Patent ID: 9744996
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A vehicle front structure comprising: a front side member disposed in a side part of a vehicle so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; an apron upper member disposed above the front side member; and an apron lower member formed of a round pipe material and disposed so as to bridge between the apron upper member and a front end portion of the front side member, the apron lower member including: the lower bent portion includes a second end portion that is provided by a distal end portion of the lower bent portion, the second end portion being fixedly attached to the front end portion of the front side member, the apron upper member is disposed above the front side member and outward of the front side member in a lateral direction of the vehicle, the first end portion includes an inwardly bent portion that is bent inward in the lateral direction of the vehicle, such that the inwardly bent portion goes inward in the lateral direction as the inwardly bent portion goes toward the front side of the vehicle, as viewed in a plan view of the vehicle front structure, and the inwardly bent portion, which includes an end toward the front side of the vehicle as viewed in the plan view; the upper bent portion; the intermediate joint portion; and the lower bent portion, which includes the second end portion, cooperate to constitute a straight-shaped part having a straight shape, the straight-shaped part extending obliquely inward in the lateral direction, such that the straight-shaped part goes inward in the lateral direction as the straight shaped part goes toward the front side of the vehicle, as viewed in the plan view.