Vehicle body structure
US12257964B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/24
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes an extension to be held between a bumper beam extending in a vehicle width direction and a side frame extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. The extension includes: a fixing plate made of a plate member and fixed to a projecting end of the side frame so as to face in the vehicle front-rear direction; a crushing body arranged on the fixing plate; and a coupling strip made of a plate member, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and coupling an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the fixing plate with an outer end in the vehicle width direction of the bumper beam so as to integrally continue to the fixing plate and the bumper beam.
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