Patent · US Expired

Upper body structure of a vehicle

US5586799A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 8, 1995
Grant dateDec 24, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D25/147
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An upper body structure for a car body includes a hollow front pillar, which includes inner and outer front pillar panels shaped so as to form a column space in the front pillar. The front pillar is connected to an upper portion of a dash panel by a gusset configuration.

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