Patent ID: 6508506
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A front end structure of a vehicle, comprising:a front end panel (100) arranged on a front end portion of the vehicle for compartmenting the front end portion of the vehicle into an engine compartment containing an internal combustion engine and a portion other than the engine compartment, the front end panel (100) including an air inlet (140) for introducing air from a front side of the vehicle into the engine compartment; a heat exchanger (200) for cooling fluid with the air passing through the air inlet (140); and a bumper cover (410) arranged forward of the front end panel (100) and covering a bumper reinforcement (400) for absorbing shock acting on the front end portion of the vehicle; wherein the front end panel (100) includes a panel wall portion (141) protruded toward the vehicle front side from an outer edge portion of the air inlet (140) and having a forward end portion thereof spaced from the bumper cover (410) with a predetermined gap (&dgr;1), wherein the bumper cover (410) includes a bumper wall portion (411) protruded toward the front end panel (100) and having the end portion thereof spaced from the front end panel (100) with a predetermined gap (&dgr;2), and wherein the wall portions (141, 411) have surfaces (144, 412) facing in opposed relation to each other, respectively.