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US 7,900,995 · App. 12/331,665 · Granted Mar 8, 2011

Vehicle body structure

Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,900,995
App. No.
12/331,665
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body structure includes at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding vehicle frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger. In the vehicle body structure, the front end of the side sill is disposed frontward from a front end of a side sill in a conventional vehicle body structure and the front end of the side sill is formed to be a part for receiving a front wheel.

Claims (13)

1. A vehicle body structure comprising:

at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger, and the at least one side sill has a recessed corner part that is cut out in an L shape at the front end portion of the side sill.

2. A vehicle body structure comprising:

at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill has an inclined surface on a vehicle outer side thereof, and a horizontal wall is provided on the inclined surface.

3. A vehicle body structure comprising:

at least one side sill and at least one outrigger, the at least one side sill being connected to the at least one outrigger, wherein the at least one side sill is made of an extruded material and has a front end portion protruding frontward from a connecting portion between the at least one side sill and the at least one outrigger, and a height level of the at least one outrigger is gradually increased in an up-down direction toward the at least one side sill so that the height level of the at least one outrigger becomes equal to a height level of the at least one side sill.

4. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one outrigger comprises an L-shaped flange that corresponds to a shape of the recessed corner part.

5. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one side sill has an inclined surface on a vehicle outer side.

6. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 , wherein a height level of the at least one outrigger is gradually increased in an up-down direction toward the at least one side sill so that the height level of the at least one outrigger becomes equal to a height level of the at least one side sill.

7. The vehicle body structure according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one side sill has a recessed corner part that is cut out in an L shape at the front end portion of the side sill.

8. The vehicle body structure according to claim 2 , wherein a height level of the at least one outrigger is gradually increased in an up-down direction toward the at least one side sill so that the height level of the at least one outrigger becomes equal to a height level of the at least one side sill.

9. The vehicle body structure according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one side sill has a recessed corner part that is cut out in an L shape at the front end portion of the side sill.

10. The vehicle body structure according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one side sill has an inclined surface on a vehicle outer side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2008
From: SATO, KOJI; OKADA, HIDEYUKI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021955/0100 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-319532 · Dec 11, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090146462A1 · Jun 11, 2009