Patent ID: 8985678
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A body front structure for an automobile comprising: a pair of fenders arranged on either side of a front of a body; a front compartment accommodating a drive source and arranged between these fenders; a bonnet which openably and closably covers the front compartment from above; and a cowl grille which extends in a vehicle width direction and includes a vertical wall section positioned between the front compartment and a cabin, the body front structure further comprising: a center seal, which is installed on an upper part of the vertical wall section of the cowl grille and is made from an elastic member that seals a gap between the vertical wall section of the cowl grille and the bonnet in a closed state; and side seals which are installed on the outer sides of the center seal in the vehicle width direction and are made from a material that is more flexible than the vertical wall section of the cowl grille, wherein a void where the vertical wall section is not present is formed between each of the fenders and an outside end portion of the vertical wall section of the cowl grille in the vehicle width direction, the side seals each have a seal section which abuts against the bonnet in a closed state and a supporting section which supports the seal section from below, and extend substantially in the vehicle width direction so as to close off the void, the center seal has a hollow cross-section, and the seal section of the side seal has an open cross-section which is open towards the front side and is provided so as to form a continuous surface with an end portion of the center seal or so as to cover a rear surface of the center seal from the rear.