Patent ID: 8702160

Claim:
A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: a frame having a closed-section portion which is formed substantially in a rectangular shape and extends in a longitudinal direction of the frame; and a bulkhead comprising a partition face portion and plural joint flange portions provided at a periphery of the partition face portion, the bulkhead being provided in the closed-section portion of the frame such that the partition face portion thereof expands substantially in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal direction of the frame and the plural joint flange portions thereof are joined to an inner face of the frame, wherein said joint flange portions of the bulkhead include a first flange portion which is provided along one side of the substantially-rectangular-shaped closed-section portion of the frame and a second flange portion which is provided along another side of the substantially-rectangular-shaped closed-section portion which is positioned oppositely to said one side of the substantially-rectangular-shaped closed-section portion of the frame, the first and second flange portions being configured to extend from end portions of the said partition face portion in opposite directions relative to each other along the longitudinal direction of the frame, and one of said first and second flange portions is joined to the inner face of the frame via a damping member provided therebetween, and the other of the first and second flange portions is joined rigidly to the inner face of the frame with a direct contact, without any damping member.