Body structure of vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMaki Sano, Manabu Satou, Hidetsugu Saeki
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Abstract
A body structure of a vehicle having a cabin C and a compartment F.C, R.C is provided. The body structure includes a pair of laterally spaced side frame members 13,14 extending forwardly of the cabin at sides of the compartment. The side frame members 13,14 include widthwise rigidity lowering sections 21,52, respectively, to allow inward bending of a rear section 13R, 14R of each side frame member in a widthwise direction to provide an increased collapsible stroke for thereby effectively absorbing an energy in a wide range typically in a frontal impact.
Claims27
A body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a cabin;
- a compartment in close proximity to the cabin;
- first frame members provided in the compartment, laterally spaced to each other in a widthwise direction of the body structure, and longitudinally extending in a longitudinal direction of the body structure from the cabin;
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- a widthwise rigidity adjustment section provided in at least one of the first frame members and having a nonsymmetric strength distribution in the widthwise direction.
A body structure of a vehicle having a cabin and a compartment in the close proximity to the cabin, wherein at least one of the side frame members, which are laterally spaced and longitudinally extending in the compartment, has a section including an outer portion and an inner portion with a rigidity lower than that of the outer portion in a widthwise direction of the body structure.
A body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a cabin;
- a compartment in close proximity to the cabin;
- frame members provided in the compartment, laterally spaced to each other in a widthwise direction of the body structure, and longitudinally extending in a longitudinal direction of the body structure from the cabin;
- and
- means for adjusting a widthwise rigidity in at least one of the frame members by a non-symmetric strength distribution thereof in the widthwise direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.