a side member front portion extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at the side portion of the power unit chamber, and a side member rear portion that is contiguous to a rear end portion of the side member front portion, and that is formed with a kick portion extending toward a vehicle body rear lower side along the dash panel; and an upper end portion on a vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the side member front portion, and a lower end portion on the vehicle body width direction inner side of the reinforcement member is fixed to a side wall portion on the vehicle body width direction outer side of the kick portion.