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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Ken Ameloot, Roseville, MI (US);
Rajesh Mishra, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Basavapatna Naganarayana, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erik Anderson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Daniel Moll, Novi, MI (US);
Ken Ameloot, Roseville, MI (US);
Rajesh Mishra, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Basavapatna Naganarayana, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erik Anderson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Daniel Moll, Novi, MI (US);
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle frame structure includes an outer pillar panel, an inner pillar panel and a bulkhead. The outer pillar panel includes an outer upper end, an outer lower end and an outer bulkhead attachment section located between the outer lower end and the outer upper end and at or above a mid-point of the outer pillar panel. The inner pillar panel includes an inner upper end, an inner lower end and an inner bulkhead attachment section located between the inner lower end and inner upper end and at or above a mid-point of the inner pillar panel. The bulkhead is fixedly coupled to the outer and inner bulkhead attachment sections.