Motor vehicle body with a vertically oriented member

Details Motor vehicle body with a vertically oriented member Motor vehicle body with a vertically oriented member

2000-03-21

2001-08-28

Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S182100, C296S209000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06279990

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle body of light metal alloy, and more particularly to a front door latch pillar in a motor vehicle body.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
JP-A 10-181635 discloses a vehicle body side unit. In the conventional body side unit, a vertically oriented front door latch pillar is provided for joining a roof stringer to a lower lengthwise member of the vehicle, such as, a floor side sill member. This body side unit is formed of light metal alloy by casting. The vehicle body constructed by such body side unit is advantageous over a vehicle body constructed by a great number of elements formed by pressing in reduction of number of working processes and reduction of cost.
The above-mentioned vehicle body is satisfactory to certain extent. However, a need remains to improve distribution of strength and rigidity, and to accomplish further reduction in cost and weight.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a motor vehicle body structure that has optimum distribution of strength and rigidity with reduced cost and weight.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, there is provided a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a vertically oriented member having an upper end portion joined to a roof side rail and a lower end portion joined to a side sill,
said vertically oriented member having a transition point between the upper and lower end portions,
said vertically oriented member including a reinforcement measure and a deformation permission measure, said transition point being located between said reinforcement measure and said deformation permission measure.


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