Vehicle entrance structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakuya MIURA
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Abstract
An entrance is provided in a side surface of a body of a vehicle. A side portion of the entrance in the width direction is constituted by a first frame member extending in the vehicle up-down direction. A lower end portion of the entrance is constituted by a floor extension portion of a floor member disposed on the inner side of the entrance with respect to the first frame member. The entrance is provided with a joint member. The joint member extends from the floor extension portion of the floor member to the first frame member, and closes a gap provided between the floor member and the first frame member. Thus, it is possible to suppress wind, rain, noise, etc. from entering a vehicle cabin through the gap.
Claims5
A vehicle entrance structure comprising:
- a first frame member extending substantially in a vehicle up-down direction and constituting a side portion of an entrance in a width direction, the entrance being provided in a side surface of a body;
- a floor member constituting a floor surface of a vehicle cabin and having one end disposed on an inner side of the entrance with respect to the first frame member to constitute a lower end portion of the entrance;
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- a joint member extending from the one end of the floor member to the first frame member and closing a gap provided between the floor member and the first frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.