Patent ID: 8042834

Claim:
A front structure of a vehicle, the front structure comprising: a pair of side frames located respectively on both sides of the vehicle in a vehicle-width direction and extending in a front-to-rear direction, each side frame comprising: a side member comprising an upper plate, a lower plate which opposes the upper plate, a vertical plate which connects the upper plate and the lower plate, and an opening facing inwards in the vehicle width direction between the upper plate and the lower plate, and an inner reinforcement which is fixed to the side member; a first cross member extending in the vehicle-width direction and connecting front-end portions respectively of the pair of side frames, the first cross member comprising: an upper plate portion which extends in the vehicle-width direction and connects to lower surfaces of the upper plates, a lower plate portion which opposes the upper plate portion, extends in the vehicle-width direction, and connects to upper surfaces of the lower plates, and a connecting plate which extends in the vehicle-width direction between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion; and a second cross member which is placed at a rear side of the first cross member and extends in the vehicle width direction to connect the pair of side frames; wherein each of the front-end portions of the side frames includes a protruding portion that extends integrally therefrom frontwards beyond the first cross member, the inner reinforcement extends from a rear side of the first cross member to a rear side of the second cross member and includes a bulging portion protruding inwards in the vehicle width direction behind the second cross member, and the upper plate and the lower plate of the side member extend inwards in the vehicle width direction more than the bulging portion.