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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Takeo Mori, Susono, JP;
Inventor:
Takeo Mori, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 99/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle pillar structure includes a reinforcement that is provided in a vehicle pillar and that includes a buckling portion and a strain reducing face portion, wherein the buckling portion serves as a starting point of buckling; and the strain reducing face portion is adjacent to the buckling portion in a lateral direction of the reinforcement and reduces strain that occurs when the buckling.