Patent ID: 8096611

Claim:
A vehicle front-part structure comprising: a radiator upper support member which supports an upper side of a radiator and extends in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle front portion; a vehicle upper framework member which is coupled to apron upper members provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle lengthwise direction, and which is located further rearward on the vehicle than the radiator upper support member and which extends in the vehicle width direction; and a hood framework which constitutes a part of a hood framework member, the hood framework extending in the vehicle lengthwise direction, the hood framework being disposed between the radiator upper support member and the vehicle upper framework member on a lower side of a hood outer panel such that at least a part of a front end-face of the hood framework faces a part of the radiator upper support member and at least a part of a rear end-face of the hood framework faces a part of the vehicle upper framework member, the part of the vehicle upper framework member being spaced away from the apron upper members in the vehicle width direction; wherein the part of the radiator upper support member and the front end-face of the hood framework form a first crash load transmitting gap, and the rear end-face of the hood framework and the part of the vehicle upper framework member form a second crash load transmitting gap.