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US 11,077,885 B2Granted
Rocker member and vehicle
AssigneeNippon Steel Corporation
InventorsAtsuo Koga, Satoshi Hirose
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Abstract
A side sill member includes a hollow member and a reinforcing member. The hollow member includes therein mutually facing first surface and second surface. The reinforcing member stands on the first surface or the second surface inside the hollow member. The reinforcing member is a tubular component having a polygonal cross section. A longest side of the polygonal cross section has a groove extending along an axial direction of the tubular component.
Claims8
A side sill member comprising:
- a hollow member;
- a reinforcing member;
- and
- a first cover, wherein
- the hollow member comprises therein mutually facing first and second surfaces,
- the reinforcing member stands on the first surface or the second surface in the hollow member,
- the reinforcing member is a tubular component having a polygonal cross section,
- a longest side of the polygonal cross section has a groove extending along an axial direction of the tubular component,
- the first cover is welded to the reinforcing member to block an end of the reinforcing member near the first surface, and
- the first cover is welded to the first surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.