Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Variable capacity of body
Patent
1976-06-21
1978-03-14
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Variable capacity of body
98 207, 98 216, B62D 2700
Patent
active
040788407
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body construction having a passenger compartment, comprising a substantially closed box section cowl top mounted in front of the passenger compartment and extending in a lateral direction of the body, closed box section front pillars extending upwardly at each side of the passenger compartment, and closed box sections each formed by a hoodridge panel constituting an engine room side wall and a suspension member supporting a suspension system and constituting reinforcement members extending in a longitudinal direction of the body on each side thereof in front of the passenger compartment. The cowl top has end portions secured to the front pillars at substantially a central part thereof in such a manner that the box sections of the cowl top and the front pillar are opposed to each other. Each of the reinforcement member has its rearward end portion bent downward below the cowl top. The reinforcement members are secured to the front pillars in such a manner that the box sections of the reinforcement members and the front pillar are opposed to each other.
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Carroll John A.
Jordan Frank J.
Nissan Motor Company Limited
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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