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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2024
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Eric J. Boettcher, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reinforcement assembly for a side sill of a vehicle includes a pair of reinforcement structures adapted to be arranged inside a cavity of the side sill. Each reinforcement structure includes a plurality of cones arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a plurality of bridges interconnecting the plurality of cones. Each cone includes a base and a wall. Also, each of the cone associated with at least one of the reinforcement structures includes a first portion having the base and a first wall structure of the wall extending in a lateral direction from the base and arranged at a first angle relative to a horizontal axis. A second portion of the cone has a second wall structure extending in the lateral direction from the first wall structure and disposed at a second angle. The second angle is different from the first angle.