Patent ID: 8668251

Claim:
A front pillar for an automobile, including: a hollow member extending at an incline rearwards and upwards of a vehicle body, the hollow member having a polygonal closed cross section formed by a vehicle exterior-side wall section facing outside the vehicle body and a vehicle interior-side wall section facing a passenger compartment; and an outer panel provided on the vehicle exterior-side wall section, wherein the hollow member and the outer panel form a part of a side door window frame, wherein the vehicle exterior-side wall section of the hollow member is formed in a curved shape protruding toward the outside of the vehicle body, wherein the vehicle interior-side wall section of the hollow member is formed in a curved shape recessed toward the outside of the vehicle body, wherein the curved vehicle interior-side wall section is overlapped with an inner panel, and wherein the inner panel has a restricting concave section receiving therein a part of the hollow member to restrict relative displacement of the hollow member in a vehicle width direction relative to the inner panel.