FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a front frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a closed cross-section;
an apron reinforcement extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and arranged above and on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the front frame;
a suspension housing connecting the front frame and the apron reinforcement, to which a suspension component is attached; and
a reinforcing member arranged in the closed cross-section of the front frame and joined to the front frame,wherein said suspension housing comprises an open cross-section extending in a vehicle width direction and interconnecting said front frame and said apron reinforcement,said open cross-section of the suspension housing includes a high-rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction, andsaid reinforcing member is located at or near a position which is continuous to an end portion, on the side of said front frame, of said high-rigidity portion.
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Abstract
A front vehicle body comprises a front frame having a closed cross-section, an apron reinforcement, a suspension housing, and first and second bulkheads arranged in the closed cross-section of the front frame. The suspension housing comprises first and second open cross-sections extending in a vehicle width direction and interconnecting the front frame and the apron reinforcement. The first and second open cross-sections include front ridgeline portions which are a high-rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction. The first and second bulkheads are arranged in the closed cross-section and located at or near positions which are continuous to lower ends of the front ridgeline portions.
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1. A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
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a front frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a closed cross-section; an apron reinforcement extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and arranged above and on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the front frame; a suspension housing connecting the front frame and the apron reinforcement, to which a suspension component is attached; and a reinforcing member arranged in the closed cross-section of the front frame and joined to the front frame, wherein said suspension housing comprises an open cross-section extending in a vehicle width direction and interconnecting said front frame and said apron reinforcement, said open cross-section of the suspension housing includes a high-rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction, and said reinforcing member is located at or near a position which is continuous to an end portion, on the side of said front frame, of said high-rigidity portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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