Patent ID: 7963355
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle front end structure comprising: a vehicle body frame forming a frontward portion of a vehicle; an acceleration sensor mounted to the vehicle body frame to detect a longitudinal acceleration rate of the vehicle; a frontward vehicle component disposed to protrude farther forward than the vehicle body frame with respect to the vehicle; a rearward extending part connected to the frontward vehicle component and extending from the frontward vehicle component to a rearward position of the vehicle body frame with respect to the vehicle; and a bracket fixing the rearward extending part to the vehicle body frame at a connection area such that the rearward extending part is located farther rearward than the connection area of the vehicle body frame, with the connection area of the vehicle body frame being located forward of the vehicle with respect to an attachment position of the rearward extending part at which the bracket is fixedly coupled to the rearward extending part, with the bracket being constructed such that the rearward extending part is released from the vehicle body frame when a force acts to move the frontward vehicle component and the rearward extending part rearward.