Patent ID: 8444211

Claim:
A front pillar for an automobile, comprising: a hollow member; an outer panel; and an inner panel, wherein the hollow member has a curved shape and protrudes in an entirety to outside of a vehicle body, the outer panel is provided to a wall section, on a vehicle exterior side, of the hollow member, the inner panel is formed on a wall section, on a passenger compartment side, of the hollow member and extends along the passenger-compartment-side wall section, each of the outer panel and the inner panel has a first flange for overlapping the other, each of the first flanges in a state of overlapping the other also functions as a seal attachment section for attaching a sealing material, the sealing material is a member capable of sealing a side door when the side door is in a state of being closed on the vehicle body, each of the outer panel and the inner panel has a second flange provided to a portion opposite each of the respective first flanges in relation to the hollow member, and the second flange of the outer panel and the second flange of the inner panel are provided separately to the hollow member.