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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2009
Applicants:

Masato Abe, Saitama, JP;

You Matsutani, Saitama, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Abe, Saitama, JP;

You Matsutani, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The strength and rigidity of a high-strength-vehicle-body-member main part can be effectively improved. A structure of a high-strength vehicle body member, includes: a high-strength-vehicle-body-member main partprovided in a front part of a cabinof a vehicle and extending substantially in a vehicle width direction; a high-rigidity structure partprovided at least to a middle portion of the high-strength-vehicle-body-member main partand including a plurality of closed cross-section portions aligned in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a stayattached to the high-rigidity structure partand supporting the high-strength-vehicle-body-member main partin a vertical direction; a post bracketattached to the high-rigidity structure partand supporting the high-strength-vehicle-body-member main partin the vehicle front-rear direction; and a knee protectorattached to the high-rigidity structure partand being capable of receiving a knee of an occupant and absorbing a knee input load thereof upon application of an emergency input load in the vehicle front-rear direction.


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