Patent ID: 6926352
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle body structure comprising: right and left floor frames, and right and left side sills, each of said right and left floor frames including a front end section and a rear end section, said front end section of said right and left floor frames extending in parallel with said right and left side sills in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, right and left front side frames extending forward from front ends of the front end sections of the right and left floor frames, respectively; a cross member extending between said right and left side sills, said cross member traversing said right floor frame and said left floor frame, wherein a left triangular joint section, which is substantially triangular in plan view, is defined by the left side sill, the left floor frame rear end section, and the cross member; a right triangular joint section, which is substantially triangular in plan view, is defined by the right side sill, the right floor frame rear end section, and the cross member; the rear end section of the right floor frame extends rearwardly and laterally from the front end section of the right floor frame and the cross member and toward the right side sill and is joined to the right side sill at a substantially longitudinal midpoint of the right side sill; the rear end section of the left floor frame extends rearwardly and laterally from the front end section of the left floor frame and the cross member and toward the left side sill and is joined to the left side sill at a substantially longitudinal midpoint of the left side sill; and, the cross member is secured to the right and left side sills, said cross member being secured to the right side sill at a location that is forward of the longitudinal midpoint of the right side sill and being secured to the left side sill at a location that is forward of the longitudinal midpoint of the left side sill.