Patent ID: 8662572

Claim:
A vehicle-body front structure, comprising: a rectangular bulkhead supporting a vehicle part provided in a front part of a vehicle body, wherein the rectangular bulkhead includes: first and second bulkhead side members arranged at both sides of the rectangular bulkhead respectively and extending in a vehicle up-down direction, and a bulkhead lower member disposed at lower ends of the bulkhead side members and extending in a vehicle width direction, wherein the bulkhead lower member includes a body portion extending in the vehicle width direction and having a smaller length than a distance between the first and second bulkhead side members, and first and second extensions disposed at both ends of the body portion, extending in the vehicle width direction, and connected to the first and second bulkhead side members respectively, wherein the body portion supports the vehicle part at both ends thereof, wherein the first extension includes a front wall and a rear wall extending in the vehicle width direction to cover a front side and a rear side of a longitudinal end of the body portion respectively, and the longitudinal end of the body portion is connected to the front wall and the rear wall to link inner sides of the first extension, wherein the body portion has a U shape in cross section with an opening at a top thereof, the opening being covered by a lid such that the body portion and the lid form a closed section, the lid having a U shape in cross section and a bottom of the lid being inserted into the opening of the body portion, and wherein the longitudinal end includes a support portion extending in the vehicle width direction and supporting the vehicle part, the support portion being joined to both the body portion and the first extension.