Patent ID: 8308224

Claim:
A cowl top outer panel located at a front side of a cowl top inner panel, the cowl top outer panel having an upper surface on which a wiper unit is mounted with a bracket and being mounted in an automobile, wherein a main bent portion for reinforcement is formed at a center portion of the cowl top outer panel with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to extend linearly along a vehicle widthwise direction, and a support portion for supporting a front end portion and a rear end portion of the bracket of the wiper unit is provided at a front portion and a rear portion of the main bent portion with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and wherein an auxiliary bent portion is formed on the cowl top outer panel and adjacent to the main bent portion so as to extend along a vehicle widthwise direction, and the bracket is provided so as to extend over the main bent portion and the auxiliary bent portion, and wherein the main and auxiliary bent portions form a step-like shape including steps that rise toward the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction.