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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Yasuyuki Katou, Wako, JP;
Hirokuni Kumekawa, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuyuki Katou, Wako, JP;
Hirokuni Kumekawa, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body lateral section contains an upper stiffener, which extends upward from a rear wheel housing and overlaps a bottom end of a pillar inner. The upper stiffener is provided with an extension that continues to the pillar inner. The vehicle body lateral section has: a first closed-cross-section section formed from the rear wheel housing and the upper stiffener; and a second closed-cross-section section formed from the pillar inner and a pillar stiffener.