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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuki Shimizu, Kariya, JP;
Tomoyuki Itoh, Nagoya, JP;
Shoichi Saito, Nagakute, JP;
Satoshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 25/145 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body may include a front pillar including a pillar front plate, a pillar rear plate, a pillar inner plate and a pillar outer plate, wherein the pillar front plate, the pillar rear plate, the pillar inner plate and the pillar outer plate form a tube; and a pillar reinforcement arranged in the front pillar. The pillar reinforcement may be arranged rearward of a front tire. A space may be provided between the pillar reinforcement and the pillar front plate.