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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

May. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;

Inventors:

Shuji Muraoka, Iwakuni, JP;

Yamato Matsuda, Hiroshima, JP;

Toshihiro Takebayashi, Kure, JP;

Toshiyuki Koga, Hiroshima, JP;

Kazuhisa Hatano, Hiroshima, JP;

Morihide Yamada, Hiroshima, JP;

Assignee:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B60J 5/0459 (2013.01); B60J 5/0479 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01);
Abstract

A side body vehicle structure is disclosed that has a pair of left and right side sills and opposite swing type side doors. The side sills may have an upper flange portion facing the rear door in the vehicle width direction which functions as a rear door facing part, and the upper flange portion of a more forward part of the vehicle than the rear door facing part may function as a front door facing part. The rear door facing part may be formed in a shape having a length in the vehicle vertical direction longer than a length in a vehicle vertical direction of the front door facing part. In a vertical cross section along the vehicle width direction, a gusset member may form a closed cross section with the side sill inner member, and an upper end thereof may be joined to the rear door facing part.


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