Patent ID: 8764103

Claim:
A front portion structure of a vehicle body comprising: a dashboard lower panel extending in a vehicle width direction, the dashboard lower panel being a partition between an engine room and a passenger space of the vehicle body; a front side frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body to intersect the dashboard lower panel under the dashboard lower panel; an outrigger provided under the dashboard lower panel and extending outwards from the front side frame in the vehicle width direction; a side sill extending from an outer portion of the outrigger in the vehicle width direction, toward the back of the vehicle body, the side sill including a side sill inner panel; a footrest portion serving as a footrest for a passenger, formed as a part of the dashboard lower panel; and a reinforcing plate covering the footrest portion from a passenger space side thereof to reinforce the footrest portion, and joined to the dashboard lower panel, wherein the dashboard lower panel includes a dashboard lower flange joined to a side surface of the side sill inner panel of the side sill, and wherein the reinforcing plate includes a flange joined to the side surface of the side sill inner panel of the side sill.