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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Akihisa Okada, Kariya, JP;
Nobukazu Kato, Kariya, JP;
Yasuhiro Hatta, Kariya, JP;
Hirofumi Arima, Kariya, JP;
Kenji Chiba, Tokai, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
In a joining structure of a lid box according to an embodiment of the invention, a joining area where a joining surface of a joining portion of a side outer panel faces a joining surface of a joining portion of the lid box includes a first area where the joining surfaces come into contact with each other and are supposed to be subjected to spot-welding and a second area where the joining surfaces are separated from each other by a predetermined gap and are supposed to be subjected to laser-welding, and the spot-welding is performed on the first area or the laser-welding is performed on the second area. For that reason, since the joining states respectively suitable for the spot-welding and the laser-welding are realized, sufficient welding quality is ensured in both the spot-welding and the laser-welding.