Patent ID: 7438348

Claim:
A vehicle front structure comprising: a bumper fascia; a lower shroud member supporting a heat exchanger from therebelow; a subframe including a subframe body and a first shock-absorbing module; and a second shock-absorbing module having a stiffness less than that of said first shock-absorbing module, wherein: said subframe body is formed in an approximately rectangular shape and disposed on a rear side of said lower shroud member; said first shock-absorbing module includes an energy-absorbing section and a beam member, said energy-absorbing section having a configuration which extends frontwardly from respective front end regions of said subframe body located on laterally-opposite sides thereof, along respective opposite lateral surfaces of said lower shroud member, said beam member extending laterally to bridge between respective front ends of said energy-absorbing section located on laterally-opposite sides thereof, at a height position approximately equal to or adjacent to that of a lower edge of said lower shroud member; said second shock-absorbing module extends from said lower shroud member to a position adjacent to a rear surface of said bumper fascia, along and below said beam member, said second shock-absorbing module having a bulging portion which covers at least a part of a front surface of said beam member.