Patent ID: 9102357
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A frame-shaped side outer panel for a vehicle, comprising: an upper frame and a lower frame manufactured separately from one another; the upper frame being integrally formed of a steel plate and including a front pillar outer upper section, a roof side outer, a rear pillar outer, and a rear fender; the lower frame being integrally formed of a steel plate of higher tensile strength than the upper frame and including a front pillar outer lower section and a side sill outer; the front pillar outer upper section and the front pillar outer lower section being joined together and forming a front pillar joint, the front pillar joint including a first region covered by a front fender as a first exterior component; and the side sill outer and the rear pillar outer being joined together and forming a side sill joint, the side sill joint including a first region covered by a side sill garnish as a second exterior component, wherein the front pillar joint also includes a second region not concealed by the first exterior component and formed into a first seam, wherein the front pillar outer upper section and the front pillar outer lower section in the first seam are depressed relative to general surfaces of the panel and spot-weld-connected to one another, and wherein the side sill joint also includes a second region not concealed by the second exterior component and formed into a second seam, wherein the side sill outer and the rear pillar outer in the second seam are depressed relative to the general surfaces of the panel and spot-weld-connected to one another.