Abstract: A fastening arrangement for a passenger motor vehicle includes an integral support fastened to longitudinal supports of a body of the passenger motor vehicle that are distanced from each other in a transverse direction of the passenger motor vehicle and are disposed above the integral support. An electrical energy store is disposed behind the integral support in a longitudinal direction of the passenger motor vehicle. The integral support has a step on an end that faces the electrical energy store where an upper support surface and a lower support surface are formed by the step. The upper support surface is disposed opposite a crossmember of the body in the longitudinal direction of the passenger motor vehicle and the lower support surface is disposed opposite a support element of the electrical energy store in the longitudinal direction of the passenger motor vehicle.

Abstract: An air guide for a vehicle having a pair of side members. The air guide includes a base member having a pair of opposing ends and a pair of attachment members configured to be coupled to the pair of side members. Each of the pair of attachment members are coupled to a respective opposing end of the base member for movement between a folded position, an unfolded position, and an attachment position between the folded position and the unfolded position.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle comprising a crossmember for connecting to two vehicle pillars, a mounting connected to the crossmember and radially protruding therefrom, and a panel-shaped instrument. The mounting has two mounts, which are mutually spaced in the y direction, and end-face connection means. The instrument is connected to the connection means of the mounting at a distance to the upper closure thereof and held such that its operating surface faces the passenger compartment. Each mount has a respective upper and lower cord. Each cord has limbs adjoining one another at an angle. The cords are inclined relative to each other so as to have a greater distance to each other at the instrument connection side than at the side facing the crossmember. At least one of the two cords has at least one predetermined bending point between the two connection points of the cord.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a vehicle body structure includes a dash cross member disposed on an upper surface of a dash floor in a lateral direction of a vehicle. A lower side member is coupled to a lower side of the dash floor to face the dash cross member and coupled to a side wall of a side sill. A body mounting bracket is provided under the lower side member and coupled to a frame.

Abstract: To improve protection performance for a pedestrian colliding with a front portion of a traveling vehicle, a front bumper includes a bumper fascia, a front grill, and decorative member. The disposition position and shape of a bumper reinforcement are set such that the bumper reinforcement is positioned inside an opening of the bumper fascia in a front view. Cross members are arranged at higher and lower positions than the decorative member and extend toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side beyond the bumper reinforcement.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body. The vehicle includes a front bumper reinforcement that is attached to a front end of the body, and extends along a vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes a lower bumper reinforcement that is attached to the front end of the body, is located under the front bumper reinforcement, and extends along the vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes at least one specific member that is fixed to a partial section of the lower bumper reinforcement along an extending direction of the lower bumper reinforcement. Each of the at least one specific member includes a first portion that covers a front face of the lower bumper reinforcement, and a second portion that protrudes more upward than an upper face of the lower bumper reinforcement.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a vehicle body structure includes: a roof side rail; a front pillar connected to the roof side rail; a cowl member connected to the front pillar, and extending in a width direction of a vehicle; a cowl cross bar located below the cowl member, connected to the front pillar, and extending in the width direction of the vehicle; and a connection bracket connecting the front pillar, the cowl member, and the cowl cross bar.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, front and rear wheels, a powertrain comprising an engine and transmission, and various other systems and components. The frame includes various features for supporting components and systems of the vehicle. For example, a rear portion of the frame is configured to support a utility bed, a portion of a cooling system, a portion of an air intake system, and a portion of an exhaust system.

Abstract: A crash load distribution structure of a fuselage may include a front fuselage frame surrounding a front surface of the fuselage, a crash unit disposed at the front end of the front fuselage frame, an extension frame coupled to the crash unit and extending to a floor frame, and a battery unit disposed under the floor frame and coupled to a portion of the floor frame constituting the floor frame. The battery unit may be selectively separable from the portion of the floor frame, e.g., if a crash load is transmitted from the extension frame.

