Patent ID: 7810878

Claim:
A vehicle body structure, comprising: a pair of front side members, front ends of which are joined to both ends of a front bumper via impact absorbing portions, respectively; front-side-member upper members, which are arranged above the front side members, and front ends of which are connected to the front side members, respectively; a front-side-member lower member, which is arranged below the front side members, and which has a base portion, a pair of first arm portions, and a pair of second arm portions, the pair of first arm portions extending towards a front side of a vehicle body from the base portion, the pair of second arm portions extending towards a rear side of the vehicle body from the base portion, front ends of the pair of first arm portions being connected to the front-side-member upper members, respectively, and a rear end of each of the pair of second arm portions being provided with a first horizontal portion and a first vertical wall portion extending from an end of the first horizontal portion; a first dash cross member, which extends in a widthwise direction of the vehicle body, and to which one of the rear ends of the pair of second arm portions is joined; and a second dash cross member, provided separately from the first dash cross member, and which extends in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body, and to which the another one of the rear ends of the pair of second arm portion is joined, wherein each of the first and second dash cross members includes a second horizontal portion and a second vertical wall portion, extending from the second horizontal portion, wherein the first horizontal portion is fixedly joined to the second horizontal portion, and the first vertical wall portion has a shape conforming to the corresponding second vertical wall portion and is in contact with the second vertical wall portion, and wherein each of the first dash cross member and the second dash cross member is connected to respective one of a pair of side sills, the pair of side sills being arranged in the widthwise direction of the vehicle and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and respective one of floor side members, the floor side members being arranged parallel to the side sills.