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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shouji Yamazaki, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296188 ; 296209 ;
Abstract
In a body of a motor vehicle a cross member, provided on a floor panel of the body, elongating widthwise of the motor vehicle is connected to each side sill in a position which is offset from each center pillar. The side sill is provided therein with a reinforcing beam of closed cross section. The reinforcing beam extends in a range at least between a connecting portion of the cross member and a crossing portion of the center pillar and crosses the cross section of the side sill. The reinforcing beam is welded to the side sill over the entire length of the reinforcing beam.