Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1996-09-23
1999-06-22
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296188, 29620302, B62D 2508
Patent
active
059135654
ABSTRACT:
An elongated vehicle member including a front portion having a first polygonal cross section with vertexes, a rear portion having a second polygonal cross section with less vertexes than the vertexes of the first polygonal cross section and connected to a vehicle body, and an intermediate portion connecting the front portion to the rear portion. The intermediate portion includes a transitional portion having a transitional surface for gradually changing a cross section from the first polygonal cross section to the second polygonal cross section. A reinforcement extends forward from the rear portion across the transitional surface to the front portion.
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Nissan Motor
Pedder Dennis H.
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