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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Toshiyuki Niwa, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Suehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Kawachi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Mizumura, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Daimaru, Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hatsuhiko Oikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunobu Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Sakiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Nobutaka Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Yoshinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Niwa, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Suehiro, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Kawachi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Mizumura, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Daimaru, Tokyo, JP;
Kaoru Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hatsuhiko Oikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunobu Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Sakiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Nobutaka Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Yoshinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure () for a front section of a vehicle body in a vehicle body () comprising a front chamber () disposed on the forward side of a vehicle interior () is provided with the following: a pair of front side members (), located within the front chamber, that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; a pair of strut towers () disposed on either side in the width direction of the front chamber and within which front wheel suspensions are disposed; and reinforcement members () that link the top of each strut tower with the front side members that face the strut towers, and that extend between the strut towers and the front side members. This configuration allows a structure for a front section of a vehicle body to be provided that can efficiently improve the rigidity of the vehicle body of an automobile against torsion and against lateral bending, and that can efficiently reduce the weight of the vehicle body by means of thickness reduction using a high-strength steel plate.