Title:
UPPER VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/024552
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is an upper vehicle body structure (20) having a groove (31) between an outside panel (28) and a roof panel (24). The upper end of a center pillar stiffener (34) overlaps with a roof side stiffener (41). The roof side stiffener (41) is joined to a roof arch (23) at the groove (31). The upper end of a center pillar reinforcing member (33) inside the center pillar stiffener (34) is joined to an end (25b) of a corner gusset (25) at a position below the grooves (31), the other end (25a) of the corner gusset being connected to the roof arch (23). With this, concentration of impact load to the corner gusset (25) can be avoided.
Inventors:
SHONO, Hidekazu (4-1, Chuo 1-chome, Wako-sh, Saitama 93, 〒3510193, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/061035
Publication Date:
March 03, 2011
Filing Date:
June 29, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (1-1 Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo, 56, 〒1078556, JP)
本田技研工業株式会社 (〒56 東京都港区南青山二丁目１番１号 Tokyo, 〒1078556, JP)
本田技研工業株式会社 (〒56 東京都港区南青山二丁目１番１号 Tokyo, 〒1078556, JP)
International Classes:
B62D25/06; B62D25/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIMODA, Yo-ichiro (Meisan Tameike Bldg, 1-12 Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 52, 〒1070052, JP)