Patent ID: 8567854
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B60Q,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A front structure of a vehicle, comprising: a bumper face provided at a front portion of the vehicle; an impact absorption member provided behind the bumper face to absorb an impact load inputted to a specified-height position of the bumper face through deformation thereof; a lower stiffener provided below the impact absorption member and projecting forward to sweep a leg portion of an object hitting against the front portion of the vehicle; and a pair of headlamp units provided at both side portions of the bumper face, wherein a pair of lamp housings of said pair of headlamp units is supported at a vehicle-body member located in back of the pair of lamp housings, a pair of load absorption portions, which is provided on the inside of and rearward from both-side edges of the bumper face to absorb an impact load, is provided as one piece with the pair of lamp housings, said pair of load absorption portions being formed disconnectedly from each other, and a pair of load transmission portions to transmit the impact load inputted to the bumper face to said pair of load absorption portions is formed in one piece with a back face of the bumper face, said pair of load transmission portions being formed disconnectedly from each other, each of said pair of load transmission portions is comprised of a rearward-projecting portion which projects rearward from the back face of the bumper face, and said load absorption portions are arranged behind said load transmission portions such that a front face of the load absorption portion faces a back face of the load transmission portion, and a recess for positioning which opens forward or a projection for positioning which projects forward is formed at a periphery of each of said pair of load absorption portions, and a projection for positioning which projects rearward and corresponds to said forward-opening recess for positioning of the load absorption portion or a recess for positioning which opens rearward and corresponds to said forward-projecting projection for positioning of the load absorption portion is formed at a periphery of each of said load transmission portions, said forward-opening recess or forward-projecting projection for positioning of the load absorption portion and said rearward-projecting projection or rearward-opening recess for positioning of the load transmission portion are arranged so as to engage each other by insertion when the bumper face is assembled to a vehicle body.