Patent ID: 7322639

Claim:
A front structure of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of right and left front side frames; a shroud installed between respective front ends of said side frames; a pair of right and left headlamps each arranged on a lateral side of a corresponding one of laterally opposite sidewalls of said shroud and provided with a headlamp housing serving as an outer shell thereof; and a hood panel adapted to cover above said shroud when it is in a fully closed position, wherein: each of said headlamp housings has a contact portion located below one of opposite front lateral ends of said hood panel in the fully closed position; and each of the sidewalls of said shroud has an upper region provided with a catch portion which is disposed above the contact portion of a corresponding one of said headlamp housings such that the catch portion is not in contact with the contact portion, and said contact portion is adapted to come into contact with said contact portion when an external impact force is applied to said headlamp housing so as to restrict an upward movement of the headlamp.