A center pillar includes: an outer panel located outward in a vehicle-width direction; and an inner panel located inward of the outer panel in a vehicle-width direction, and forming a closed section, wherein the inner panel includes an installation opening formed in a lower end portion in a vehicle-height direction of the inner panel, a predetermined component being housed in the closed section via the installation opening, a pair of longitudinally long bead portions formed at both side edges of the inner panel so as to extend in the vehicle-height direction from an upper end portion to a peripheral edge of the installation opening, and a reinforcing coupling bead portion formed at a position above and near the installation opening in the vehicle-height direction, the reinforcing coupling bead portion coupling the pair of longitudinally long bead portions along the vehicle front-rear direction.
VEHICLE CENTER PILLAR
2019-09-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |