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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Thomas R. Mally, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel P. Moll, Belleville, MI (US);
Robert R. Blanchard, Fenton, MI (US);
Douglas D. Dawe, Howell, MI (US);
Thomas R. Mally, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel P. Moll, Belleville, MI (US);
Robert R. Blanchard, Fenton, MI (US);
Douglas D. Dawe, Howell, MI (US);
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Basically, a vehicle body structure is configured to reduce the rotation of a side roof rail that may occur during a side collision that deforms the center pillar inwardly of the vehicle body. The vehicle body structure basically includes a side rail reinforcement member located in the area where the center pillar is attached to the roof side rail. The reinforcement member can basically be divided into a first side rail reinforcement section that extends in a forward to aft direction along the roof side rail and a second side rail reinforcement section that extends in an inward direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the roof side rail. The second section of the roof side rail overlies a portion of the sliding door pocket structure that is located just rearwardly of the center pillar.