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Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2016
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;

Inventors:

Soshiro Murata, Toyota, JP;

Takashi Sasaki, Miyoshi, JP;

Hideaki Kanasugi, Nisshin, JP;

Kazuki Shimizu, Kariya, JP;

Minako Izumi, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 99/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01); B62D 29/041 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/03 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/121 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/122 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/124 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reinforcing structure of a vehicle frame member includes: ribs that integrally connect standing wall portions, that are formed at a planar portion of a vehicle frame member, to one another, and that reinforce the planar portion; portions of gradually changing thickness that are formed at connected portions of the ribs with the standing wall portions; portions of gradually changing height that are formed at the connected portions of the ribs with the standing wall portions; first curved portions that are formed at the portions of gradually changing thickness; second curved portions that are formed at the portions of gradually changing thickness; third curved portions that are formed at the portions of gradually changing height; and fourth curved portions that are formed at the portions of gradually changing height.


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