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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuhisa Nakajima, Chiryu, JP;
Morito Oshita, Kariya, JP;
Fumio Kojima, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Kondo, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); F16F 7/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/3207 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); F16F 7/08 (2013.01); F16F 2228/08 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body reinforcement unit includes a reinforcement member disposed between a pair of frame portions of a vehicle body and including a pair of displacement members that is displaced relative to each other in association with a relative displacement of the pair of frame portions, the reinforcement member including a damping mechanism that applies a damping force to a relative operation of the pair of displacement members.