VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE
DRIVE
June 7, 2017
An object is to provide a vehicle front structure whereby it is possible to suppress damage to a knee part of a pedestrian with a simple structure and at low cost. A vehicle front structure includes: a bumper (12) disposed on a front section of a vehicle body so as to extend in a vehicle-width direction; a radiator grille (14) disposed above and behind the bumper with respect to the vehicle body; a grille support member (16) disposed behind the radiator grille with respect to the vehicle body and supporting the radiator grille; a shock absorbing portion (18) disposed on each side of the grille support member in the vehicle-width direction and behind the radiator grille with respect to the vehicle body, and configured to support the radiator grille against a load applied from front of the vehicle body and to absorb the load; and a vehicle-body frame member (30) disposed behind the shock-absorbing portion with respect to the vehicle body, and configured to support the shock-absorbing portion against a load applied to the shock-absorbing portion from front.
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