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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth Ameloot, Roseville, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle side body structure includes a sill, an A-pillar and a reinforcement member. The sill defines an internal sill space and the A-pillar defines an internal A-pillar space. The A-pillar is rigidly connected to the sill with the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space being connected. The reinforcement member is located within the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space. The reinforcement member has a forward end fixedly attached to the sill at a front attachment point and a rearward end fixedly attached to the A-pillar at a rear attachment point that is laterally offset from the front attachment point. The reinforcement member includes a main bracing part that extends diagonally between the front and rear attachment points within both the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction.