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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukihiro Moriyama, Aki-gun, JP;
Eisuke Kuramoto, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An exterior panel structure for a vehicle prevents unevenness of an outer surface of an exterior panel material caused by joining of a reinforcing member to the exterior panel. The reinforcing member is joined to the exterior panel material such that rigidity is maintained, thereby keeping dents in the exterior panel material small even when a user presses on the exterior panel material during waxing of the vehicle, or the like. The exterior panel structure includes a door outer panel, a reinforcing member, and a bracket. In the bracket, a joint surface which follows an inner surface of the door outer panel is joined to an outer peripheral edge of the door panel which is separated from the inner surface of the door outer panel in a thickness direction of the door outer panel, and another joint surface is joined to a reinforcing outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing member.