Vehicle side portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10166847-B2
Application number	US-201715450388-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2017
Priority date	Apr 27, 2016
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle side portion structure includes a front side door and a rear side door of a vehicle that does not have a center pillar. A lock member is disposed at a vertical direction lower portion of one side door of the front side door and the rear side door. When the one side door is closed, the lock member engages with the other side door to lock the one side door. A reinforcement member is provided inside the one side door at the vertical direction lower portion. A part of the reinforcement member is disposed on an upper side of the lock member so that the lock member is surrounded by the reinforcement member and the peripheral edge portion of the one side door as seen in a side view of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle side portion structure comprising:
a front side door and a rear side door provided at a side portion of a vehicle that does not have a center pillar;
a lock member provided at at least one side door of the front side door and the rear side door, the lock member being disposed at a vehicle vertical direction lower portion of the one side door on a side of the other side door and, when the one side door is closed, engaging with the other side door or a body of the vehicle to thereby lock the one side door; and
a reinforcement member provided inside the one side door at the vehicle vertical direction lower portion with at least a part of the reinforcement member being disposed on an upper side of the lock member so that the lock member is surrounded by the reinforcement member and a peripheral edge portion of the one side door as seen in a side view of the vehicle,
wherein:
when the front side door and the rear side door are closed, at least the part of the reinforcement member overlaps with the other side door as seen in the side view of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement member is disposed on a vehicle width direction outer side of the lock member.

3. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the one side door comprises an inner panel disposed on a vehicle width direction inner side and an outer panel disposed on a vehicle width direction outer side of the inner panel, and the reinforcement member is joined to both the inner panel and the outer panel.

4. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
a rocker extends along a vehicle forward and rearward direction at a vehicle vertical direction lower portion of the side portion of the vehicle, and when the one side door is closed, at least part of the reinforcement member overlaps with the rocker as seen in a side view of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
inside the one side door, another reinforcement member is provided, which is disposed along the vehicle vertical direction on a vehicle width direction outer side of the lock member and joined to an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the one side door, and the reinforcement member is disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of the another reinforcement member.

6. A vehicle side portion structure comprising:
a front side door and a rear side door provided at a side portion of a vehicle that does not have a center pillar;
a lock member provided at at least one side door of the front side door and the rear side door, the lock member being disposed at a vehicle vertical direction lower portion of the one side door on a side of the other side door and, when the one side door is closed, engaging with the other side door or a body of the vehicle to thereby lock the one side door; and
a reinforcement member provided inside the one side door at the vehicle vertical direction lower portion with at least a part of the reinforcement member being disposed on an upper side of the lock member so that the lock member is surrounded by the reinforcement member and a peripheral edge portion of the one side door as seen in a side view of the vehicle,
wherein:
one end portion of the reinforcement member is joined to a peripheral edge portion of the one side door on the side of the other side door, and another end portion of the reinforcement member is joined to the peripheral edge portion of the vehicle vertical direction lower portion of the one side door.

7. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 6 , wherein the reinforcement member is disposed on an outer side of the lock member in a vehicle width direction.

8. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 6 , wherein:
the one side door comprises an inner panel disposed on a vehicle width direction inner side and an outer panel disposed on a vehicle width direction outer side of the inner panel, and the reinforcement member is joined to both the inner panel and the outer panel.

9. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 6 , wherein:
a rocker extends along a vehicle forward and rearward direction at a vehicle vertical direction lower portion of the side portion of the vehicle, and when the one side door is closed, at least part of the reinforcement member overlaps with the rocker as seen in a side view of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle side portion structure according to claim 6 , wherein:
inside the one side door, another reinforcement member is provided, which is disposed along the vehicle vertical direction on a vehicle width direction outer side of the lock member and joined to an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the one side door, and the reinforcement member is disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of the another reinforcement member.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sugie Kazuki
• Ohmi Masanobu
• Sakakibara Kosuke

Classifications

• B62D25/025

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B60J5/0479

  without B-pillar or releasable B-pillar, i.e. the pillar is moving with door · CPC title

• E05B77/04

  Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision · CPC title

• B60J5/0427

  the elements being arranged along the lower edge of door · CPC title

• E05B77/10

  Allowing opening in case of deformed bodywork, e.g. by preventing deformation of lock parts · CPC title