Patent ID: 6053564
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle body construction comprising:left and right front side members provided on opposite lateral sides of a body, and each extending in a longitudinal direction of said body;left and right side sills extending in the longitudinal direction of said body, longitudinally rearward of said front side members, wherein each said side sill comprises an inner side sill and an outer side sill shaped and arranged so as to define a rectangular cross-section;left and right front side member extensions extending between said left and right front side members and said left and right side sills, respectively;inner front side members located rearwardly from rear end portions of said front side members;inner side sill reinforcements disposed to overlap the front end portions of said side sills; andwherein said longitudinal wall of each of said first reinforcement members has a front end portion overlapped with a respective inner front side member, and a rear end portion overlapped with the front end portion of said inner side sill reinforcements; andleft and right first reinforcement members provided between said left and right front side members and said left and right side sills, respectively,wherein each said first reinforcement member includes:a longitudinal wall extending in the longitudinal direction of said body, andat least one transverse wall extending from said longitudinal wall in a width direction of said body;wherein said longitudinal wall of each of said first reinforcement members has a front end portion overlapped with a respective inner front side member, and a rear end portion overlapped with the front end portion of said inner side sill reinforcements; andwherein each said longitudinal wall is secured to respective said inner side sills of said right and left side sills at locations adjacent to front and rear edges of each said longitudinal wall.