Claims
- 1. A front end panel being assembled to a vehicle body at a vehicle front side, comprising:
a panel body portion made of resin, to which a front end member including at least a radiator is assembled; and a water filling port, provided integrally with the panel body portion at a vehicle rear side of the panel body portion, for introducing water into the radiator.
- 2. The front end panel according to claim 1, further comprising
a panel joint portion through which the water filling port is coupled with the radiator, the panel joint portion provided integrally with the panel body portion at a vehicle rear side of the panel body portion, wherein the panel joint portion has an opening opened toward a vehicle front side.
- 3. The front end panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the radiator has a radiator joint portion being connected to the panel joint portion; and the radiator joint portion has an opening opened toward a vehicle rear side to face the opening of the panel joint portion.
- 4. The front end panel according to claim 3, wherein the radiator joint portion is inserted into the opening of the panel joint portion to be water-tightly connected to panel joint portion.
- 5. The front end panel according to claim 1, further comprising:
a reserve tank which absorbs a change of a water amount within the radiator; and a communication passage through which the reserve tank and the water filling port communicate with each other, wherein the receiver and the communication passage are formed integrally with the panel body portion.
- 6. The front end panel according to claim 1, wherein:
the panel body portion includes an upper beam member extending horizontally at a vehicle upper side, and a lower beam member extending horizontally at a vehicle lower side; and the water filling port and the panel joint portion are provided integrally with the upper beam member.
- 7. A front end structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a front end member including at least a radiator, the front end member being mounted on the vehicle at a vehicle front side; and a front end panel being fixed to a vehicle body at a vehicle front side, to which the front end member is assembled, wherein the front end panel includes
a panel body portion made of resin, a panel wall portion defining a water filling port for introducing water into the radiator, the panel wall portion being provided integrally with the panel body portion at a vehicle rear side of the panel body portion, and a panel joint portion through which the panel wall portion is coupled with the radiator so that the water filling port communicates with the radiator.
- 8. The front end structure according to claim 7, wherein:
the panel wall part and the panel joint portion are provided integrally with the panel body portion at a vehicle rear side of the panel body portion; the panel joint portion has an opening opened toward a vehicle front side; the radiator has a radiator joint portion engaging with the panel joint portion; and the radiator joint portion has an opening opened toward a vehicle rear side to face the opening of the panel joint portion.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
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2000-32615 |
Feb 2000 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is related to and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-32615 filed on Feb. 3, 2000, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.