Patent ID: 9027695
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-body front structure of a vehicle, comprising: a bumper beam provided at a front portion of a vehicle body and extending in a vehicle width direction; a pair of right-and-left front side frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, front end portions of which are connected to both end portions of the bumper beam via crash cans; a power unit arranged between the right-and-left front side frames; and first projection portions projecting outward, in the vehicle width direction, from the front side frames, wherein a front end of each of said first projection portions is located at the same position, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, as a connection portion of said crash can to said front side frame or located in back of said connection portion, a side face of the first projection portion which is located on an outward side in the vehicle width direction is configured to slant rearward and inward in a plan view, the first projection portion and said power unit are arranged to overlap each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction, said first projection portion is made of a member having a U-shaped cross section which comprises a pair of upper-and-lower flange portions extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and joined to a side face of the front side frame which is located on an outward side in the vehicle width direction, an upper wall portion extending outward from a lower end of the upper flange portion, a lower wall portion extending outward from an upper end of the lower flange portion, and a side wall portion interconnecting outward end portions of the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion, and a front end portion of the first projection portion and a front end portion of the front side frame are joined to a plate member arranged along a face substantially perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction.