Patent · US Expired

Upper body structure of motor vehicle

US6517144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R21/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An impact absorbing member is composed of a first impact absorbing portion disposed between a roof side panel and a roof head lining, a second impact absorbing portion disposed between the roof head lining and a region that is in a reinforcement and that is spaced from the roof side panel towards a central portion of the roof, and a third impact absorbing portion connecting the first impact absorbing portion to the second impact absorbing portion. The third impact absorbing portion is thinner than the first impact absorbing portion and the second impact absorbing portion.

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