Patent ID: 8403403

Claim:
A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of front side frames extending in a longitudinal direction at both sides of a front portion of the vehicle; a pair of sub frames provided below the front side frames and supporting a front suspension; a pair of attachment portions attached to front ends of the pair of sub frames and projecting forward; a heat exchanger provided between the pair of front side frames, the heat exchanger including a radiator and a shroud panel covering the radiator; a stiffener extending in a vehicle width direction and projecting forward, the stiffener being positioned below the shroud panel and the pair of attachment portions, the stiffener comprising a main-body portion positioned at a center in the vehicle width direction, a main-body rear portion positioned behind the main-body portion, and both-side portions positioned on both sides of the main-body portion, wherein said sub frames and said attachment portions are provided on the outside of said heat exchanger in the vehicle width direction, and said stiffener is attached to a lower face of said shroud panel and respective lower faces of said pair of attachment portions via attaching members such that an upper face of the main-body rear portion thereof contacts the lower face of the shroud panel and respective upper faces of the both-side portions thereof contact the respective lower faces of the pair of attachment portions, whereby the stiffener is separated downward off the lower face of said shroud panel and the attachment portions by a collision load in a vehicle collision state.