Mazda Motor Corporation

Kousuke Murakami

Yoshio Fujii

Ushio Sakurai

Takashi Umeda

Atsushi Nishiyama

Kuniaki Takahara

Masayuki Takamitsu

Ryuji Matsumura

Norihiro Kanemitsu

Kenzo Kihara

A vehicle body structure has a chassis frame to which a pair of side sills are rigidly connected sideways by a plurality of connecting bracket assemblies. One of the connecting bracket assemblies is disposed between a pair of pillars and includes an outer bracket member connected to each side sill and an inner bracket member connected to the chassis frame.

Body structure of an automotive vehicle

A vehicle body side member of a closed sectional construction extending in the widthwise direction of a vehicle body is provided between right and left roof pillars of a vehicle body and a first unit which comprises at least a cowl member and a windshield wiper system provided in the cowl member and a second unit which comprises at least an instrument panel and a steering system are mounted in the front of the vehicle body side member and in the rear of the vehicle body side member respectively. By this arrangement, the assembling operation of members and systems attached around a dash panel can be easier and accordingly, the simpler and faster operation can be planned. Also, the endurance efficiency for collision shock can be improved by restricting both units moving to the rear on a head-on collision by the above vehicle body side member.

Structure of a front body of a motor vehicle and a method of assembling

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Hiroshima, Japan

Kousuke Murakami