Impact energy absorbing structure of vehicle body upper portion

Details Impact energy absorbing structure of vehicle body upper portion Impact energy absorbing structure of vehicle body upper portion

1997-04-10

1999-11-30

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Body shell

280751, B60R 2104

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059929243

ABSTRACT:
An impact energy absorbing structure includes a front pillar (30) including flange joint portions (44, 45) where flanges respectively of an outer panel (38) and an inner panel (40) are overlapped and joined, a pillar garnish (32) disposed with a space (d) from the front pillar, an energy absorber (34) disposed in the space, and a plurality of abutting ribs (36). The abutting rib is formed so as to bump against the flange joint portion (44) when the pillar garnish deforms outwardly.

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