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US 11,299,020 · App. 16/929,493 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Vehicle-body structure of vehicle

Inventors: Masanori Honda (Hiroshima, JP); Tomohito Okuyama (Kure, JP); Takehisa Kohira (Hiroshima, JP); Ryuji Nonaka (Aki-gun, JP); Toshiyuki Gendo (Hiroshima, JP); Ken Ueki (Hiroshima, JP); Isamu Kizaki (Hiroshima, JP); Eri Kaiki (Aki-gun, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,299,020
App. No.
16/929,493
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part and a front side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion. The vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, the front side door comprises a door panel portion provided with an inner lower portion which overlaps with the side sill in a vehicle wide view and reinforcement portions provided at three side-portions of a peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include the inner lower portion such that the reinforcement portions overlap with the vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view.

Claims (38)

1. A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part; and

a side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion,

wherein

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, said side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portion overlaps with said vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a lower-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said side sill in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of patch members disposed at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion;

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a center pillar, and the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a center overlapping portion which overlaps with said center pillar in the vehicle side view;

the reinforcement portion comprises a rear-side reinforcement portion disposed along an inner rear portion of the door panel portion and a lower-side reinforcement portion disposed along the inner lower portion of the door panel portion;

the rear-side reinforcement portion overlaps with a frontside center-pillar flange of the center pillar and the center-pillar side wall portion of the center pillar in the vehicle side view; and

the lower-side reinforcement portion overlaps with an upper-side side-sill flange of the side sill and a side-sill side wall portion of the side sill in the vehicle side view.

2. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said vehicle-body frame member comprises a floor cross member provided at a position which overlaps with said side sill in the vehicle side view and extending in a vehicle width direction, and said reinforcement portion is configured to overlap with said floor cross member in the vehicle side view.

3. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein said vehicle-body frame member comprises a hinge pillar and an instrument-panel member provided at a position which overlaps with said hinge pillar in the vehicle side view and extending in the vehicle width direction, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a front-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said hinge pillar and said instrument-panel member in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion is provided at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion and said front-side overlapping portion.

4. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein said vehicle-body frame member comprises a center pillar, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a center overlapping portion which overlaps with said center pillar in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion is provided at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion and said center overlapping portion.

5. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein said center overlapping portion overlaps with a central part, in a vertical direction, of said center pillar, and said reinforcement portion provided at said center overlapping portion extends so as to include a position of the center overlapping portion which overlaps with said central part, in the vertical direction, of the center pillar.

6. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein said side door further comprises an impact bar attached to said door panel portion and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and said reinforcement portion is configured to include an attachment portion of said impact bar to the door panel portion.

7. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said vehicle-body frame member comprises a hinge pillar and an instrument-panel member provided at a position which overlaps with said hinge pillar in the vehicle side view and extending in the vehicle width direction, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a front-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said hinge pillar and said instrument-panel member in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion is provided at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion and said front-side overlapping portion.

8. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement portion is provided at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion and said center overlapping portion.

9. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 8 , wherein said center overlapping portion overlaps with a central part, in a vertical direction, of said center pillar, and said reinforcement portion provided at said center overlapping portion extends so as to include a position of the center overlapping portion which overlaps with said central part, in the vertical direction, of the center pillar.

10. The vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said side door further comprises an impact bar attached to said door panel portion and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and said reinforcement portion is configured to include an attachment portion of said impact bar to the door panel portion.

11. A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part; and

a side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion,

wherein

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, said side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portion overlaps with said vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a lower-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said side sill in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of patch members disposed at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion;

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a hinge pillar, and the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a front-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said hinge pillar in the vehicle side view;

the reinforcement portion comprises a front-side reinforcement portion disposed along an inner front portion of the door panel portion and a lower-side reinforcement portion disposed along the inner lower portion of the door panel portion;

the front-side reinforcement portion overlaps with a hinge-pillar side wall portion of a rear-side hinge pillar flange, and with the hinge pillar in the vehicle side view; and

the lower-side reinforcement portion overlaps with an upper-side side-sill flange of the side sill and a side-sill side wall portion of the side sill in the vehicle side view.

12. A vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle-body frame member forming an opening portion for entrance at a vehicle side part; and

a side door provided so as to open and close the opening portion,

wherein

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a side sill, said side door comprises a door panel portion and a reinforcement portion provided at a peripheral part of the door panel portion such that the reinforcement portion overlaps with said vehicle-body frame member in a vehicle side view, the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a lower-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said side sill in the vehicle side view, and said reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of patch members disposed at three side-portions of the peripheral part of the door panel portion which are continuous and include said lower-side overlapping portion;

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a center pillar, and the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a center overlapping portion which overlaps with said center pillar in the vehicle side view;

said vehicle-body frame member comprises a hinge pillar, and the peripheral part of said door panel portion comprises a front-side overlapping portion which overlaps with said hinge pillar in the vehicle side view;

the reinforcement portion comprises a front-side reinforcement portion disposed along an inner front portion of the door panel portion, a rear-side reinforcement portion disposed along an inner rear portion of the door panel portion, and a lower-side reinforcement portion disposed along the inner lower portion of the door panel portion;

the front-side reinforcement portion overlaps with a hinge-pillar side wall portion of a rear-side hinge pillar flange, and with the hinge pillar in the vehicle side view;

the rear-side reinforcement portion overlaps with a frontside center-pillar flange of the center pillar and the center-pillar side wall portion of the center pillar in the vehicle side view; and

the lower-side reinforcement portion overlaps with an upper-side side-sill flange of the side sill and a side-sill side wall portion of the side sill in the vehicle side view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2020
From: HONDA, MASANORI; OKUYAMA, TOMOHITO; KOHIRA, TAKEHISA; NONAKA, RYUJI; GENDO, TOSHIYUKI; UEKI, KEN; KIZAKI, ISAMU; KAIKI, ERI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-135518 · Jul 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210023923A1 · Jan 28, 2021