Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100259072 | VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body side structure, a tailor welded blank is used for forming an outer panel assembly consisting of a frame structure, and a center pillar assembly is connected vertically between a roof side rail and a side sill outer of the outer panel assembly. The center pillar assembly is made of a material having a higher mechanical strength than most of the outer panel assembly. Thereby, the stamp forming process can be simplified, and a required mechanical strength can be ensured in a favorable manner. In particular, the center pillar assembly may include a center pillar outer made of material having a higher mechanical strength than at least a part of the outer panel assembly, the center pillar outer being attached to an outboard side of the side sill outer at a lower end thereof and to an inboard side of the roof side rail at an upper end thereof. | 10-14-2010 |
20110233970 | VEHICLE SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - A center pillar section formed of a high-tensile steel plate is fixed to a side panel frame section including a roof rail section formed of an ordinary-tensile steel plate. A reinforcing member formed of a high-tensile steel plate is provided inside the roof rail section, and the center pillar section is fixed at its upper end portion to the outer surface of the reinforcing member and at its lower end portion to the side sill section. A door beam provided within a front door overlaps the center pillar section and lower portion of a front pillar section. Front and rear end portions of the door beam are opposed to respective increased-width portions of the front pillar section and center pillar section. | 09-29-2011 |
20120299334 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body side part structure having high strength against a load in a frontal collision and a load in a side collision. A side panel outer member ( | 11-29-2012 |
20130200653 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body body includes: left and right floor frames for supporting a floor panel; left and right side-frames extending from the vicinities of ends of the left and right floor frames in the front-rear direction so as to be separated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body from the left and right floor frames; and a subframe provided below the left and right side-frames. Left and right bulkheads and left and right collar sections of a hollow shape, which are provided to the left and right bulkheads, are provided within the left and right floor frames. The subframe has left and right subframe end sections extending toward end sections of the left and right floor frames. The left and right subframe end sections are connected to the left and right collar sections by left and right connection members so as to be able to swing vertically. | 08-08-2013 |
20140217783 | VEHICLE ROOF STRUCTURE - Left and right roof rails for supporting a roof panel include left and right inner rails; and left and right outer panels located on the outsides of the left and right inner rails in the width direction of the vehicle. Each of the outer panels is formed in a stepped shape and includes a stepped section at an intermediate stage and an upper outer flange at a lower stage. The upper outer flanges are joined to the upper surfaces of the associated inner rail. The left and right ends of the roof panel are joined to the stepped surfaces of the stepped sections by adhesion sections and temporarily securing sections. The temporarily securing sections are weld portions that provide temporary affixation until the adhesion sections can exhibit an adhesion force, and the temporarily securing sections are covered with filling agent layers that are filled into the stepped sections. | 08-07-2014 |