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US 10,882,561 B2Granted
Vehicle side structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMikio Nakashima, Kanichi Saito, Takaya Tsukigase, Tsuyoshi Kato, Kosei Ota
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Abstract
A vehicle side structure includes a reinforcement extending upward from a rear wheel well, a side outer panel placed outward of the rear wheel well and the reinforcement in the vehicle width direction, a striker configured to lock a rear side door, and a bracket to which the striker is attached. An engaged portion is provided in the reinforcement, the striker is placed on an outer side of the side outer panel, and the bracket is provided with an engaging portion configured to engage with the engaged portion.
Claims12
A vehicle side structure comprising:
- a reinforcement extending upward from a rear wheel well, the reinforcement being provided with an engaged portion;
- a side outer panel placed outward of the rear wheel well and the reinforcement in a vehicle width direction;
- a striker placed on an outer side of the side outer panel so as to lock a rear side door;
- and
- a bracket placed inside the side outer panel such that the striker is attached to the bracket, the bracket being provided with an engaging portion configured to engage with the engaged portion, wherein:
- one of the engaging portion and the engaged portion is a projection extending in the vehicle width direction;
- the other one of the engaging portion and the engaged portion is a hole portion;
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- the projection is inserted into the hole portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.