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Title:
FLOOR STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/114762
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The disclosed floor structure for a vehicle allows for a lower vehicle floor while maintaining flatness thereof and minimizing weakening of the vehicle body resulting from said floor-lowering. In the disclosed floor structure for a vehicle, a side member (12) is connected to the bottom surface of a floor panel of the vehicle, and is provided with a standard height part (120) in which the projection dimensions thereof from the bottom surface of the floor panel are set to a specific value, and a reduced height part (122) in which the projection dimensions thereof are set to be less than the standard height part (120). A component (36) of a rear suspension (30) is disposed underneath the reduced height part (122) of the side member (12). Additionally, on the side member (12), at least the reduced height part (122) and the area extending from the reduced height part (122) to a position (41s) at which a support bracket (41) of a component (34) of the rear suspension (30) is connected to the standard height part (120) of the side member (12), are reinforced by means of a reinforcing member (140).

Inventors:
ASADA Yuusuke (100Kanayama, Ichiriyama-cho, Kariya-sh, Aichi 02, 〒4480002, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/050327
Publication Date:
September 22, 2011
Filing Date:
January 12, 2011
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Assignee:
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (100Kanayama, Ichiriyama-cho Kariya-sh, Aichi 02, 〒4480002, JP)
トヨタ車体株式会社 (〒02 愛知県刈谷市一里山町金山100番地 Aichi, 〒4480002, JP)
International Classes:
B62D25/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKADA PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE, P. C. (Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry Building, 10-19 Sakae 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-sh, Aichi 08, 〒4600008, JP)
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