Abstract: To improve protection performance for a pedestrian colliding with a front portion of a traveling vehicle, a front bumper includes a bumper fascia, a front grill, and a decorative member. The decorative member includes a left part extending along a left edge portion of an opening, and a right part extending along a right edge portion of the opening. A left end portion of a bumper reinforcement is positioned on a right side of the left part of the decorative member. A right end portion of the bumper reinforcement is positioned on a left side of the right part of the decorative member.

Abstract: A modular vehicle assembly platform is disclosed. In some embodiments, the platform may comprise a cast bulkhead, a cast cowl, one or more cast front strut towers, a front subframe, a cross-car beam, one or more door rings, a structural central floor comprising a battery, a cast structural rear floor, a cast upper rear section (or d-ring), and a rear motor cradle. The platform may allow for the use of common parts and structure across different vehicle types.

Abstract: A modular vehicle assembly platform is disclosed. In some embodiments, the platform may comprise a cast bulkhead, a cast cowl, one or more cast front strut towers, a front subframe, a cross-car beam, one or more door rings, a structural central floor comprising a battery, a cast structural rear floor, a cast upper rear section (or d-ring), and a rear motor cradle. The platform may allow for the use of common parts and structure across different vehicle types.

Abstract: A body structure of a vehicle includes a coupling member made of fiber reinforced plastic including fibers impregnated with synthetic resin and a pair of rear fixing members that have a bending rigidity higher than the coupling member and fix both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the coupling member to a vehicle body. Boundary portions between the pair of fixing members and the coupling member are formed in both end portions in the longitudinal direction. A distance between the boundary portions on the rear side is different from that between the boundary portions on the front side that extend along neutral axes defined by the lines of intersection between the neutral plane of bending moments of the coupling member and the lateral cross sections of the coupling member when a bending load is input through the pair of rear fixing members to the coupling member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural assembly (1) for a vehicle comprising a side rail line and an upper support cup (2) for a suspension system, the assembly comprising a wheel arch wall (3), the assembly (1) further comprising at least one metal sheet (4) shaped to form a stress path (5) extending from the side rail line towards the cup (2), the wall being arranged between the cup (2), the stress path (5) and the side rail line, the assembly (1) being characterized in that it comprises a connecting member (11) connecting the cup (2) and the stress path (5), the connecting member (11) being shaped so as to deform in a predefined manner in order to transmit at least some of the longitudinal forces generated on the stress path (5) along a transverse axis (A) of the vehicle towards the cup (2) during a small front overlap test.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device capable of reliably achieving both widening an angle of view and an improvement in productivity. An imaging device 100 includes a pair of camera modules 2 each including an imaging element 4 and a lens unit 3, in which optical axes OA of the lens units 3 are arranged in parallel to each other. Each of the pair of camera modules 2 has a configuration in which the imaging element 4 and the lens unit 3 are relatively arranged such that a center C of the imaging element 4 is separated from the optical axis OA by the same distance in the same direction. With respect to the posture of one camera module 2, the other camera modules 2 is arranged in an inverted posture in which the other camera modules 2 has rotated around a rotation axis RA along the optical axis OA.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction and defining a cabin and a power compartment in front of the cabin; a power unit arranged in the power compartment; a floor panel extending rearward in the cabin from the dashboard; and a dash crossmember projected forward from the dashboard and extending in the vehicle width direction. The dash crossmember has a first portion at least partially overlapping the power unit in a front view; and a second portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the first portion. A compressive strength of the first portion is lower than a compressive strength of the second portion.

Abstract: A vehicle fender air intake assembly for a vehicle can include a central baffle configured to be mounted to a body structure of the vehicle, a central shutter mounted on the central baffle, a lower baffle configured to be mounted to the body structure, a lower shutter mounted on the lower baffle, and an upper baffle including a first side and a second side that opposes the first side. The upper baffle can terminate at the first side and the second side. The first side can include a first opening in fluid communication with the central baffle, and the second side can include a second opening in fluid communication with the central baffle.

