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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2015
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Tyler E. Schnug, Northville, MI (US);
Kuo Sun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yizhou Fan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark D. Clauser, Saline, MI (US);
Corinne D. Uskali, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin J. O'Beirne, Northville, MI (US);
Donald E. Maynard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
Vehicle structures and methods of assembling the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a unibody structure of a vehicle includes an inboard A-pillar member, an outboard A-pillar member positioned outboard of the inboard A-pillar member and coupled to the inboard A-pillar member, and a reinforcement member positioned between the inboard A-pillar member and the outboard A-pillar member. The reinforcement member is coupled to the outboard A-pillar member and has a plurality of reduced thickness regions that are positioned in a vehicle vertical direction along the reinforcement member.