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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd., Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyasu Kosaka, Toyota, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nagayama, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/07 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include a vehicle pillar member, which has a length and includes a plurality of steel sheets welded along at least one joint line transverse to the longitudinal direction, and for each joint line, the strengths of the steel sheets just above and below the joint line are different. The joint lines may include one or more first joint lines inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle pillar member.