Abstract: A bumper crossmember for a vehicle having a first crossmember provided by an outer shell facing away from the vehicle and an inner shell facing toward the vehicle, which two shells are connected to one another along their circumference. This crossmember has at least one passage oriented in the direction of its longitudinal extension and extending over its middle with respect to its longitudinal extension (y direction), and by which the crossmember is divided into an upper hollow chamber section and a lower hollow chamber section. Crash boxes arranged at distance from one another are connected to the lower hollow chamber section on its side facing the vehicle. The bumper crossmember has a second lower crossmember spaced apart in the z direction from the lower hollow chamber section and connected by at least two connector parts to the lower hollow chamber section of the first crossmember. Crash boxes arranged at a distance to one another are connected on the side of the second crossmember facing the vehicle.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an add-on part or charging socket on a carrier structure or vehicle body of a two-track vehicle, includes an assembly tool feeding the add-on part in a feed process step into the carrier structure in a direction of a final mounting position. The add-on part is attachable to the carrier structure at an attachment point. The mounting arrangement has an auxiliary mounting holder in the carrier structure to simplify mounting. In the feed process step, the assembly tool moves the add-on part into a premounting position, for transferring the add-on part from the assembly tool to the auxiliary mounting holder, for restoring the assembly tool without the add-on part in a reversing direction opposite the feed direction. The auxiliary mounting holder has a transverse guide, along which the add-on part is adjustable from premounting to final mounting position.

Abstract: A reinforcement structure for an electric vehicle includes a lower dash portion lower panel, a lower dash portion upper panel forming a closed cross-section with the lower dash portion lower panel in a vehicle body length direction and a dash lower reinforcement provided inside the closed cross-section.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar; a front side member located in front of the front pillar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; and a rear lower member connecting the front side member, the side sill, and the front pillar, where the rear lower member includes a front connection portion connected to a rear portion of the front side member, and a rear connection portion connected to a lower portion of the front pillar and a front portion of the side sill, and the rear connection portion includes an upper engagement wall joined to the front pillar, and a lower engagement wall joined to the side sill.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a front compartment and a subframe configured to support an installed part disposed in the front compartment. The body includes a first counterface that inclines downward in a rearward direction of the vehicle. The subframe is attached to the body from below. The subframe includes a second counterface facing the first counterface of the body. The second counterface is inclined downward in the rearward direction of the vehicle. At least one of the first counterface and the second counterface includes a portion inclined rearward toward an inner side in a right-left direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A collision protection device on a motorized bicycle includes a catching element which is securely mounted on a frame of the motorized bicycle. The catching element includes a receptacle which is delimited by two guide sections and is open in the direction towards a front wheel of the motorized bicycle. The free ends of the guide sections pointing in the direction of travel are arranged such that they are always at a distance from the front wheel during normal riding but, in the event of a front-end collision in which the front wheel impacts on an obstacle, the front wheel is pushed into the receptacle between the free ends of the guide portions towards the frame of the motorized bicycle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, comprising a chassis extending between the rear end and the front end of the vehicle, the chassis comprising two frame members having their main directions of extension along the longitudinal direction and being located on a respective side of a longitudinal geometrical centre axis of the chassis. Resilient elements, such as bushings, are provided on the chassis. A collision protection structure is located between said two frame members and is configured to absorb energy by becoming deformed when the chassis is subjected to a rearwardly directed impact force which is greater than a threshold force, wherein the collision protection structure is suspended from the chassis by said resilient elements so as to act as a mass damper under normal operating conditions.

