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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Fumio Okana, Hiroshima-Ken, JP;

Hayatsugu Harasaki, Hiroshima-Ken, JP;

Assignee:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract

A body structure of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle body structure includes a first closed section structure and a second closed section structure. The first closed section structure has a first closed section that is made of a plurality of members. The second closed section structure has a second closed section. The second closed section structure is disposed within the first closed section of the first closed section structure and made of a single member. The second closed section structure has a section configuration that changes in accordance with changes in the inner side configuration of the first closed section structure.


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