Front body structure for vehicle

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2005-10-25

2005-10-25

Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S187090, C280S784000, C180S232000

Reexamination Certificate

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06957846

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle front body structure includes a side-member front area11F inclined outwardly in the width direction of a vehicle as directing ahead of the vehicle, a strength control mechanism C provided in the side-member front area11F, a sub-side member20extending from the vicinity of a continuous base of the side-member front area11F toward the front of the vehicle, substantially straight to an extension of a side-member rear area11R. The front end of the sub-side member20is connected with the rear face of a bumper reinforcement12. The sub-side member20is provided with a deformation-mode control mechanism D that allows the sub-side member20to be deformed inwardly in the width direction of the vehicle due to a collision input and interferes with a power unit P, forming an impact load transfer mechanism B.

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