Front pillar construction having reinforcement member for vehicle frame
US-2015246692-A1 · Sep 3, 2015 · US
Vehicle front portion structure
US9452787B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9452787-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514711998-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Publication date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
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There is provided a vehicle front portion structure including: a front pillar having a lower portion disposed on a vehicle rear side of a front wheel well; a rocker having a front end portion joined to a lower end portion of the lower portion of the front pillar; and a reinforcing member that is formed with a length in a vehicle up and down direction, is disposed near a vehicle front side in the lower portion of the front pillar, reinforces a front portion side of the lower portion, and is not joined to the rocker.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle front portion structure comprising: a front pillar having a lower portion disposed on a vehicle rear side of a front wheel well; a rocker having a front end portion joined to a lower end portion of the lower portion of the front pillar; and a reinforcing member that is formed with a length in a vehicle up and down direction, is disposed near a vehicle front side in the lower portion of the front pillar, reinforces a front portion side of the lower portion, and is not joined directly to the rocker, wherein a rear end portion of an upper member is joined to an upper end portion of the lower portion of the front pillar, and an upper end portion of the reinforcing member opposes, from the vehicle rear side, the rear end portion of the upper member. 2. The vehicle front portion structure of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is disposed near a vehicle width direction outer side, in the lower portion of the front pillar. 3. The vehicle front portion structure of claim 2 , wherein: ridgelines that extend in the vehicle up and down direction are formed on both front and rear sides of a vehicle width direction outer side end portion of the lower portion of the front pillar, and the reinforcing member opposes the ridgelines on the front side.
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Front or rear frames · CPC title
- B62D25/04Primary
Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title
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- What does patent US9452787B2 cover?
- There is provided a vehicle front portion structure including: a front pillar having a lower portion disposed on a vehicle rear side of a front wheel well; a rocker having a front end portion joined to a lower end portion of the lower portion of the front pillar; and a reinforcing member that is formed with a length in a vehicle up and down direction, is disposed near a vehicle front side in th…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D25/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).