Vehicle body lower structure
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Subaru Corporation
InventorsNaoki Takahashi, Shunji Shibata
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AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Subaru Corporation
InventorsNaoki Takahashi, Shunji Shibata
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A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker; an energy absorbing member (an EA member) arranged under the rocker, the EA member being a hollow beam; and a collar penetrating an upper plate of the EA member and welded to the upper plate. The collar is arranged between the rocker and a lower plate of the EA member. The EA member includes a first/a second/a third vertical plates and a diagonal brace, these plates connect the upper plate and the lower plate of the EA member to each other. The second vertical plate is positioned between the first and the third vertical plates. The collar passes between the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate. The diagonal brace connects a first inner corner where the second vertical plate meets the upper plate and a second inner corner where the third vertical plate meets the lower plate.
A vehicle body lower structure comprising:
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