Patent ID: 8882184

Claim:
A structure for a front portion of an automobile body, comprising a front side frame that extends in a fore-and-aft direction, a bulkhead side member that is joined to a front portion of the front side frame and extends in a substantially vertical direction, a wheel house upper member that extends downwardly and toward the front from a front end of a front pillar outside the front side frame in the vehicle width direction, a side frame gusset that provides a connection between a front portion of the front side frame and a front portion of the wheel house upper member, and a linking panel that joins the bulkhead side member and the side frame gusset within a plane T, wherein the linking panel comprises a member having a substantially right-angled triangle shape when viewed from the front and comprises a horizontal edge portion, a vertical edge portion and an inclined edge portion, the vertical edge portion being joined to the bulkhead side member beneath the front side frame within the plane T, and the horizontal edge portion being joined to the side frame gusset within the plane T.