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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Toshiro Ashina, Saitama-ken, JP;
Takashi Chirifu, Saitama-ken, JP;
Akihiro Sukegawa, Saitama-ken, JP;
Sakae Sasaki, Saitama-ken, JP;
Shiyuuichirou Iwatsuki, Saitama-ken, JP;
Takatoshi Miyabe, Saitama-ken, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body frame structure is comprised of plurality of loop-shaped members each formed by a hollow pieces extruded from a light alloy. Each loop-shaped member is polygonal in cross section. The vehicle body frame structure is partly formed by a plurality of such loop-shaped members joined sidewise together. Each loop-shaped member is comprised of at least two hollow extruded pieces joined together by a core coupling or a split muff coupling. Part of each loop-shaped member is stepped so that it can be joined with a companion loop-shaped member by mating the stepped portions of the two loop-shaped members one over the other.