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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Daisuke Kiyoshita, Hiroshima, JP;
Masanori Fukuda, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiharu Ikeda, Hiroshima, JP;
Soukichi Kikuchi, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Takashi Hamada, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a hinge pillar comprising an outer panel and an inner panel which form a closed cross section extending vertically, a hinge pillar reinforcement provided in the closed cross section, a front door attached to the hinge pillar via a pair of upper-and-lower door hinges, and a hinge bracket attaching the lower door hinge to the hinge pillar reinforcement, the hinge bracket being provided to face a front wheel in a longitudinal direction. Herein, the hinge bracket has a lower strength than a portion of the hinge pillar reinforcement where the hinge bracket is provided. Accordingly, when receiving a collision load from the front wheel, the hinge bracket changes a contact portion of the front wheel to the hinge pillar so as to guide the retreating front wheel outward in a vehicle width direction.