Abstract: A side frame assembly for a vehicle includes a rocker structure and an inboard stiffening beam. The rocker structure includes a metal sheet that has longitudinal bends along a length of the rocker structure separating the upper wall, the lower wall, and the inner wall of the rocker structure. The inboard stiffening beam is disposed along an inboard-facing surface of the inner wall of the rocker structure. The inboard stiffening beam includes a second metal sheet that is formed to define a tubular shape along a length of the inboard stiffening beam. The tubular shape includes a planar upper wall and/or a planar lower wall, the planar extent of which intersects a portion of the rocker structure, such as the inner wall, to form a lateral load path from the rocker structure to the tubular shape of inboard stiffening beam.

Abstract: A front-end structure arrangement of a bodyshell of a motor vehicle includes a front-end structure which has a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member where the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member are connected to one another. An assembly carrier is fastened to the bodyshell, extends in a free space between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, and has a first side region that runs laterally along the first longitudinal member to form a first gap and has a second side region that runs laterally along the second longitudinal member to form a second gap. A first supporting element of a protective device is disposed in the first gap and runs laterally along the first longitudinal member to form a third gap between the first supporting element and the first longitudinal member. The third gap is smaller than the first gap.

Abstract: A reinforcing structure of an automobile exterior panel improving performance in absorbing an impact load, the reinforcing structure of an automobile exterior panel comprising an outer panel 110 of a sheet shape, a reinforcing member 120 arranged at a vehicle inner side from the outer panel 110, an inner panel 135 of a sheet shape arranged at a vehicle inner side from the reinforcing member 120, and a support member 140 provided at a vehicle outer side from the inner panel 135 and supporting the reinforcing member 120 from a vehicle inner side, the support member 140 comprised of tube-shaped member having axial centers directed from the vehicle inner side toward the vehicle outer side.

Abstract: An embodiment front vehicle body structure includes a fender apron upper member, a front side member coupled to a front portion of the fender apron upper member, and a front pillar unit coupled to a rear portion of the front side member and a rear portion of the fender apron upper member, the front pillar unit including an aluminum material.

Abstract: A cowl reinforcement structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for reinforcement of a cowl upper panel connected to a dash panel by forming a curved line along a front and rear direction of the vehicle includes a cowl upper side reinforcement member provided in a shape corresponding to the curved line of the cowl upper panel at the lower part of the cowl upper panel; and a cowl support bracket joined to the cowl upper side reinforcement member at the lower part of the cowl upper panel.

Abstract: A cargo hold arrangement of a front chamber of a motor vehicle that is closable by a front bonnet includes a cargo hold box with a cargo hold and a cover. The cargo hold box is closed by the cover when the cover is disposed in a closed position below the front bonnet. The cover is movable downwards in relation to the cargo hold box in a vertical direction of the cargo hold box in an event of an accident of the motor vehicle. The cover is smaller in relation to a clear cross-section of the cargo hold box such that the cover is movable downwards in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle into the cargo hold of the cargo hold box in the event of the accident.

Abstract: A support frame assembly configured to strengthen an upper frame portion of a frame of a vehicle, comprising a first frame member having a first end and a second end, and a second frame member having a first end and a second end, wherein both the first ends of the first and second frame members are configured to couple to a front half of the frame and the second ends of the first and second frame members are configured to couple to the front half of the frame to strengthen the upper frame portion, at least one of the first and second ends of each of the first and second frame members including at least one mechanically coupled joint configured for coupling each of the first and second frame members to the front half of the frame.

Abstract: Splayed front horn for vehicle frames are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first structural member extending along an axial direction of a vehicle, a second structural member coupled to the first structural member, the second structural member splayed relative the first structural member, second structural member including a first section having a first material property, the first section adjacent to the first structural member, and a second section joined to the first section, the second section having a second material property, the first material property different than the second material property.

Abstract: A vehicle structural component includes a main body having a receptacle and a first insert for reinforcing the vehicle structural component. The insert is accommodated in the receptacle and only partially fills the latter. At least one further insert fits in the receptacle. A modular system for producing vehicle structural components and a method for producing vehicle structural components are provided.

