Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C280S124109, C280S787000, C296S203030
Reexamination Certificate
active
07040639
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body structure for securing sufficient interior space and for opposing the load for forcing the suspension to fall sideward by effectively using the existing members of the body structure, thereby improving the rigidity of the vehicle body. The structure has damper bases provided at both sides of the vehicle; a cross member portion between the damper bases; and gussets fastened to both ends of the cross member portion. Each gusset is attached at the outside of an interior of the vehicle to an upper wall and a side wall of each damper base, and typically has an upper wall combined with a bottom face of the upper wall of the damper base; a side wall fastened to an outer face of the side wall of the damper base; and front and rear walls, each being joined to the upper and side walls of the gusset.
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Dunn David R.
Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson P.C.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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