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Front vehicle-body structure of vehicle

  • US 9,878,743 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2016
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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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; and

    a suspension housing connecting the front frame and the apron reinforcement, to which a suspension component is attached,wherein said front frame includes an outer face facing an outward side in the vehicle width direction, an inner face facing an inward side in the vehicle width direction, and an upper face positioned upward between the outer face and the inner face, said suspension housing includes a first joint portion joined to said outer face of the front frame and a second joint portion joined to said inner face of the front frame, and said first joint portion and said second joint portion are arranged on an end portion of the suspension housing which is positioned on a front-frame side such that the first and second joint portions are alternately aligned in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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