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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Yoshimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeaki Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Sakayu Terada, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuyoshi Ishigame, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuichi Sugimura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A load transmitting member comprising a rising face portion rising from a floor panel and a facing face portion facing a portion of the side panel between a rear edge portion of a rear-door opening portion and a rear-wheel house portion and having its short longitudinal width is arranged on an inward side of a side panel. The load transmitting member is fixed to a front portion of the rear-wheel house portion directly or via a bracket. The load transmitting member can be arranged so as not to prevent a smooth ingress/egress action of a passenger, and a proper load-transmission function of the load transmission member when the impact load is inputted to a rear door from the vehicle side can be attained so as to effectively restrain the rear door from coming into a vehicle compartment.