To increase joint strength of a reinforcement member around a door holding mechanism as well as rigidity around the door holding mechanism, a surrounding structure of a door holding mechanism includes: an outer panel forming a pillar together with an inner panel; a sliding door opening and closing by sliding forward and rearward in a location rearward of the pillar; a door holding mechanism holding a rear end portion of the sliding door in a door closing condition; and a pillar forming area of the outer panel having a substantially crank-shaped form in a cross section, wherein the door holding mechanism is attached to a front face of an intermediate portion of the pillar forming area arranged along the vehicle width direction, a pillar reinforcement is arranged between the outer panel and the inner panel, the pillar reinforcement includes front and rear portions, the front portion is overlapped with a rear face of the intermediate portion of the pillar forming area, the rear portion extending rearward from a lateral end, in the vehicle width direction, of the front portion, the rear portion has a substantially crank-shaped form in a middle part thereof in a longitudinal direction thereof, the pillar forming area and the pillar reinforcement form a closed section, and a rear end of the pillar reinforcement is joined to the outer panel.


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    Title :

    Surrounding structure of door holding mechanism


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-11-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / E05D Scharniere oder andere Aufhängevorrichtungen für Türen, Fenster oder Flügel , HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, OR WINGS



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