Vehicle front structure
A vehicle front structure includes: an upper beam to which a headlight is fixed; a bracket installed side by side with the upper beam and having a front end in a vehicle front-rear direction thereof fixed to a bulkhead and a rear end in the vehicle front-rear direction thereof fixed to a lower member; a shock absorbing bracket arranged so as to be held between the upper beam and the bracket; and an airbag sensor arranged in vicinity to the shock absorbing bracket.
1 . A vehicle front structure comprising:
an upper beam to which a headlight is fixed;
a fastening bracket installed side by side with the upper beam and having a front end in a vehicle front-rear direction thereof fixed to a bulkhead and a rear end in the vehicle front-rear direction thereof fixed to a lower member;
a shock absorbing bracket arranged so as to be held between the upper beam and the fastening bracket; and
an airbag sensor arranged in vicinity to the shock absorbing bracket.
2 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the shock absorbing bracket has a U-shape, in a lateral view.
3 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the shock absorbing bracket has a flange at each end of the open side of the U-shape, and
one of the flanges is fixed to a top face or bottom face of the fastening bracket and the other of the flanges is fixed to a lateral face of the fastening bracket.
4 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the shock absorbing bracket is made of metal.
5 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastening bracket has a U-shape in cross section.
6 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastening bracket includes:
a first bracket extending in parallel to a vehicle width direction; and
a second bracket joined to the first bracket and extending rearward from a connection with the first bracket.
7 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 6 , wherein
the second bracket is weaker than the first bracket.
8 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 6 , wherein
the second bracket has a length in the vehicle width direction thereof increased as it extends frontward.
9 . The vehicle front structure according to claim 6 , wherein
the shock absorbing bracket and the first bracket are each formed with a hole, and
the hole in the shock absorbing bracket is formed so as to be aligned in a vehicle front-rear direction with the hole in the first bracket.