Structure for front portion of vehicle body

A vehicle body front part structure which includes a pair of front side frames disposed on opposite sides of a vehicle body to extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, a front bulkhead mounted on the front side frames at front ends thereof, and a sub-frame disposed rearward of the front bulkhead, the structure comprising:

• an under load path member extending toward a rear part of the vehicle body from a lower bulk member of the front bulkhead to the sub-frame;
• and
• a load transmission member disposed at a position closer to a front part of the vehicle body than the under load path member and closer to the rear part of the vehicle body than a front end of a bottom of the lower bulk member so as to transmit to the under load path member a load which is applied from the front part of the vehicle body,
• wherein a gap is formed between the load transmission member and the under load path member,
• characterized in that:
• the load transmission member includes a box portion having a substantially U -shaped cross section and disposed rearward of the front end of the bottom of the lower bulk member, and a flange portion extending rearward from the box portion, the box portion and the flange portion together forming a substantially dipper-like shape in a cross-sectional view;
• the flange portion is secured via a fastening member to the bottom of the lower bulk member together with a front end of the under load path member;
• and
• the lower bulk member has a front edge located above the bottom of the lower bulk member.