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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Daisuke Teramoto, Toyota, JP;
Hideyuki Yoshioka, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
The front pillar includes a pillar outer panel and a pillar inner panel. The pillar outer panel is disposed on an outside in a vehicle width direction. The pillar inner panel is disposed on an inside in the vehicle width direction. The pillar outer panel and the pillar inner panel form a closed cross-section. A cowl extends in the vehicle width direction and includes a cowl-side bent portion. The cowl-side bent portion is an end of the cowl on the outside in the vehicle width direction that is bent toward a rear side in a vehicle front-rear direction, and laid and welded on the outside in the vehicle width direction of a front end of the pillar inner panel.