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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sumio Horiuchi, Wako, JP;
Nobuo Hosaka, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29620301 ; 29620303 ; 296205 ; 296 30 ; 296188 ; 527351 ;
Abstract
A structural member having a closed section of vehicle formed by plate members of light alloy, such as a front pillar of vehicle formed by an outer panel, pillar stiffener and inner pillar made of light alloy, is reinforced by a reinforcing member made of extruded light alloy material which has a substantially same outer shape as an inner shape of the closed section of the structural member and is fitted into the closed section portion. A higher reinforcing effect can be attained if the iron member such as a steel pipe and a steel plate or the like are arranged along a hollow portion of the reinforcing member