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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle bodyincludes a center pillarand a side sill. A front portionand a rear portionof the side sillare restricted from moving inward in a width direction at a front restricting position XF and a rear restricting position XR, respectively. The center pillarincludes an overlapping portionthat covers an external surface of the side sill. A center position of the center pillaris specified as X, a front end position of the overlapping portionfrom the center position Xis specified as XF, and a distance from the center position Xto the front restricting position XF is specified as L. A distance from the center position Xto the end portion position XF is specified as L. A ratio L/Lbetween the distances is 0.36≤L/L≤0.48.
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