Patent ID: 7883113

Claim:
A front vehicle body structure comprising: left and right rear frames extending from respective rear end portions of left and right front side frames toward a rear of the vehicle body; left and right outriggers extending from the respective rear end portions of the left and right front side frames outwardly in a width direction of the vehicle body; left and right side sills extending from the left and right outriggers toward the rear of the vehicle body; a front sub frame having left front and rear connection sections and right front and rear connection sections fixedly connected to the left front side frame and left rear frame and to the right front side frame and right rear frame, respectively; and left and right load transmission members fixedly connected to the left rear connection section of said front sub frame, the left rear frame and the left side sill and to the right rear connection section of said front sub frame, the right rear frame and the right side sill, respectively, each of said left and right load transmission members being a substantially triangular frame defined by a first arm interconnecting the left or right rear connection section of said front sub frame and the left or right rear frame, a second arm interconnecting the left or right rear connection section of said front sub frame and the left or right side sill, and a third arm interconnecting the left or right side sill and the left or right rear frame, wherein each of said left and right load transmission members transmits an impact load, applied to a front of the vehicle, from the left or right rear connection section of said front sub frame to the left or right rear frame via the first arm and to the left or right side sill via the second arm.