Patent ID: 8651566
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle reinforcing structure that reinforces an area around a border between a side body and a roof of a vehicle, comprising: a roof member that is formed from sheet metal and constitutes the roof; a pillar member that is formed from sheet metal, constitutes a pillar of the side body, and has, in an upper part that extends in a vertical direction, an extension part that extends along a side edge of the roof member; and a reinforcing member that is joined so as to bridge the extension part and the roof member, wherein the reinforcing member has: an imaginary area created by lines connecting respective edges of the first welded part and the second welded part fits substantially within an area of the reinforcing member; and the reinforcing member further has an open area on a vehicle interior side of the first welded part on a side opposite the second welded part in the vehicle front-rear direction, the open area being in contact neither with the pillar member nor with the roof member.