Front pillar construction having reinforcement member for vehicle frame

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9187133
APP PUB NO 20150246692A1
SERIAL NO

14194855

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A front pillar construction on a vehicle frame includes a pillar inner member having pillar inner member mating flanges and a pillar outer member having pillar outer member mating flanges welded to the pillar inner member mating flanges to form a front pillar member with a hollow construction. The front pillar construction further includes an angled reinforcement member fixedly secured to the pillar member at a location arranged to break a wheel of the vehicle disposed immediately forward of the pillar member during small overlap frontal crashes wherein the wheel is forced rearward toward the pillar member.

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HONDA MOTOR CO LTD1-1 MINAMI-AOYAMA 2-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 107-8556

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gross, William J Marysville, US 7 65
Lucas, Jeremy P Delaware, US 4 39
Miller, Ryan A Columbus, US 11 141
Rangaswamaiah, Shivaprasad G Dublin, US 2 21
Sandoz, Edouard S Powell, US 4 40

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