Patent ID: 8888173
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle side body structure comprising: a sill including an inner sill panel having an inner sill outboard surface and an outer sill panel having an outer sill inboard surface, the inner and outer sill panels being rigidly connected together to define an internal sill space between the inner sill outboard surface and the outer sill inboard surface; an A-pillar including an inner A-pillar panel having an inner A-pillar outboard surface and an outer A-pillar panel having an outer A-pillar inboard surface, the inner and outer A-pillar panels being rigidly connected together to define an internal A-pillar space between the inner A-pillar outboard surface and the outer A-pillar inboard surface, the A-pillar being rigidly connected to the sill with the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space being connected; and a reinforcement member located within both the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space, the reinforcement member having a forward end fixedly attached to at least one of the sill and the A-pillar at a front attachment point and a rearward end fixedly attached to at least one of the sill and the A-pillar at a rear attachment point that is laterally offset from the front attachment point, the reinforcement member includes a main bracing part extending diagonally between the front and rear attachment points within both the internal sill space and the internal A-pillar space with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction, with the main bracing part of the reinforcing member extending in an outboard direction from the front attachment point to the rear attachment point.