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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ki Hyun Choi, Yongin-Si, KR;
Ji Hyun Song, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyung Sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Sun In You, Yesan-Eup, KR;
Sang Heon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jin Ho Hwang, Cheonan-Si, KR;
Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Won Chan Lee, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle body frame includes a lower frame fixed to a floor of a vehicle to define a lower region of an internal space in the vehicle, a roof frame connected to an upper portion of the lower frame to define an upper region of the internal space, configured to slid in a vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the lower frame, to expand the internal space upwards when the roof frame slides upwards, a lower door frame forming a lower portion of a vehicle door, and an upper door frame connected to the lower door frame to form an upper portion of the vehicle door, and configured to slid together with the roof frame to expand the vehicle door upwards when the roof frame slides upwards.