Patent ID: 7594692
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A front vehicle body structure comprising: a hood ridge provided on a side in a vehicle width direction of a front vehicle body; a dash side panel located in the rear of the hood ridge; a front pillar located above the dash side panel; and a suspension support member for supporting a suspension of a vehicle, provided on an inner side in the vehicle width direction of the hood ridge; wherein the hood ridge has a closed cross-section comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and side walls joined to the upper and lower walls, the upper wall comprising an upper inclined edge of the hood ridge, aligned with a front upper edge of the front pillar to form a smooth continuous edge with the front upper edge of the front pillar, the lower wall comprising a lower inclined edge of the hood ridge, aligned with a front lower edge of the dash side panel to form a smooth continuous edge with the front lower edge of the dash side panel, wherein the hood ridge includes a concave portion having a concave curved surface formed on a lower surface of the lower wall at a location close to the suspension support member and in front of and immediately adjacent to the lower inclined edge, wherein the hood ridge has a rear lower end and a forwardly projecting front end with an upper end and a lower end, and the concave curved surface of the concave portion has an upper end, wherein the upper end of the concave curved surface of the concave portion has a higher location than the upper end of the front end of the hood ridge, and the rear lower end of the hood ridge has a lower location than the lower end of the front end of the hood ridge.