A center pillar structure comprises a center pillar (16) including a center pillar outer panel (32). The center pillar outer panel (32) includes a pillar upper portion (40) that constitutes an upper portion of the center pillar outer panel (32) and is bonded to a roof side rail (22), and a pillar lower portion (42) that constitutes a lower portion of the center pillar outer panel (32) and is bonded to a rocker (24). The pillar lower portion (42) includes a pillar lower main body portion (42A) having a tensile strength which is lower than a tensile strength of the pillar upper portion (40), and a high-strength portion (42B) that is disposed on the pillar lower portion (42) and extends in the vehicle height direction, the high-strength portion having a tensile strength which is higher than the tensile strength of the pillar lower main body portion (42A).
CENTER PILLAR STRUCTURE
MITTELSÄULENSTRUKTUR
STRUCTURE DE MONTANT CENTRAL
2019-07-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |