TH41410B - Side structure, vehicle body - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 in the vehicle body side structure The desired resistance against lateral impacts is given This is accomplished without the use of sheet metal with increased thickness for the 23 center column or 21 side sill elements, or increasing the number of points for spot welding. The center column 23 and the side sill element 21 are spot welded to each other at the row of welded points. Horizontal point form And a pair of stamped convex 33 segments were immediately aligned above the row of points where Are connected in parallel with that section so that lateral forces with this area may be well tolerated by Extends vertically of the convex section In the lateral structure of the vehicle body The desired resistance against lateral impacts is given This is accomplished without the use of sheet metal with increased thickness for the 23 center column or 21 side sill elements, or increasing the number of points for spot welding. The center column 23 and the side sill element 21 are spot welded to each other at the row of welded points. Horizontal point form And a pair of stamped convex 33 segments were immediately aligned above the row of points where Are connected in parallel with that section so that lateral forces with this area may be well tolerated by Extends vertically of the convex section

Claims (5)

1. The side structure of the vehicle body includes a central pillar section (23) on the side of the vehicle body whose lower end is spot welded to the side sill section (21). It is characterized by the fact that the lower end of the central pillar section (23) is spot welded to the side sill section (21) at a row of spots (a to g) arranged along a horizontal line. A wavy vertical cross-section (33) is positioned at the lower end of the central pillar section (23), and the wavy cross-section (33) consists of a convex section extending transversely to the row of spot welds (a to g). 2. The side structure of the vehicle body according to claim 1, in which the cross-section is made in a wavy shape (33), consists of a pair of convex sections extending parallel to a row of spot welded sections. 3. The side structure of the vehicle body under claim 1 where the convex section (33) is less in length than the width of the corresponding section of the central pillar section (23). 4. The side structure of the vehicle body under claim 3, where the center pillar section (23) includes a ridge (24) that extends literally vertically between each end of the convex section (33) and the adjacent edge of the center pillar section (23). 5. The side structure of the vehicle body under claim 1, where the central pillar section consists of central pillar reinforcement plates (23) and the side sill section consists of side sill reinforcement plates (21).