JP2001334959A - Structure of vehicle front part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of vehicle front part capable of attaining the downward movement of the parting part of a fender in collision with an obstacle with a simple structure by thinly forming an upper inverse U-shaped part including the parting part of the fender relative to the lower part, so that impact to the obstacle can be minimized to improve the safety, dispensing with an overhang part, and ensuring the shape of the parting part without having a limitation in design so as to have a good fitting property to a bonnet because the upper inverse U-shaped part is thinned. SOLUTION: This structure of vehicle front part is provided with a fender 3A on both lateral sides. The upper inverse U-shaped part 20 including the parting part 16 of the fender 3A is formed thinly t2 relative to the lower part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle front structure having fenders on the left and right sides of the vehicle front.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a structure of a vehicle front portion configured to improve an energy absorbing effect against a load acting on a fender panel from above, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-180
There is a structure described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 350.

[0003] That is, as shown in FIG. 13, a vertical wall portion 92 a formed from the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall portion of the fender inner panel 92 disposed on the fender panel 91 is formed upward in the vehicle direction. The apron member upper 94 constituting the apron member 93 is separated from the outer side wall portion 94a in the vehicle width direction by a predetermined distance outward in the vehicle width direction, and a load acts from above as shown by an arrow x in FIG. At this time, the outer portion 92b of the lower wall portion of the fender inner panel 92 in the vehicle width direction is deformed downward as shown by a virtual line to absorb energy. In the drawing, OUT indicates the outside of the vehicle body, and IN indicates the inside of the vehicle body. Reference numeral 95 denotes a hood, and reference numeral 96 denotes a hood reinforcement.

Further, in the above-described conventional structure, the vertical wall portion 92a is offset toward the outside of the vehicle as shown in FIG.
The inner end portion 91a of the fender panel 91 has an overhang structure, and the inner end portion 91a is also easily bent when a load is input from above. However, in this conventional structure, there is a problem in that the design is restricted due to the necessity of the above-mentioned overhang structure.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an upper U-shaped part including a parting part of a fender is formed thinner with respect to a lower part thereof, so that the part is formed below the parting part of the fender at the time of collision with an obstacle. Movement can be achieved with a simple structure, impact on obstacles can be reduced, safety can be improved, and an overhang portion is not required. The object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a front portion of a vehicle, which is made thinner, has a reliable shape of a parting-off portion without being restricted by design, and has a good fit with a bonnet.

According to the present invention, the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting portion of the metal fender is formed by joining a thin plate material having a smaller thickness with respect to the thickness of the plate material constituting the lower portion. Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a front portion of a vehicle that can reduce weight by using a thin plate material and can use a general process as it is for a process other than a joining process of a thin plate material.

Further, the present invention further comprises forming the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting portion of the resin fender in a thin shape having a smaller thickness than the thickness of the resin plate constituting the lower portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a front portion of a vehicle in which a fender having an energy absorbing effect on an obstacle can be easily formed of a resin, and a load characteristic can be easily adjusted by using a resin fender.

[0008] The present invention further provides a rigidity of the thin inverted U-shaped portion by providing a plurality of ribs in the upper inverted U-shaped portion of the resin fender at intervals in the vehicle front direction. It is an object of the present invention to improve the structure of a front portion of a vehicle that can be improved.

[0009] Further, the present invention further provides that the reinforcing stiffness by the plurality of ribs is set low on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the upper inverted U-shape and high on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction. The reinforcement stiffness on the front side of the U-shaped portion can be set low in response to a low load input, and the reinforcement stiffness on the rear side of the upper U-shaped portion can be set high in response to a high load input. The structure of the front part of the vehicle that can be used.

[0010]

A vehicle front structure according to the present invention is a vehicle front structure having fenders on both left and right sides, and an upper inverted U-shaped portion including a parting portion of the fender has a lower portion. Is formed to be thin.

According to the above configuration, since the inverted U-shaped portion having a small thickness functions as an energy absorbing portion, the downward movement of the fender parting portion at the time of collision with an obstacle can be achieved with a simple structure. It is possible to improve the safety by reducing the impact on the obstacle and to improve the safety. Further, since the overhang portion is unnecessary and the upper inverted U-shaped portion is thinned, the design is improved. Without any restrictions, the shape of the parting-off portion is assured, and the fitting to the bonnet is improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fender is formed of a metal plate, and the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting-off portion of the metal fender is formed with respect to the thickness of the plate constituting the lower portion. It is formed by joining thin sheet materials having a small thickness.

