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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Sakata, Kariya, JP;
Takeshi Hiratsuka, Kariya, JP;
Koichi Enoki, Toyota, JP;
Kosei Ota, Okazaki, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side sill outer panel and a side sill inner panel form a closed cross-sectional structure. A front end of a side sill is located at a rear of and spaced apart from a front tire-wheel unit on a front side of a vehicle. The side sill extends rearward. A front end portion of an outer reinforcement is located rearward from front end portions of both the side sill outer panel and the side sill inner panel.