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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2002
Takayuki Kimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuyuki Shibutake, Hiroshima, JP;
Hidenori Matsuoka, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a side body structure of a vehicle having a door-opening which is opened and closed by doors, wherein an annular door-opening member is provided along said door-opening, the annular door-opening member being formed in closed cross sectional shape by a side outer panel and a side inner panel jointed to inside of the side outer panel, and wherein said door-opening member is provided with an annular reinforcement which integrally and continuously extends in an annular manner along the door opening, thereby enhancing the body rigidity of the vehicle regardless of the size of the door-opening in a vehicle having a side body with a free-style type of doors.