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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Kohya Nakagawa, Aki-gun, JP;
Kuniaki Nagao, Aki-gun, JP;
Kenichi Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Motoyasu Asakawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuya Himuro, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A reinforcing body is disposed in a closed cross sectional portion constituted by one or more vehicle body components. The reinforcing body is provided with a joining portion to be joined to the vehicle body components. The joining portion includes hard connecting portions connected to the vehicle body components in an abutting state, and a soft connecting portion connected to the vehicle body components via a vibration damping member. The storage shear rigidity (KB') of the vibration damping member is set in the range: 800 N/mm<KB′<57500 N/mm.