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Granted Patent B2
US 10,625,786 · App. 16/027,578 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Vehicle body side part structure

Inventors: Taiga Marukawa (Wako, JP); Shohei Ohji (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62D25/025B62D25/04B60R13/0815
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Patent No.
US 10,625,786
App. No.
16/027,578
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body side part structure includes a side sill extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, a center pillar outer provided to extend upward from the side sill, a center pillar inner disposed on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the center pillar outer, and a partition member disposed in a hollow section formed by the center pillar outer and the center pillar inner. In this structure, the center pillar inner has an opening for arrangement of a seatbelt member in the hollow section, and the partition member has a folding part formed into a foldable shape that allows the partition member to pass through the opening.

Claims (29)

1. A vehicle body side part structure comprising:

a side sill extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body;

a center pillar outer provided to extend upward from the side sill;

a center pillar inner disposed on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the center pillar outer; and

a partition member disposed in a hollow section formed by the center pillar outer and the center pillar inner, wherein

the center pillar inner has an opening for arrangement of a seatbelt member in the hollow section,

the partition member has a folding part formed into a foldable shape that allows the partition member to pass through the opening,

the side sill has on an upper face thereof a plurality of mounting holes for mounting of the partition member, and

at least one of the plurality of mounting holes is composed of a long hole extending in the front-rear direction.

2. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the partition member includes:

a partition body disposed along an upper face of the side sill;

a vertical wall part extending in an up-down direction from an end part in the front-rear direction of the partition body; and

a rib connecting the vertical wall part with the partition body.

3. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the partition member has a vent hole formed in at least one of a front central part and a rear central part thereof.

4. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the center pillar inner has in a front part and a rear part thereof a filling opening through which filler is filled into the hollow section, and

the filling opening is formed in a protruded part of the center pillar inner, the protruded part protruding inward in the vehicle width direction.

5. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the center pillar inner has in a front part and a rear part thereof a filling opening through which filler is filled into the hollow section, and

the filling opening is formed in a protruded part of the center pillar inner, the protruded part protruding inward in the vehicle width direction.

6. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the partition member has a vent hole formed in at least one of a front central part and a rear central part thereof.

7. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 6 , wherein

the center pillar inner has in a front part and a rear part thereof a filling opening through which filler is filled into the hollow section, and

the filling opening is formed in a protruded part of the center pillar inner, the protruded part protruding inward in the vehicle width direction.

8. The vehicle body side part structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the center pillar inner has in a front part and a rear part thereof a filling opening through which filler is filled into the hollow section, and

the filling opening is formed in a protruded part of the center pillar inner, the protruded part protruding inward in the vehicle width direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2018
From: MARUKAWA, TAIGA; OHJI, SHOHEI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046270/0594 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-131653 · Jul 5, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190009825A1 · Jan 10, 2019
Cited By (1)
US 12,252,176