Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1988-06-29
1990-08-21
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296204, 296195, 293155, B60R 2700
Patent
active
049500317
ABSTRACT:
An automobile rear underbody structure which comprises generally elongated side frames extending in a direction lengthwise of an automobile body structure and each having a front and rear frame portions. The rear frame portion of each side frame lies in a level offset upwardly relative to the front frame portion. The rear frame portion has a depressed zone defined at a predetermined position thereof to permit the rear frame portion to bend downwardly when an external impact greater than a predetermined value is applied thereto.
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patent: 4533166 (1985-08-01), Stokes
patent: 4684151 (1987-08-01), Drewek
Kodama Hiroaki
Matsui Katsuaki
Mizunaga Sumiaki
Sakamoto Morikazu
Tokuda Makoto
Focarino Margaret A.
Hoge Gary C.
Mazda Motor Corporation
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