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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akio Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Koiwa, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296194 ; 296188 ;
Abstract
In a body structure of a motorcar having a connecting member between a front side-frame and a floor frame bending from upper front toward lower rear underneath a dashboard, the connecting portion is efficiently reinforced. The body structure includes the connecting member opening upwardly, a gusset opening downwardly and attached to an upper surface of the connecting member to form a closed section together with the connecting member, and an upper surface of the gusset assuming a curved line extending smoothly from the front side-frame to the floor frame as viewed from a lateral side.