Automobile body structure
US4471992A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automobile body structure has a side sill formed of inner and outer panels, a central pillar joined to the side sill to extend upwardly therefrom, a rear fender panel extending upwardly from the outer panel of the side sill to form the edge of a door opening and rearwardly of this edge to form a body panel, and a reinforcement extending rearwardly together with the inner panel of the side sill to form a closed cross-section therebetween and joined at its rear end to the rear wheelhouse. The structure greatly improves the body strength rearward of the center pillar.
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