Vehicle body lower structure
An object is to suppress vehicle body deformation in a side collision without sacrificing a vehicle interior space. Provided is a first reinforcing member 10 disposed in a locker 12 at a vehicle lateral direction inner side, and a second reinforcing member 20 disposed in locker 12 at a vehicle lateral direction outer side, which opposes first reinforcing member 10 in a vehicle lateral direction, and which is provided with a side surface 20 A and an end surface 20 E (engaging portions) that engage with first reinforcing member 10 when locker 12 deforms. When locker 12 begins to deform due to a side collision to a vehicle 18 , end surface 20 E of second reinforcing member 20 contacts and engages flange 10 E of first reinforcing member 10 , and a torsional deformation can be suppressed, and side surface 20 A contacts flange 10 D, and a crushing deformation of locker 12 in a vehicle lateral direction can be suppressed. Since first reinforcing member 10 and second reinforcing member 20 are provided in locker 12 , vehicle interior space is not sacrificed.
1. A vehicle body lower structure comprising:
a locker provided at each of the left and right sides of the vehicle body lower portion and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, including a locker inner panel at a vehicle inner side in a vehicle lateral direction joined with a locker outer panel at a vehicle outer side in a vehicle lateral direction;
a first reinforcing member provided at a vehicle lateral direction inner side in the locker, including a flange which is parallel to a vertical wall portion of the locker inner panel, and a flange which is parallel to an upper surface of the locker inner panel; and
a second reinforcing member, provided at a vehicle lateral direction outer side in the locker, opposing the first reinforcing member in a vehicle lateral direction, that includes an engaging portion that engages the first reinforcing member when the locker deforms, and includes, as the engaging portion, a side surface that is directly adjacent to and opposes the flange parallel to the vertical wall portion, and an end surface that is adjacent to and opposes the flange parallel to the upper surface.
2. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , provided with a cross member provided between the left and right lockers, at a vehicle front-rear position where the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member overlap in a vehicle lateral direction.
3. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are at least disposed at a position in a vehicle front-rear direction at which a pillar is positioned.
4. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein a flange extending in a vehicle downward direction is provided at a lower edge of the side surface of the second reinforcing member, and the flange is sandwiched and joined between the locker inner panel and the locker outer panel.
5. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the first reinforcing member is formed by a deep drawing process, and the second reinforcing member is formed by a bending process.
6. The vehicle lower body structure of claim 1 , wherein the side surface engages the flange parallel to the vertical wall portion, and the end surface engages the flange parallel to the upper surface.
7. The vehicle lower body structure of claim 1 , wherein the second reinforcing member further includes:
a protecting portion defined at the side surface of the second reinforcing member, and extending from the side surface to the locker outer panel in the vehicle front-rear direction;
a flange parallel to a vertical wall portion of the locker outer panel;
a flange parallel to an upper surface of the locker outer panel; and
a flange parallel to a lower surface of the locker outer panel.
8. The vehicle lower body structure of claim 1 , wherein a width, in a vehicle vertical direction, of the side surface is substantially equal to a length, in the vehicle vertical direction, of the flange parallel to the vertical wall portion.
9. The vehicle lower body structure of claim 1 further comprising a flange extending in a vehicle upward direction at an upper edge of an upper surface of the first reinforcing member, and being defined by an integral, unitary piece of material that also defines both the flange parallel to the vertical wall portion and the flange parallel to the upper surface.