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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Chul Hee Heo, Anyang-si, KR;
Hee Dae Oh, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B21D 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B21D 22/022 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract
A center pillar outer, and a method of manufacturing a center pillar outer, may include an upper panel portion which forms an upper end portion of the center pillar outer, and a lower panel portion which forms a lower end portion of the center pillar outer. The upper and lower panel portions are molded using different methods. A lower end of the upper panel portion and an upper end of the lower panel portion are overlapped with each other, and the overlapping portions are coupled to each other, for example, through welding.