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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seijiro Todori, Kudamatsu, JP;
Minoru Tanaka, Kudamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 30 ; 296187 ; 296188 ; 296191 ; 296203 ; 4032321 ; 403246 ;
Abstract
In a construction of a car structure wherein a plurality of strength members each formed with an outdoor-side flange and an indoor-side flange are connected together and an outer plate member is connected to the outdoor-side flanges of the strength members, a joint member is provided which joint member includes outdoor-side and indoor-side flanges of the strength members and a web continuously connecting the flanges together three-dimensionally. The use of the joint member for connecting the strength members together facilitates production of the car structure and increases strength thereof.