Vehicle body side structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazunori Hida, Hiroyuki Sakai
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Abstract
A vehicle body side structure includes a side panel assembly and a floor assembly. The side panel assembly has a side sill outer panel part fixed to a side sill reinforcement member and a fastening nut provided on a rear end portion of the side sill reinforcement member. The floor assembly has a wheel arch reinforcement member fixed to an inner panel front portion and a collar interposed between the wheel arch reinforcement member and the inner panel front portion. The side panel assembly is assembled to the floor assembly by fastening a fastening bolt to the fastening nut.
Claims10
A vehicle body side structure comprising:
- a side panel assembly that has an outer side panel fixed to a side sill reinforcement member and that has a first fastening member provided on a surface of the side sill reinforcement member at a side of the outer side panel;
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- a floor assembly that has a wheel arch reinforcement member fixed to an inner panel and that has a collar interposed between the wheel arch reinforcement member and the inner panel at a position corresponding to the first fastening member,
- wherein the side panel assembly is assembled to the floor assembly from an outer side of a vehicle body by fastening a second fastening member to the first fastening member via the inner panel, the collar, the wheel arch reinforcement member and the side sill reinforcement member from the outer side of the vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.