Side vehicle-body structure of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018237073-A1
Application number	US-201715801015-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 1, 2017
Priority date	Feb 21, 2017
Publication date	Aug 23, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a structure which comprises a hinge pillar at a side face portion of a vehicle, a front pillar connected to the hinge pillar, an apron member extending forward from a joint portion of the hinge pillar to the front pillar, and a hinge pillar reinforcement provided at the joint portion of the hinge pillar to the front pillar, a reinforcing member which connects a side face portion and an upper face portion of the hinge pillar reinforcement is provided, and a bead portion which interconnects the upper face portion and the side face portion of the hinge pillar reinforcement in a brace shape is provided and the reinforcing member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A side vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a hinge pillar provided at a side face portion of a vehicle body and extending in a vertical direction; a front pillar extending upward from an upper end portion of the hinge pillar; an apron member extending forward from a joint portion of the hinge pillar to the front pillar; and a pillar reinforcement provided at the joint portion of the hinge pillar to the front pillar, wherein said pillar reinforcement is formed in a roughly L shape by a side face portion extending vertically and an upper face portion extending toward a cabin side from an upper end of the side face portion, and a reinforcing member which connects said upper face portion and said side face portion of the pillar reinforcement is provided.

2 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing member has a high-rigidity portion which interconnects the upper face portion and the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement in a brace shape.

3 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the high-rigidity portion of said reinforcing member is a bead portion which interconnects the upper face portion and the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement in the brace shape.

4 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the high-rigidity portion of said reinforcing member is a thick portion which interconnects the upper face portion and the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement in the brace shape.

5 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement has a flat face portion, and said reinforcing member comprises a flat-face joint portion which is joined to said flat face portion of the pillar reinforcement.

6 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement has a flat face portion, and said reinforcing member comprises a flat-face joint portion which is joined to said flat face portion of the pillar reinforcement.

7 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement has a flat face portion, and said reinforcing member comprises a flat-face joint portion which is joined to said flat face portion of the pillar reinforcement.

8 . The side vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the side face portion of said pillar reinforcement has a flat face portion, and said reinforcing member comprises a flat-face joint portion which is joined to said flat face portion of the pillar reinforcement.

Assignees

• Mazda Motor

Inventors

• Kiyoshita Daisuke
• Ikeda Toshiharu
• Fujimoto Ken

Classifications

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D21/157 Primary

  for side impacts · CPC title

• B62D29/008

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D21/15

  having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) · CPC title

• B62D25/02 Primary

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title