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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Masaya Hiramatsu, Hiroshima, JP;
Yosuke Sawada, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Hamada, Hiroshima, JP;
Soukichi Kikuchi, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle-body structure of an automotive vehicle comprises a frame which is provided at a side portion of a vehicle body to extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a load absorption portion which is provided at a front face of a tip portion of the frame to protrude forward, wherein the load absorption portion includes an inclination face portion which protrudes outward, in a vehicle width direction, relative to the frame and a tip face of which extends obliquely forward and inward.