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Patent No.:

US 9399491 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Jul. 26, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2014

Joint structure for vehicle body member, and vehicle body structure

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Akiyoshi Watanabe, Toyota, JP;

Norimasa Koreishi, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Oliff PLC

Primary Examiner:

Jason S Daniels

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/22 (2006.01); B23K 26/32 (2014.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B23K 26/211 (2015.10); B23K 26/22 (2013.01); B23K 26/244 (2015.10); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B23K 26/32 (2013.01); B23K 2201/006 (2013.01); B23K 2201/18 (2013.01); B23K 2203/04 (2013.01); B23K 2203/50 (2015.10);

Abstract

A joint structure for a vehicle body member, the vehicle body member including at least two panel members, the at least two panel members constituting part of a vehicle body and being formed of a steel plate, the joint structure includes: spot-welds formed by spot-welding the at least two panel members to each other at a predetermined spot interval such that a predetermined clearance is formed between the at least two panel members; a laser-weld formed by laser-welding the at least two panel members to each other between the spot-welds; and an electrodeposition coating film portion that covers a surface of each of the at least two panel members, at least part of the electrodeposition coating film portion filling the clearance.

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Watanabe, Akiyoshi. (2016). Joint structure for vehicle body member, and vehicle body structure (U.S. Patent No. 9399491). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9399491

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