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US 2003/0193215 A1Published application
Vehicle front body structure
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKiyoshi Gennai, Yasuhiro Tosaka
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AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKiyoshi Gennai, Yasuhiro Tosaka
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A vehicle front body structure which includes a dash panel, a dash side panel joined to the dash panel and a side sill joined to the dash side panel. The dash panel is provided with a flange on its transversely outer side. The dash side panel includes an upstanding portion which has a substantially channel-shaped section open outward and includes a front wall on its front side, and a base portion which extends rearward from the upstanding portion. The side sill includes a sill inner joined to the base portion of the dash side panel. The flange of the dash panel extends along the front wall of the upstanding portion of the dash side panel to be joined to the front wall.
A vehicle front body structure comprising:
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In connection with other superstructure subunits: the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars
Side panels: side sills thereof
In connection with other superstructure subunits: the subunits being fire walls
Motor vehicles
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a vehicle front body structure, particularly to a structure of a dash panel and a dash side panel, and a structure around a joined portion therebetween.
2. Description of Related Art
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a floor panel, a dash panel, a dash side panel, and a sill inner viewed from inside a cabin compartment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the dash side panel of FIG. 1 viewed from outside the cabin compartment.
An Embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings, wherein like members are designated by like reference characters.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a dash panel 10, extending in a vehicle transverse direction, partitions a cabin compartment R and an engine compartment E. A dash side panel 20 is joined to both transversely outer portions 10a of the dash panel 10.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the dash side panel 20 is formed substantially into an L-shape as a whole, which includes an upstanding portion 20b extending mainly in a vertical direction, and a base portion 20a extending rearward from a lower part of the upstanding portion 20b. The base portion 20a is joined to a front portion of a side sill 40 which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction along one of the transversely outer sides of a floor panel 30 and constitutes a frame structure of the cabin compartment.