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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Morimoto, Aki-gun, JP;
Daisuke Kiyoshita, Aki-gun, JP;
Shuang Gao, Aki-gun, JP;
Kohichi Tanimoto, Aki-gun, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An upper end portion of a center pillar reinforcement is fixed to a roof rail. The roof rail comprises a protrusion portion protruding in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The protrusion portion comprises a fixation portion where the upper end portion is fixed and a terminal end portion separate, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from the center pillar reinforcement.