With the above structure, the weight of the fender can be reduced by using a thin plate material, and general steps other than the joining step of the thin plate material can be used as they are.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the fender is made of a synthetic resin, and the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting-off portion of the resin fender is formed with respect to the thickness of the resin plate constituting the lower portion. It is formed to be thin and thin.

According to the above configuration, a fender having an energy absorbing effect on an obstacle can be easily formed of a resin, and since the fender is made of a resin, load characteristics (energy to a load acting on the fender from above) can be obtained. Adjustment of absorption characteristics) becomes easy.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of ribs are provided in the upper inverted U-shaped portion of the resin fender at intervals in the vehicle longitudinal direction. According to the above configuration, the upper inverted U-shaped portion formed thin is reinforced by the plurality of ribs, so that the rigidity of the upper inverted U-shaped portion can be improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing rigidity of the plurality of ribs is set low at the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the upper inverted U-shape and set high at the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction. is there.

With the above configuration, the reinforcing rigidity at the front side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion can be set low so as to correspond to a low load input, and the reinforcing rigidity at the rear side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion can be reduced. It can be set high to accommodate high load inputs.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings show the structure of the front portion of the vehicle. In FIGS. 1 and 2, a hood 1 is provided so as to open and close an engine room, and a bonnet reinforcement 2 is fixedly attached to a predetermined lower surface of the hood 1.

The left and right sides of the hood 1 are provided with left and right fenders 3A, 3A having a symmetrical structure (however, only the right fender is shown in the drawing for convenience of illustration). The fender 3A (that is, the front fender panel) is supported by a wheel apron reinforcement 4 (a vehicle body-side member) extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
A recess 5 for disposing a headlamp is formed in a front portion of the vehicle, a front mounting portion 6 to be mounted on a bumper reinforcement and other vehicle body-side members is bent, and a lower end of a rear end of the fender 3A is formed. The rear mounting portion 7 mounted on the vehicle body such as a pillar via a bracket is bent.

In the case where the structure of the front portion of the vehicle according to the present embodiment is applied to a fender 3A having a different design, the front mounting portion 6 is configured to be mounted on another vehicle body-side member such as a radiator shroud panel. May be.

The above-mentioned wheel apron reinforcement 4 has a closed cross section 12 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body by connecting the wheel apron reinforcement upper 8 and the wheel apron reinforcement lower 9 at the connecting portions 10 and 11. Rigid member (vehicle body strength member).

The above-mentioned fender 3A is made of a metal plate in the embodiment shown in FIGS. That is, a steel plate 13 having a plate thickness t1 of about 0.7 to 1.0 mm and a steel plate 14 (thin plate material) having a plate thickness t2 of about 0.3 to 0.5 mm are joined by a laser welding part 15 (joining part). It is pressed into a predetermined fender shape using the tailored blank.

As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 2, the fender 3A has a parting portion 16 on the upper side on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and an outer plate extending from the parting portion 16 downward and outward in a curved shape corresponding to the vehicle design. A part 17, a stepped vertical wall portion 18 extending downward from the parting portion 16, and a mounting portion 19 extending inward in the vehicle width direction from a lower end of the vertical wall portion 18. The upper part of the fender 3A centered on the upper part is formed in a substantially inverted U-shape, and forms an upper inverted U-shaped part 20.

The steel plate fender 3A has a parting part 1
The upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 including the steel plate 1 constitutes the lower portion.
3 is formed by joining a thin steel plate 14, that is, a thin plate material, whose thickness t2 is equal to the thickness t1.

Here, the mounting portion 19 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction along the wheel apron reinforcement 4 as shown in FIG. 1, and is previously welded and fixed to the lower surface of the top deck portion of the wheel apron reinforcement upper 8. A bolt 2 as a fastening member for the nut 21
The attachment portion 19 is supported and fixed on the upper surface of the wheel apron reinforcement upper 8 by tightening the plurality of portions using the two.

The operation of the thus constructed vehicle front structure will be described below. When a load is applied from above to the parting part 16 of the fender 3A when the vehicle collides with an obstacle, the above-described upper inverted U-shaped part 20 formed of the steel plate 14 having a small thickness t2 acts as an energy absorbing part. Then, with the deformation of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20, the above-described parting portion 16 is formed.
Can be displaced downward and its energy can be absorbed, so that the impact of an obstacle can be reduced.

