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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masashi Makita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Manabu Sato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
An intermediate joint is provided which joints two cylindrical members to form a side member used in a vehicle body. The intermediate joint includes a front and a rear connecting portion and an intermediate coupling portion coupling the front and rear connecting portions. The intermediate coupling portion is so formed physically as to have a degree of rigidity greater than those of the front and rear connecting portions. This improves the strength or rigidity of the intermediate joint without increasing the overall weight of the side member.