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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Unipres Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Shida, Kanagawa, JP;
Isao Satsukawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Kouji Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Syu Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Kusunoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenta Konishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Itoga, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ariga, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Niwa, Tokyo, JP;
Unipres Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a coupling structure between a front pillar and a side sill of an automobile, which improves the steering stability of the automobile and realizes a high productivity. A reinforcing memberis provided inside a front pillarhaving a closed cross-section so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the automobile. The reinforcing memberis coupled to a front pillar outer. An end portion of the reinforcing memberat the rear side of the automobile is extended toward a side sillto form a reinforcing member extension. The reinforcing member extensionis coupled to a side sill outer