As described above, the structure of the front portion of the vehicle of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a structure of the front portion of the vehicle provided with the fenders 3A on both the right and left sides.
The upper inverted U-shaped part 20 including the lower part (see the part of the steel plate 13)
Is formed to be thin.

With this configuration, the thin U-shaped inverted U-shaped portion 20 functions as an energy absorbing portion, so that the downward movement of the fender 3A at the time of collision with an obstacle has a simple structure. Can be achieved by reducing impact on obstacles and improving safety.
In addition, since the overhang portion is unnecessary and the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 is made thinner, the shape of the parting-off portion 16 is ensured without being restricted by design, and the folding to the bonnet 1 can be performed. Get better.

Further, the fender 3A is constituted by a metal plate (see steel plate), and a metal fender (steel plate fender 3A) is formed.
The upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 including the parting-off portion 16 of the upper portion U is formed by joining a thin plate material (see the steel plate 14) having a thinner thickness t2 with respect to the thickness t1 of the lower plate member (see the steel plate 13). It is possible to reduce the weight of the fender by using the thin plate material, and to use the general process as it is for the steps other than the joining step of the thin plate material (see the steel plate 14). it can.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the structure of the front part of the vehicle. In this embodiment, in addition to the structure of the embodiment shown in FIGS. An elongated opening 23 is formed on the front side of the vehicle 18 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and at least one opening 23 is formed on the rear side of the vertical wall 18 in the vehicle front-rear direction.
In this case, the reinforcing portion 24 formed of one bead is integrally formed.

With this configuration, the upper inverted U-shaped portion 2
The support rigidity of the vertical wall portion 18 on the front side can be set low so as to correspond to a low load input, and the support rigidity of the vertical wall portion 18 on the rear side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 can be increased. It can be set high to correspond to the load input.

In FIG. 3 described above, one opening 23 and one bead reinforcing portion 24 are shown. However, these may be set to a plurality, and further, the front side of the vertical wall portion 18 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. An opening having a large opening area is formed in the vertical wall portion 1 and an opening having a small opening area is formed in an intermediate portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
The rear part of the vehicle 8 in the front-rear direction of FIG. 8 may be configured to set a plurality of reinforcement parts by beads. Alternatively, the opening area of the opening 23 formed in the vertical wall portion 18 may be made larger as it goes forward.

Even with this configuration, the other configurations, operations, and effects are almost the same as those of the previous embodiment.
In FIG. 3, the same parts as those in the previous figure are denoted by the same reference numerals,
The detailed description is omitted.

FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 show still another embodiment of the structure of the front portion of the vehicle. In each of the above embodiments, the fender 3A is made of metal (see the steel plates 13 and 14). In this embodiment shown in FIGS. 5, 5 and 6, the fender 3B (more specifically, the front fender panel) is made of synthetic resin.

That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, an upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 including a parting-off portion 16 (that is, a step-like portion extending downward in the vehicle width direction of the parting-off portion 16 and the parting-off portion 16). The vertical wall part 18 and the part 25 near the parting part extending outwardly downward below the parting part 16 in the vehicle width direction.
Is a resin plate 26 which is located on the outer lower side and forms the outer plate portion 17 and has a thickness t3 of about 2.5 to 3.0 mm.
On the other hand, the thickness t4 is as thin as about 1.0 to 2.0 mm. Here, the thickness t3, t of each part
4 is not limited to the above numerical value, but the thickness t4 can be reduced to such a degree that sinks due to the formation of the ribs 27 on the outer surface of the fender 3B do not occur.

The upper end 17a of the outer plate 17 and the part 25 in the vicinity of the parting-off part 25 have a thickness from the upper end 17a of the outer part 17 to the part 25 near the parting-off part to the parting-off part 16 so that there is no step in the thickness. Is formed to decrease gradually. Further, the thickness of the mounting portion 19 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction from the lower end of the vertical wall portion 18 is formed substantially equal to that of the outer plate portion 17 in order to secure mounting rigidity.

In addition, a plurality of ribs 27 extending in the vehicle width direction (so-called left-right direction) are integrally formed in the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 of the resin fender 3B at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction. 3B above all, upper U-shaped part 20
To improve the rigidity in the vehicle width direction.