Abstract: A dash panel assembly includes: a cowl inner upper panel coupled to a first side of a dash main panel; a cowl inner lower panel coupled to the cowl inner upper panel and the dash main panel, and configured to form a closed section with the cowl inner upper panel; and a dash cross upper member coupled to a second side of the dash main panel and configured to overlap the closed section with the dash main panel disposed therebetween.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a suspension housing disposed between a front side member and a fender apron upper member, a first reinforcing member extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and coupled to the suspension housing, and a first connecting portion attached to the first reinforcing member and connecting the fender apron upper member and the front side member.

Abstract: A body front-end structure for a two-track vehicle, having an A-pillar from which an upper wheel well longitudinal member projects toward the front of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and from which a lower body longitudinal member that is offset toward the inside of the vehicle with respect to the upper wheel well longitudinal member projects toward the front of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In a head-on crash with small lateral overlap, a suspension strut dome is loaded with a crash force in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The body front-end structure has a sheet-metal tension strip that connects the suspension strut dome to the lower body longitudinal member in a force-transmitting manner. In the event of a head-on crash, the sheet-metal tension strip provides a load path through which a tensile force opposing the crash force acts on the suspension strut dome.

Abstract: A structural assembly for use in an electric vehicle having a lower body frame and a battery pack secured within the lower body frame. The structural assembly includes a subframe rear mount, a battery cage longitudinal member, a rocker, a hinge pillar, and a rail torque unit. The battery cage longitudinal member is secured to the subframe rear mount. The rocker extends along and is secured to the battery cage longitudinal member. The hinge pillar includes a lower portion that is secured to the rocker. The rail torque includes an s-brace and an inner rail. The s-brace is secured to the hinge pillar at one end and to the inner rail at another end. The inner rail is secured to the hinge pillar at one end and is configured to extend around a wheel of the electric vehicle and form a portion of a wheel well.

Abstract: An embodiment structure for a vehicle includes a front-end module carrier, a front side member, a fender apron assembly disposed on an upper portion of the front side member, and connecting members connecting the front-end module carrier and the fender apron assembly. Another embodiment structure for a vehicle includes a front side member, a front-end module carrier, a fender apron assembly disposed on an upper portion of the front side member, the fender apron assembly including a shock absorber housing coupled to the upper portion of the front side member, and connecting members connecting the front-end module carrier and the fender apron assembly, the connecting members including a lower connecting member extending from the front-end module carrier and connecting the shock absorber housing and the front side member.

Abstract: A body structure for an electrically operated vehicle, having an installation space for a traction battery, which space is open toward the vehicle bottom in the vertical vehicle direction, is delimited toward the vehicle top by a floor pan part that forms the vehicle floor, and is delimited on both sides in the transverse vehicle direction by a rocker panel that delimits a side-door opening toward the vehicle bottom, wherein a front body longitudinal member that transitions into the respective rocker panel toward the rear of the vehicle in the longitudinal vehicle direction extends on each vehicle side in the front-end region, and wherein the relevant front corner of the traction battery is enclosed by an interior corner region, in particular right-angled interior corner region, that stretches between the rocker panel and the front battery cross member.

Abstract: A vehicle may include: a body including a front compartment; a hood panel covering the front compartment and including a recess in an upper surface of the hood panel; a hood garnish mounted at the recess; a drainage outlet disposed at a bottom of the recess and penetrating the hood panel; and a drainage channel disposed below the hood panel and including an inlet configured to receive drainage water from the recess.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a dash cross member, a rocker that is connected to an end portion of the dash cross member, and a reinforcement that reinforces a connected portion of the dash cross member and the rocker. At the connected portion of the dash cross member and the rocker, the dash cross member, the rocker, and the reinforcement are disposed to be overlapped with each other, and a plurality of first weld portions and a plurality of second weld portions are provided. The dash cross member and the rocker are welded to each other at each of the first weld portions. The rocker and the reinforcement are welded to each other at each of the second weld portions. The first weld portions and the second weld portions are arrayed so as not to be overlapped with each other.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a supported frame disposed frontward or rearward of a vehicle cabin along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a support frame disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle cabin along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to support an end portion of the supported frame closer to the vehicle cabin; a stiffener disposed in the support frame along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to form a closed cross-section with the support frame; and a bulkhead disposed in the support frame, adjacent to a portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame, and facing the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An upper edge portion of the bulkhead is integrally formed as a single piece with an end portion of the stiffener closer to the supported frame.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member.

