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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Osamu Kurogi, Hiroshima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Kohya Nakagawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Kuniaki Nagao, Hiroshima, JP;
Sakayu Terada, Hiroshima, JP;
Miho Kowaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Akira Iyoshi, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeaki Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Osamu Kurogi, Hiroshima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Kohya Nakagawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Kuniaki Nagao, Hiroshima, JP;
Sakayu Terada, Hiroshima, JP;
Miho Kowaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Akira Iyoshi, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeaki Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle-body structure of a vehicle which comprises vehicle-body forming members forming a closed-section portion and having a dent portion which dents toward an inside of the closed-section portion, and a reinforcing member provided in the closed-section portion and joined to the vehicle-body forming members, a joint portion of the vehicle-body forming members and the reinforcing member includes a rigid joint portion where the vehicle-body forming members and the reinforcing member are joined with a direct contact thereof and a flexible joint portion where the vehicle-body forming members and the reinforcing member are joined via a damping member provided therebetween, and this joint portion is provided at or in the vicinity of the dent portion.