Vehicle body side structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorKazunori Hida
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Abstract
A vehicle body side structure includes a side sill stiffener, a wheel arch reinforcement member, an inner panel and a bulkhead. The side sill stiffener has a side sill stiffener extension section extending from a rear end portion of the side sill toward behind and above in the vehicle body. The wheel arch reinforcement member is coupled to the side sill stiffener extension section. The inner panel is coupled to the wheel arch reinforcement member and forms a first closed cross section. A first bulkhead is coupled to the side sill stiffener extension section and the wheel arch reinforcement member and partitions the first closed cross section.
Claims9
A vehicle body side structure comprising:
- a side sill stiffener having a side sill stiffener extension section extending upward at an end portion of a side sill;
- a wheel arch reinforcement member coupled to an upper end portion of the side sill stiffener extension section;
- an inner panel coupled to the wheel arch reinforcement member and configured to form a first closed cross section;
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- a bulkhead coupled to the side sill stiffener extension section and the wheel arch reinforcement member and configured to partition the first closed cross section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.