VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE

Abstract: a vehicle body includes a center pillar and a side sill . a front portion and a rear portion of the side sill are restricted from moving inward in a width direction at a front restricting position xf and a rear restricting position xr, respectively. the center pillar includes an overlapping portion that covers an external surface of the side sill . a center position of the center pillar is specified as x, a front end position of the overlapping portion from the center position x is specified as xf, and a distance from the center position x to the front restricting position xf is specified as l. a distance from the center position x to the end portion position xf is specified as l. a ratio l/l between the distances is 0.36≤l/l≤0.48.

Inventor(s): Masahiko ABE, Atsushi ONO, Shin TOYOKAWA, Ko SATAKE

CPC Classification: B62D21/157 (MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements ; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion ; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing ; connections between vehicles of a train or the like ; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles ; suspension arrangements ; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices ; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use ; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards ; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles ; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for ; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects ; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general ; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for ; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, ; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof ; air-cushion vehicles ; motor-cycles, accessories therefor , ; testing of vehicles ))

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