PURPOSE: To reduce dispersion of the space between an engine hood and a grill cover so as to enhance the quality of the appearance of a car.
CONSTITUTION: A projecting portion oriented toward a bumper 16 is formed at the front end.portion of an engine hood 12 and a pair of extending portions 18A, 18B each of which extends to near the upper face 16A of the bumper are formed in a portion extending along the inside of the car cross direction of head lamps 14 located on the right and left sides of the projecting portion 18. A fresh air inlet 20 formed among the extending portions 18A, 18B, the projecting portion 18 and the upper face 16A of the bumper is provided with a grill cover 22 and the grill cover 22 is oscillatably supported to the engine hood inner panel 15 of the engine hood 12. A motor 42 and a link mechanism both of which are adapted to open and close the grill cover 22 are also supported to the engine hood inner panel 15 of the engine hood 12.
NAKAMURA TAKASHI
MATSUKI TSUTOMU
TAKAHASHI HIROYUKI