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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Manabu Sato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body structure is provided to both enhance the accuracy in positioning suspension mount bolts,and improve the workability in assembling a dash panel,to a reinforcement member,. At the stage of casting the reinforcement member,, the suspension mount bolts,as “insert” elements are fixed to the member,. Owing to the insert structure of the bolts,, a distance between the bolts,is automatically determined to make it unnecessary to ensure the accuracy of the distance between the bolts,. The reinforcement member,has locating pins,integrally formed to engage with locating holes,in the dash panel,. The rear suspension mount bolt,is embedded in the locating pin,coaxially. With the engagement between each locating pin,and each locating hole,it is possible to complete the mutual positioning of the dash panel,and the reinforcement member,, since the engagement between allows the positioning an exclusive positioning tool falls into disuse, improving the assembling workability between the panel,and the member