Patent ID: 8414068
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B62D,F16B

Abstract:
1. A vehicle body structure, comprising: a pillar having a coupling slot integrally in a surface thereof; a rail abutting against the surface of the pillar, the rail having a coupling slot integrally formed in a surface thereof that is abutting against the surface of the pillar; a corner bracket coupled to a corner formed between abutting surfaces of the pillar and the rail; a fastening unit fastening the corner bracket to the coupling slots of the pillar and the rail; and wherein each of the coupling slots of the pillar and the rail is defined by a coupling guide protruding from the surface of the pillar or the surface of the rail, the coupling guide comprising two hook-shaped cross-sectional parts facing each other; wherein the fastening unit includes a carrier inserted between the two hook-shaped cross-sectional parts of the coupling guide, and a fastener tightened into the carrier and the corner bracket so that the carrier and the corner bracket are compressed toward each other, thus maintaining a coupled state therebetween; and wherein the rail comprises two rails arranged in a line in a horizontal direction, and the pillar extends a predetermined length in a vertical direction and is disposed between the two rails; the coupling guide of the pillar is formed on a portion of the pillar other than a junction with the rail so that an end of the rail comes into direct contact with the surface of the pillar; a width of the coupling guide of the pillar is equal to a width of the coupling guide of the rail.