Patent ID: 7168756

Claim:
A vehicle front pillar construction comprising: a hollow member formed integrally to have a closed cross section, comprising: a front surface supporting a windshield, wherein said windshield is fixed to said front surface such that said windshield is disposed relatively forward of said hollow member; and first and second side surfaces extending rearwardly from said front surface, said side surfaces of said hollow member being formed so as to be parallel with a line of sight of a driver; a door seal, mounted on the first side surface of the hollow member at a location that is spaced relatively rearwardly from the front surface, whereby the door seal and a door sash, which is provided on the first side of the hollow member and adapted to engage the door seal, overlap each other in the line of sight of the driver; and an outer member mounted over the front surface and at least one side surface of the hollow member so as to cover the hollow member from the door seal to the windshield.