A vehicle front pillar includes: a front pillar outer member, and a roof inner reinforcement and a front pillar inner member, the front pillar having a length oriented in the vehicle longitudinal direction and closed cross sections over the entire length. The outer member and the roof inner reinforcement each include an inward flange directed laterally inward. The inner member includes an outward flange directed laterally outward. The outer member inward flange is overlapped and joined to the inner member outward flange, forming a closed cross section of the front pillar. The roof inner reinforcement inward flange is overlapped and joined to the outer member inward flange. The inner member includes a first ridge projecting toward the vehicle inside, defining a first groove open toward the vehicle outside, or the outer member includes a second ridge projecting toward the vehicle outside, defining a second groove open toward the vehicle inside.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE FRONT PILLAR


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-02-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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