To ensure a deformation stroke of a vehicle body frame in collision while ensuring towing strength, in a towing hook structure of a vehicle.
A crash box 14 is provided at an end portion of a front side rail 12 (a vehicle body frame) extending in a vehicle fore-and-aft direction, and the towing hook 16 supported on the front side rail 12 side is disposed along the crash box 14. Therefore, the bulging amount of the towing hook 16 is decreased, and the input of moment and the like to the towing hook 16 and the supporting portion thereof at the time of towing can be reduced, so that the towing strength can be easily ensured. The towing hook 16 is structured to separate from the crash box 14 at the time of compressing/deforming a shaft of the crash box 14, and the deformation stroke of the crash box 14 can be sufficiently ensured.
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Kato Kazunori
Katsuichi Nishimoto
Hiroshi Fukuda
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