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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 08, 2023
Jfe Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
JFE STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automotive body side structure includes: a side sill extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body at a vehicle outer side of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction and including a side sill inner and a side sill outer joined at an upper end portion and a lower end portion in a vehicle height direction, the side sill inner having a groove shape opening toward vehicle outside in the vehicle width direction and including a top portion and vertical walls, and the side sill outer having a groove shape opening toward vehicle inside in the vehicle width direction; a battery pack disposed at a lower part of the vehicle body vehicle inside in the vehicle width direction relative to the side sill; and a floor cross member extending in the vehicle width direction above the side sill vehicle inside in the vehicle width direction.