Patent ID: 6312038
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B60N,B62D

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle body structure, comprising:a seat which is fitted with a seat belt for restraining a vehicle occupant in the seat;a first member attached to the seat and supported by on a vehicle body so as to be moveable in a direction of an input crash load resulting from a vehicle crash, the first member being adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of said seat upon occurrence of the vehicle crash;a second member which is connected to a main part of the vehicle body and adapted to deform under the crash load while supporting an inertial force of the vehicle body, the second member having a floor panel; andforce generating means for applying a force opposing said crash load to said first member with a certain time delay after the occurrence of the vehicle crash,wherein said first member comprises an elongated member extending substantially in a fore-and-aft direction of said vehicle body, said elongated member having a portion adapted to substantially deform only after said force opposing the crash load is applied to said first member by said force generating means upon occurrence of the vehicle crash, the first member being disposed under the second member and provided with a stay which extends through an opening formed in the floor panel and is connected to the seat.