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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes a support member of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement member disposed along a longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body to reinforce the support member of the vehicle body. The reinforcement member is a processed product formed by shaping a tubular body, and includes a flange portion that protrudes on an outer peripheral portion and that is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body. The flange portion is joined to the support member of the vehicle body at a location other than locations where the support member of the vehicle body is joined to other members different from the reinforcement member.