Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho

Masamichi Aono

Hiroshi Sato

Toshiki Ueda

Hideo Fujimoto

Akihiro Tsuruno

Jun Hisamoto

Masao Takemoto

Kouki Ikeda

Yoshinori Noritake

Kikuo Toyose

Souichi Hayashi

Nagisa Takee

Asao Mochizuki

Takuji Shimoda

Toshihiro Chikada

An impact energy absorbing structure includes a front pillar (30) including flange joint portions (44, 45) where flanges respectively of an outer panel (38) and an inner panel (40) are overlapped and joined, a pillar garnish (32) disposed with a space (d) from the front pillar, an energy absorber (34) disposed in the space, and a plurality of abutting ribs (36). The abutting rib is formed so as to bump against the flange joint portion (44) when the pillar garnish deforms outwardly.

Impact energy absorbing structure of vehicle body upper portion of an

Surface-treated Al or Al alloy materials which excel in adhesive property, formability, weldability, phosphatability, paint adhesion, and post-painting corrosion resistance are provided by forming a coated layer containing Zn and Fe or one or more of Si oxides, Al oxides and Al hydroxides together therewith, on the surface of Al or Al alloy base. The surface-treated Al or Al alloy materials are useful as metallic material to be painted and used after press forming and other processing, spot or laser welding and phosphating, including panel materials for automobiles and other various vehicles, shells for housefold electrical apparatus, and building materials.

Surface treated aluminum or aluminum alloy material

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