Vehicle structures and methods of assembling the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9487239
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14682725

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Vehicle structures and methods of assembling the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a unibody structure of a vehicle includes an inboard A-pillar member, an outboard A-pillar member positioned outboard of the inboard A-pillar member and coupled to the inboard A-pillar member, and a reinforcement member positioned between the inboard A-pillar member and the outboard A-pillar member. The reinforcement member is coupled to the outboard A-pillar member and has a plurality of reduced thickness regions that are positioned in a vehicle vertical direction along the reinforcement member.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHATOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clauser, Mark D Saline, US 9 56
Fan, Yizhou Ann Arbor, US 6 47
Maynard, Donald E Ypsilanti, US 10 164
O'Beirne, Kevin J Northville, US 2 17
Schnug, Tyler E Northville, US 10 59
Sun, Kuo Ann Arbor, US 64 283
Uskali, Corinne D Ann Arbor, US 7 40

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