Patent ID: 6592175
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle body structure comprising:an engine compartment; a floor panel; and a front side member disposed at a side of the engine compartment at a front of the vehicle body structure in such a way as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body structure, wherein the front side member includes a rear part that extends toward the floor panel and includes a plurality of stacked reinforcing members, wherein an uppermost portion of one reinforcing member is coupled to a lowermost portion of another reinforcing member to form an overlap area, wherein each reinforcing member has a defined drawing depth, and wherein a total height of the rear part equals a sum of depths of each reinforcing member less the overlap area, wherein said front side member further comprises a front part that includes an inner member and outer member, wherein a direction of a defined width of the inner member and the outer member corresponds to a direction of the total height of the rear part, and wherein the inner member comprises a first hat-shaped member joined together with a first L-shaped member and the outer member comprises a second hat-shaped member joined together with a second L-shaped member.