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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Jason J. Hallman, Saline, MI (US);
Corinne D. Uskali, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a rocker support that extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A C-pillar assembly is coupled to and extends upward from the rocker support. A vehicle door includes a door reinforcement beam having a rear portion located adjacent the C-pillar assembly. A door reinforcement beam catch projection extends through at least part of the C-pillar assembly and terminates at a location above the rear portion of the door reinforcement beam in the vehicle vertical direction to engage the rear portion of the door reinforcement beam only after movement of the door reinforcement beam into the C-pillar assembly.