Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar joined to a dash panel; a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle; a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member.
1. A vehicle body structure comprising:
a front pillar joined to a dash panel;
a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle;
a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar;
a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and
a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member,
wherein the connection member includes a first mounting wall parallel to a mounting surface of the front pillar and a mounting surface of the rear lower member and includes a second mounting wall parallel to a mounting surface of the side sill.
2. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first mounting wall is joined to the mounting surface of the front pillar.
3. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first mounting wall is joined to the mounting surface of the rear lower member.
4. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second mounting wall is joined to the mounting surface of the side sill.
5. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the rear lower member has a horizontal flange joined to a bottom wall of the side sill.
6. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the rear lower member includes a front-side connection portion connected to the rear portion of the front side member and includes a rear-side connection portion connected to the front portion of the side sill.
7. The vehicle body structure according to claim 6 , wherein a top wall of the rear-side connection portion is joined to a top wall of the side sill.
8. The vehicle body structure according to claim 6 , wherein an inboard side wall of the rear-side connection portion is joined to an inboard side wall of the side sill.
9. The vehicle body structure according to claim 6 , wherein the side sill has a recessed wall provided in the front portion thereof and a cavity defined by the recessed wall, and wherein the rear-side connection portion of the rear lower member is received in the cavity.
10. The vehicle body structure according to claim 9 , wherein an outboard side wall of the rear-side connection portion is joined to the recessed wall of the side sill.
11. A vehicle body structure comprising:
a front pillar joined to a dash panel;
a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle;
a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar;
a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and
a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member,
wherein the rear lower member includes a front-side connection portion connected to the rear portion of the front side member and includes a rear-side connection portion connected to the front portion of the side sill,
wherein the side sill has a recessed wall provided in the front portion thereof and a cavity defined by the recessed wall, and
wherein the rear-side connection portion of the rear lower member is received in the cavity.
12. The vehicle body structure according to claim 11 , wherein an outboard side wall of the rear-side connection portion is joined to the recessed wall of the side sill.