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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Shunsuke Kanagai, Novi, MI (US);
Corinne Uskali, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a lower reinforcement assembly for a front pillar assembly includes a rocker outer reinforcement member that extends in a vehicle lengthwise direction and includes a vertically oriented face. An upper portion extends inwardly from the face in a vehicle widthwise direction and a lower portion extends inwardly from the face in the vehicle widthwise direction thereby defining a vehicle lengthwise extending cavity. A front pillar lower reinforcement member is connected to the rocker outer reinforcement member. The front pillar lower reinforcement member includes an upwardly extending pillar portion and a lengthwise extending rocker portion having a vertically oriented face that extends downwardly terminating at the face of the outer reinforcement member at a lower edge that extends in the vehicle lengthwise direction. The front pillar lower reinforcement member includes a lower wrap reinforcement structure that extends downwardly beyond the lower edge and inwardly in the vehicle widthwise direction over a corner of the rocker outer reinforcement member. The corner connects the face of the rocker outer reinforcement member and the lower portion of the rocker outer reinforcement member.