Patent ID: 9090291
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle including a lower reinforcement assembly for a front pillar assembly, comprising: a rocker outer reinforcement member extending in a vehicle lengthwise direction and including a vertically oriented face, an upper portion extending inwardly from the face in a vehicle widthwise direction and a lower portion extending inwardly from the face in the vehicle widthwise direction thereby defining a vehicle lengthwise extending cavity; and a front pillar lower reinforcement member connected to the rocker outer reinforcement member, the front pillar lower reinforcement member including an upwardly extending pillar portion and a lengthwise extending rocker portion having a vertically oriented face that extends downwardly terminating at the face of the outer reinforcement member at a lower edge that extends in the vehicle lengthwise direction, the front pillar lower reinforcement member including a lower wrap reinforcement structure that extends downwardly beyond the lower edge and inwardly in the vehicle widthwise direction over a corner of the rocker outer reinforcement member, the corner connecting the face of the rocker outer reinforcement member and the lower portion of the rocker outer reinforcement member.