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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Takahashi, Miyoshi, JP;
Shunji Shibata, Anjo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker; a power source; an energy absorbing member (EA member) arranged under the rocker; and a collar penetrating an upper plate of the EA member. The EA member includes a first vertical plate, a second vertical plate, and a diagonal brace; the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate connect the upper and lower plates to each other, the first vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the collar, the second vertical plate is arranged adjacent to the first vertical plate on an opposite side from the collar, and the diagonal brace connects a first inner corner where the first vertical plate meets the lower plate and a second inner corner where the second vertical plate meets the upper plate.