Vehicle-body front structure

摘要

A rear apron panel is provided between a suspension tower and a dash panel. A vertical branch brace is provided to extend upwardly from a front side frame along an inner face of a suspension tower to form a closed cross section with a rear portion of the suspension tower. A deformation restraint member interconnects the apron frame and the vertical branch brace. Accordingly, there is provided a vehicle-body front structure which can restrain the apron frame from deforming outwardly in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle frontal collision to prevent the dash panel from moving back into the vehicle compartment too much.

主权项

1. A vehicle-body front structure, comprising:
a front side frame extending forwardly from a side portion of a dash panel of a vehicle; a hinge pillar extending vertically from a side end portion of the dash panel; an apron frame provided on an outside of the front side frame in a vehicle width direction and extending forwardly from the hinge pillar; a suspension tower protruding toward a vehicle inside, an upper portion of which is connected the apron frame and a lower portion of which is connected to the front side frame; a rear apron panel provided between the suspension tower and the dash panel; a vertical branch brace provided to extend upwardly from said front side frame and connected to an outside wall face of the suspension tower in the vehicle width direction so as to form a closed cross section between the vertical branch brace and the outside wall face of the suspension tower; and a deformation restraint member provided inside the suspension tower to interconnect the apron frame and the vertical branch brace.