Patent ID: 8794696
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A front vehicle body structure comprising: a front side frame extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a lower dashboard panel provided on a rear portion of the front side frame and partitioning between an engine room and a passenger compartment; a sub frame supported by the front side frame; a side sill extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body along a side edge of a floor panel provided behind the lower dashboard panel; and a tunnel portion provided on a middle region, in a vehicle width direction, of the floor panel and extending from the lower dashboard panel in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the front side frame having, in a rear region thereof, a bend portion sloping downward, along the lower dashboard panel, in a direction toward a rear of the vehicle body, the bend portion having, in a rear region thereof, a branch portion where a side-sill-side extension curved toward the side sill and a tunnel-side extension bent toward the tunnel portion are branched at substantially equal angles, a load support portion of a triangular shape being formed rearwardly, in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body relative to the branch portion and between the side-sill-side extension and the tunnel-side extension, a rear end support portion being provided on the bend portion in front of the load support portion for supporting a rear end of the sub frame.