Patent ID: 7182543

Claim:
A structure comprising: a first columnar structural member including a first joining portion; a second structural member including a second joining portion and coupled to the first columnar structural member such that the axes of the first columnar structural member and the second structural member cross each other; and a tabular reinforcing member configured to reinforce the first and second crossed joining portions, wherein the tabular reinforcing member is welded to the first columnar structural member and the second structural member, and wherein the tabular reinforcing member has opposing side portions and at least two bent portions which each have one of a U shape and a V shape abutting at least one surface of the first columnar structural member of the crossed joining portion and at least one surface of the second structural member each bent portion being at a distance from the junction of the first and second structural members, and the tabular reinforcing member defining an opening on the side opposite the first and second structural members of the crossed joining portion.