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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Wako, JP;
Kosaku Tomozawa, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body lateral section structure includes: a side panel outer () that is made of an aluminum alloy; a reinforcing member () that is made of steel and overlaps inside the side panel outer (); an inner panel () that is made of steel and overlaps inside the reinforcing member (); a plurality of mechanical coupling portions () that are provided at an interval (P) of 40 mm or more and 80 mm or less in a longitudinal direction of the opening flange; and resistance welded portions () that are provided between the plurality of mechanical coupling portions () in the longitudinal direction to join the reinforcing member () and the inner panel () to each other in a state where the side panel outer (), the reinforcing member (), and the inner panel () overlap each other in three layers.