Automotive front body structure

DRIVE August 21, 2002
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To improve repairability of an automotive front body structure provided with a shroud 1 comprising a radiator holding portion 11 for holding a radiator 2, by preventing the radiator 2 held in the radiator holding portion 11 form damage as possible even if the shroud is damaged during an automotive frontal collision. Projections 14, 14 projecting forwardly are formed in the proximity of a left body mounted portion 13 of a left side wall 11c and in the vicinity of a right body mounted portion 13 of a right side wall 13 on a radiator holding portion 11. The radiator holding portion 11 and the left and right body mounted portion 13, 13 are so configured as to separate by reaward movement of a bumper reinforcement 5 when load larger than a predetermined amount acts rearwardly on the projections as a result of the automotive frontal collision.

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