Abstract: A panel assembly for a vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: an external panel 10, an internal panel 20 having the circumference bonded to the circumference of the external panel 10, and made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the external panel 10, and at least one deformation absorption panel 30, 40 connected to at least one of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 on the circumferences of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20, and for absorbing an amount of thermal deformation according to a change in temperatures of the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 when the external panel 10 and the internal panel 20 are thermally deformed.

Abstract: A frame assembly for a motor vehicle that may include a first load beam, a second load beam, and a frame rail that are configured for receipt and transfer of energy to a sill that can move the sill in a downward direction. A counterbalancing load beam that includes a first fixed end is attached to the first load beam and a second fixed end is attached to the frame rail. The counterbalancing load beam is configured for receipt of at least a portion of the energy applied to the first load beam, and the counterbalancing load beam is configured to transfer the energy received from the first load beam to the frame rail such that the transfer of energy to the sill that can move the sill in the downward direction is counterbalanced by the energy transferred by the counterbalancing load beam to the frame rail.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes a chassis strut support. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. The chassis strut support includes one or more pairs of rear strut gusset plates for distributing loading on a rear strut crossmember by rear struts to at least a seat crossmember comprising the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates generally comprise thick sheet-members configured to be attached to a vertical brace between an upper mount and a lower stay comprising the chassis to reinforce the vertical brace and impart increased strength to the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates are configured to be attached to the vertical brace by way of bolts, rivets, welding, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A power machine with an internal combustion engine and an in-line hydrostatic/hydraulic pump package includes a stiffening bracket which mounts a flywheel housing to the engine and is configured to change the natural frequency of the engine/pump package so that the engine firing frequency does not match the natural frequency of the engine/pump package.

Abstract: A vehicle body for contributing to weight reduction of a structure of a front part while preventing a front bumper beam from falling off is provided. A vehicle body includes: pairs of left and right support bodies, being disposed on the left and the right with an accommodation space of a power unit interposed therebetween, extending in a vehicle body forward-rearward direction, and having joint surfaces displaced rearward as the joint surfaces going outward in a vehicle width direction while facing the front; a front bumper beam, extending in a vehicle body lateral direction across the front of the accommodation space and being joined to the joint surfaces at both ends thereof; and engagement members, extending forward from inner sides of the joint surfaces in the vehicle width direction and engaging with the front bumper beam in the forward-rearward direction at least at a time of a collision.

Abstract: A front vehicle-body structure controls inward breakage of an apron reinforcement in the event of a small overlap collision, without increasing weight. Embodiments include a pair of right and left apron reinforcements extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a pair of right and left hinge pillars respectively connected to rear ends of the pair of apron reinforcements. A reinforcement outer member of the apron reinforcement includes a linear portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction from a rear end of the apron reinforcement connected to the hinge pillar to an intermediate portion of the apron reinforcement. A horizontal bead, provided as a deformation facilitating portion to facilitate deformation toward an inside of a vehicle body, is disposed on an outer surface portion positioned on a vehicle-width-direction outer side of the linear portion, the horizontal bead having a reduced longitudinal rigidity toward a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes: a front side member; a fender apron member having a front end portion connected to a front end portion of the front side member; a subframe mounting bracket assembly mounted to the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member; and a first subframe disposed under the front side member. In particular, the front end portion of the front side member and the front end portion of the fender apron member are connected side-by-side in a width direction of a vehicle.