Patent ID: 7926865

Claim:
A vehicle structure for an automobile having a front-side frame extending in a longitudinal direction, the frame including side walls, an upper wall and a lower wall forming a substantially closed cross section, the vehicle structure comprising: a crash box including at least a first protrusion having an end wall and side walls, a second protrusion having an end wall and side walls, a third protrusion having an end wall and side walls, and a fourth protrusion having an end wall and side walls, as viewed from a front end of the automobile, wherein the at least side walls of the third protrusion and of the fourth protrusion cross the side walls of the front-side frame, respectively, as viewed from the front of the automobile; wherein each of the first protrusion, second protrusion, third protrusion and fourth protrusion includes a base part, and the base part is located inside the closed cross section of the front-side frame, as viewed from the front of the automobile; a bumper beam extending in a car width direction; and a mounting plate having a face to which a base end of the crash box is connected and another face mounted to a distal end of a vehicle frame extending in the longitudinal direction of the automobile by means of fasteners, wherein the crash box with the protrusions is in a substantially cross shape in closed section, and the crash box extends in a longitudinal direction of the automobile and is connected at a distal end thereof to a side part in the car width direction of the bumper beam.