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US 7,458,632 B2Granted
Vehicle body structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakayuki Yamada, Kazuhiko Maruyama
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Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a firewall having a board body made from an aluminum alloy. Steel left and right housing curved parts which may be readily press molded, and which constitute rear parts of left and right wheel housings, are attached to the left and right sides of the board body.
Claims7
A vehicle body structure comprising:
- a firewall for dividing an engine compartment and a cabin of a vehicle body;
- and
- a floor panel provided to a lower end portion of the firewall,
- wherein the firewall comprises:
- a lightweight alloy board body for dividing the engine compartment and the cabin;
- and
- steel left and right wheel housing curved parts provided to left and right end parts of the board body and forming rear parts of left and right wheel housings, wherein the left and right wheel housing curved parts each have an inner part formed in a convex shape protruding toward a transversely central portion of the vehicle body and connected to a respective one of the left and right end parts of the board body, an outer part formed flat and connected to a respective one of left and right pillars, and a body part extending between the inner part and the outer part of the respective wheel housing curved part and jutting outward in a curved shape from the respective one of the left and right end parts of the board body toward a rear of the vehicle body.
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A vehicle body structure comprising:
- a firewall for dividing an engine compartment and a cabin of a vehicle body;
- and
- a floor panel provided to a lower end portion of the firewall,
- wherein the firewall comprises:
- a lightweight alloy board body for dividing the engine compartment and the cabin;
- and
- steel left and right wheel housing curved parts provided to left and right end parts of the board body and forming rear parts of left and right wheel housings,
- wherein the board body includes:
- a passenger-side foot rest for supporting feet of a vehicle occupant sitting in a passenger seat, and a driver-side foot rest for supporting feet of a vehicle occupant sitting in a driver seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.