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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Yoshikatsu Ohta, Wako, JP;
Yuta Urushiyama, Wako, JP;
Hirokazu Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body side structure in which a load acting from the front of the vehicle body is efficiently transferred to a door beam, whereby the weight of a side sill is reduced. A vehicle body side structure includes a front door provided to a front vehicle body opening via a front hinge, a front door beam provided to the front door and coupled at the front end to the front hinge, and an interaction for transferring a load to a rear part of the vehicle body, the interaction being provided to the side of the front hinge facing the front of the vehicle body. The front hinge includes a front attachment part provided to the vehicle body, and a front coupling part rotatably supported on the front attachment part and coupled with the front door beam. The front attachment part has a front bearing for bearing a load acting from the interaction.