Front-end structure of a vehicle

A front-end structure:

• comprising a panel body to which a center member, being fixed to a body of a vehicle at a front end of the vehicle and supporting, at least, a driving engine, is joined;
• wherein said panel body comprises
• an upper beam which is disposed at a top of the panel body and extends in a horizontal direction,
• a lower beam which is disposed at a bottom of the panel body, extends in a horizontal direction, and is provided with a joining section to which said center member is joined, and
• pillars which extends upward and downward to join said upper and lower beams;
• wherein said upper and lower beams and said pillars are integrally molded out of aluminum by die-casting;
• and
• wherein said joining section has a mechanical strength higher than that of any other section of said lower beam except said joining section.

A front-end structure of a vehicle:

• having a panel body which is fixed to a body of a vehicle at a front end of the vehicle and to which at least a radiator is attached;
• wherein the front-end structure comprises a fan which is attached to said panel body and supplies cooling air to said radiator, and a driving means which is disposed in a position, in said panel body, deviated from the rotation center of said fan and rotates said fan via a belt;
• and
• wherein said panel body is made of metal.