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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1997
Syuichiro Iwatsuki, Wako, JP;
Sakae Sasaki, Wako, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho, Saitama-ken, JP;
Abstract
In a body structure for a motor vehicle of a space frame type in which a rear pillar made of an extruded aluminum alloy member and joining a roof side member and a floor side member includes an inwardly curved section to avoid an interference with a rear wheel, a damper mounting base is welded to a part of the rear pillar adjoining the part having the smallest curvature or where the stress tends to concentrate so that the mechanical strength of this part may be reinforced without requiring any special reinforcing member. Thus, both an increase in the rigidity and a reduction in the weight of a vehicle body can be achieved in an efficient manner.