The invention aims to provide a side vehicle-body structure of an automotive vehicle. A ridgeline portion (X1) is provided at a pillar inner panel (14) such that the ridgeline portion (X1) extends substantially vertically from a side sill (9) (a roof side rail), and a load-transmission restraint portion (18) is provided between the ridgeline portion and a welding portion (SW12) of a pillar end portion where the pillar inner panel (14) is welded to a pillar outer panel or a pillar reinforcement, and the side sill (9) (the roof side rail), the load-transmission restraint portion (18) being configured to have a longitudinal width which is wider than that of a central portion, in the vertical direction, of a center pillar (12) and be substantially flat.
SIDE VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
2016-01-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |