Patent ID: 9650073
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A forward portion of a vehicle body, comprising: a metal forward side member provided in a forward portion of a motor vehicle; and a shotgun having a tube-shaped end coupling portion, wherein the tube-shaped end coupling portion is inserted into the forward side member directly connecting the shotgun to the forward side member and the metal of the forward side member surrounds an outer surface of the shotgun, the shotgun comprises an end coupling portion bent in a direction toward the forward side member, to be coupled to the forward side member, and the forward side member comprises: a linear coupling hole having a shape corresponding to that of an end surface of the end coupling portion; and a connection tab connecting a plate portion provided in an inner portion of the linear coupling hole to a body of the forward side member, wherein an opening formed between an outer perimeter of the linear coupling hole and an outer perimeter of the plate portion is discontinuous.