IP Library Granted Patent US 11,325,449
Granted Patent B2
US 11,325,449 · App. 16/995,595 · Granted May 10, 2022

Side vehicle-body structure of vehicle

Inventors: Issei Tabaru (Aki-gun, JP); Daisuke Nakazato (Aki-gun, JP); Hideaki Fujii (Aki-gun, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B60J5/0423B60J5/0425B60J5/0427B60J5/0429B60J5/0444B60J5/0479B62D25/025B62D25/04B62D27/02
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Patent No.
US 11,325,449
App. No.
16/995,595
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A side vehicle-body structure of a vehicle includes a rear door having a center pillar extending in a vehicle up-down direction built in a front portion of the rear door, and a front door having a door impact bar extending in a vehicle front-rear direction built in the front door. A rear end of the door impact bar is disposed to overlap with the center pillar in a vehicle side view, a reinforcement gusset that connects a lower portion of the front door and a rear portion of the door impact bar to each other is included in an inner portion of the front door, and a side sill extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is adjacently disposed below a connecting portion of a lower portion of the front door at which the lower portion of the front door is connected to the reinforcement gusset.

Claims (44)

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

a rear door having a center pillar extending in a vehicle up-down direction built in a front portion of the rear door;

a front door having a door impact bar extending in a vehicle front-rear direction built in the front door; and

a side sill disposed to overlap with a lower portion of the center pillar in a vehicle side view in a door-closed state along a lower edge of a door opening formed as an opening in a vehicle body side portion so as to be closable by the rear door and the front door, wherein

a rear end of the door impact bar is disposed to overlap with the center pillar in the vehicle side view,

a reinforcement gusset that connects a lower portion of the front door and a rear portion of the door impact bar to each other is included in an inner portion of the front door, and

the side sill is adjacently disposed below a connecting portion of the lower portion of the front door at which the lower portion of the front door is connected to the reinforcement gusset,

wherein

the front door includes a door inner to which a rear end of the door impact bar is connected, and a connection reinforcement member that is interposed between the rear end of the door impact bar and the door inner and reinforces a connection section between the rear end of the door impact bar and the door inner,

the door inner includes the lower portion of the front door to which the reinforcement gusset is connected,

the connection reinforcement member is extended to a connecting section of the lower portion of the front door at which the lower portion of the front door is connected to the reinforcement gusset, and

the reinforcement gusset is connected to the lower portion of the front door via the connection reinforcement member.

2. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle has doors in a form of a clamshell door structure in which the front door is connected to a vehicle body at a front end portion of the front door via a hinge,

the rear door is connected to the vehicle body at a rear end portion of the rear door via a hinge, and

a front-rear length of the rear door is shorter than a front-rear length of the front door.

3. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is provided such that an upper end side thereof is positioned on a vehicle outer side with respect to a lower end side thereof.

4. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset includes a plurality of ridgeline portions extending in a longitudinal direction.

5. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is formed such that a lower end thereof is positioned on a front side with respect to an upper end thereof.

6. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the door impact bar has a structure in which a rear end of the door impact bar overlaps with a lower portion of the center pillar in the vehicle side view.

7. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is provided such that an upper end side thereof is positioned on a vehicle outer side with respect to a lower end side thereof.

8. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset includes a plurality of ridgeline portions extending in a longitudinal direction.

9. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is formed such that a lower end thereof is positioned on a front side with respect to an upper end thereof.

10. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the door impact bar has a structure in which a rear end of the door impact bar overlaps with a lower portion of the center pillar in the vehicle side view.

11. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset includes a plurality of ridgeline portions extending in a longitudinal direction.

12. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is formed such that a lower end thereof is positioned on a front side with respect to an upper end thereof.

13. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the door impact bar has a structure in which a rear end of the door impact bar overlaps with a lower portion of the center pillar in the vehicle side view.

14. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is provided such that an upper end side thereof is positioned on a vehicle outer side with respect to a lower end side thereof.

15. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset includes a plurality of ridgeline portions extending in a longitudinal direction.

16. The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein

the reinforcement gusset is formed such that a lower end thereof is positioned on a front side with respect to an upper end thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2020
From: TABARU, ISSEI; NAKAZATO, DAISUKE; FUJII, HIDEAKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053516/0479 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-153785 · Aug 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210061071A1 · Mar 4, 2021
Cited By (1)
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