The reinforcing rigidity of the plurality of ribs 27.
(Support stiffness) is set low on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 and is set high on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction. That is, in this embodiment shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the thickness t5 of each rib 27 is set to be the same or substantially the same as shown in FIG. The rib 27 on the front side in the front-rear direction
The interval between the ribs 27 is set to be large, and the interval between the ribs 27 is set to be small on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

In this embodiment, the interval between the ribs 27, 27 is set in two steps before and after. However, the interval between the ribs 27, 27 is made large on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is increased in the middle part in the vehicle front-rear direction. The interval between the ribs 27, 27 is set to an intermediate value,
In order to reduce the distance between the ribs 27 on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction, the distance between the ribs 27 may be set in three stages before and after, or the ribs may extend from the front to the rear in the vehicle front-rear direction. The interval between 27 and 27 may be set so as to gradually decrease.

4, 5, and 6, the same parts as those in the previous figures are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 6, F indicates the front of the vehicle, and R indicates the vehicle. Shows the back. The number of ribs 27 formed is not limited to the number shown.

The operation of the thus constructed vehicle front structure will be described below.

When the vehicle collides with an obstacle, the fender 3B
When a load acts on the parting part 16 from above, the above-described inverted U-shaped portion 20 formed in a thin plate shape acts as an energy absorbing portion, and the above-described inverted inverted U-shaped portion 20 is deformed. Can be displaced downward and absorb its energy, so that the impact of an obstacle can be reduced.

As described above, the structure of the front portion of the vehicle shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 is a structure of the front portion of the vehicle having the fenders 3B on both the left and right sides. The upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 including 16 is formed thinner than the lower portion.

With this configuration, the thin inverted U-shaped portion 20 acts as an energy absorbing portion, so that the downward movement of the parting portion 16 of the fender 3B at the time of collision with an obstacle is simplified. Can be achieved by reducing impact on obstacles and improving safety.
In addition, since the overhang portion is unnecessary and the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 is made thinner, the shape of the parting-off portion 16 is ensured without being restricted by design, and the folding to the bonnet 1 can be performed. Get better.

Moreover, the fender 3B is made of a synthetic resin, and the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 including the parting-off portion 16 of the resin fender 3B is formed by the thickness t of the resin plate 26 constituting the lower portion.
3, the fender 3B having an energy absorbing effect on obstacles can be easily formed of resin because the thickness t4 of the fender 3B is thin.
In addition, since the fender 3B is made of resin, it is easy to adjust load characteristics (energy absorption characteristics with respect to a load acting on the fender 3B from above).

Also, the upper part U of the resin fender 3B is inverted.
Since the plurality of ribs 27 are provided at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction in the U-shaped portion 20, the thin upper-side inverted U-shaped portion 20 is reinforced by the plurality of ribs 27. Therefore, the rigidity of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 can be improved. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, when the plurality of ribs 27 are directed in the vehicle width direction, the rigidity of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 in the vehicle width direction can be improved.

Further, the reinforcing rigidity of the plurality of ribs 27 is set low on the front side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 in the vehicle front-rear direction and high on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

With this configuration, the reinforcing rigidity at the front side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 can be set low so as to correspond to a low load input, and the reinforcement at the rear side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 can be reduced. The stiffness can be set high to correspond to a high load input.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show still another embodiment of the structure of the front part of the vehicle. In the embodiments shown in FIGS.
The reinforcing stiffness before and after the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 was set to a low value and a high value, respectively, depending on the distance between the two.
In this embodiment, the intervals between the ribs 27a, 27b and 27c are made substantially equal, while the ribs 27a,
7b, 27c, and change the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20.
The reinforcement rigidity on the front side is set low and the reinforcement rigidity on the rear side is set high.

That is, a plurality of ribs 27a, 27b, 27c extending in the vehicle width direction are provided at substantially equal intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction within the above-mentioned upper inverted U-shaped portion 20, while the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction is provided. The thickness t6 of the plurality of ribs 27a is set small, the thickness t7 of the rib 27b at the intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction is set to an intermediate value, and the thickness t8 of the plurality of ribs 27c on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction is set. It is set to be large. That is, the configuration is such that the relational expression of t6 <t7 <t8 holds.

With such a configuration, the same operation and effect as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 can be obtained.
In the figure, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in the previous figure, and detailed description thereof is omitted. However, instead of the structure of FIG. 8, the rib thickness is configured to gradually increase from the front to the rear in the vehicle front-rear direction. You may.

FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 show still another embodiment of the structure of the front part of the vehicle. In this embodiment, a plurality of ribs 27d to 27j extending in the vehicle width direction are integrally formed in the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 of the resin fender 3B at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction. The thickness is set substantially equal, and the interval between the front and rear ribs is set substantially equal.

Further, in this embodiment, the length of the ribs 27d to 27j extending downward from the parting portion 16 (in other words, the area of the ribs 27d to 27j) is set so as to gradually increase from the front to the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction. By doing so, the reinforcing rigidity by the plurality of ribs 27d to 27j is set to be lower on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 and to be higher on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction. .

Even with such a configuration, substantially the same operation and effect as in the previous embodiment can be obtained. Therefore, in FIGS. 9 to 11, the same parts as those in the previous drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be made. Are omitted, but instead of the configuration in which the lengths (or areas) of the ribs 27d to 27j are set to be gradually increased, the ribs are formed at the front, middle and rear of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The length (or area) extending downward from the parting portion may be configured to change stepwise.

FIG. 12 shows still another embodiment of the structure of the front portion of the vehicle. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 11, the inside of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 has a substantially triangular shape as viewed from the front and rear direction of the vehicle. Although the ribs 27, 27a to 27j are formed integrally, in this embodiment shown in FIG. 12, a substantially arched rib 28 is integrally formed inside the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction.

A plurality of the ribs 28 are also provided at intervals in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the reinforcing rigidity of the plurality of ribs 28 is low at the front side of the upper inverted U-shaped portion 20 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Can be set higher on the rear side.

That is, by changing the arrangement interval (so-called rib pitch), wall thickness, or arch area of the plurality of arch-shaped ribs 28, the reinforcing rigidity of the plurality of ribs 28 is made to correspond to the load input so as to correspond to the load input. It can be set to a low value at the front part in the front-rear direction and to a high value at the rear part in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Even with this configuration, the same functions and effects as in the previous embodiment can be obtained. Therefore, in FIG. 12, the same parts as those in the previous figure are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. .

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the fender of the present invention corresponds to the steel fender 3A or the resin fender 3B of the embodiment, and similarly, the plate material forming the lower portion Corresponds to the steel plate 13 and the thin plate material corresponds to the steel plate 14, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[0061]

According to the present invention, the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting part of the fender is formed thinner with respect to the lower part, so that the downward movement of the parting part of the fender at the time of collision with an obstacle is prevented. It can be achieved with a simple structure, and the impact on obstacles can be reduced, and safety can be improved. Further, an overhang portion is unnecessary, and the above-mentioned inverted U-shaped portion is made thinner. Because of this, there is an effect that the shape of the parting-off portion is assured without being restricted by design, and that the fitting to the bonnet is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a front portion of a vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the structure of the vehicle front part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the structure of the vehicle front part of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the structure of the vehicle front portion of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the structure of the vehicle front portion of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the rib.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a structure of a front portion of a conventional vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3A ... steel fender 3B ... resin fender 13 ... steel plate (plate material) 14 ... steel plate (thin plate material) 16 ... parting-off part 20 ... upper inverted U-shaped part 26 ... resin plate 27 ... ribs 27a to 27c ... ribs 27d to 27j ... ribs 28 ... ribs

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Daisaburo 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuhiro Furumoto 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda Shares In-house (72) Inventor Mitsuru Fukabori 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda F-term (reference) 3D003 AA04 AA05 BB01 CA55

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle front structure having fenders on both left and right sides, wherein an upper inverted U-shaped portion including a parting portion of the fender is formed thinner than a lower portion. 2. The fender is made of a metal plate, and the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting-off portion of the metal fender is made of a thin plate material whose thickness is smaller than the thickness of the plate material forming the lower portion. The structure of a vehicle front part according to claim 1 formed by joining. 3. The fender is made of synthetic resin, and the upper inverted U-shaped portion including the parting-off portion of the resin fender has a thin-walled shape whose thickness is smaller than the thickness of the resin plate constituting the lower portion. The structure of a vehicle front part according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle front part is formed. 4. The structure of a vehicle front part according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of ribs are provided in the upper inverted U-shaped part of said resin fender at intervals in a vehicle longitudinal direction. 5. The reinforcing stiffness of the plurality of ribs is determined by an upper reverse U.
The vehicle front structure according to claim 4, wherein the lower portion is set to be lower on a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction and higher on a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction.