Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Front pillar for a vehicle body
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Application No.: US14960732Application Date: 2015-12-07
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Publication No.: US09598112B1Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Edward W. Bach , Adam J. Rompage , Hirokazu Matsuura
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Main IPC: B60J7/00
- IPC: B60J7/00 ; B62D25/04 ; B62D21/08

Abstract:
A vehicle frame structure includes a front pillar having an internal space defined by a forward wall, a rear wall, an outer lateral side wall, and an inner lateral side wall. The internal space is partitioned by a longitudinally extending first rib and a laterally extending second rib interconnecting the first rib and the inner side wall. The first rib separates the front pillar into an outer lateral portion and an inner lateral portion. The outer lateral portion is defined by an outer lateral section of each of the front and rear walls and the outer side wall. The inner lateral portion is defined by an inner lateral section of each of the front and rear walls and the inner side wall. The inner lateral portion of the front pillar has a length greater than a length of the outer lateral portion of the front pillar.
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