Center pillar structure
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkihiro Sukegawa, Akira Nakashima
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Abstract
A center pillar includes an upper member 2 and a lower member 3. The upper member 2 is joined by welding to the lower member 3, such that the upper member 2 is positioned inwardly relative to the lower member 3 in a transverse direction of a vehicle body and is inclined rearward relative to the lower member 3 in longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. In addition, an upper end portion of the lower member 3 has an end face that faces transversely outward and inclines downwardly. A reinforcement plate 6 extends to an upper end portion of the upper member and is joined thereat to the upper member for reinforcement of a state in which the lower member 3 is joined to a side sill 5.
Claims6
A center pillar structure in which a center pillar is provided at an intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, said center pillar comprising:
- an extrusion molded upper member;
- and
- an extrusion molded lower member, an upper end portion of said lower member being joined with a lower end portion of said upper member so that said lower member is positioned outwardly relative to said upper member in a transverse direction of said vehicle body,
- wherein each of said upper member and said lower member has a straight longitudinal axis.
A center pillar structure, in which a center pillar is provided at an intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, said center pillar comprising:
- an extrusion molded upper member;
- and
- an extrusion molded lower member,
- wherein (1) an upper end portion of said lower member is joined with a lower end portion of said upper member in such a manner that said lower member is positioned outwardly relative to said upper member in a transverse direction of said vehicle body, (2) said upper member is inclined relative to said lower member in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle body, and (3) each of said upper member and said lower member has a substantially straight longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.