A vehicle side structure includes: a rocker extending in a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle; and an impact absorbing member adjacent to the rocker. The rocker includes a tubular inner space formed by joining a rocker inner panel and a rocker outer panel, which are made of a steel sheet having a hat-shaped cross section, in such a manner as to face each other. The rocker includes an undersurface forming a step shape in such a manner that a downward extending space is formed in the inner space of the rocker. The impact absorbing member is placed adjacent to and inward in a vehicle width direction relative to the downward extending space. A load transfer member is provided within the downward extending space, the load transfer member having an elongated shape extending along the rocker and forming a closed cross-sectional portion by being joined to either the rocker inner panel or the rocker outer panel. Impact load from the outside in the vehicle width direction is transferred to the impact absorbing member through the load transfer member.


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    Title :

    VEHICULAR SIDE STRUCTURE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-03-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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