US 11,866,098 B2
Vehicle body structure
Deok Hwa Hong, Suwon-si (KR); Hee Seouk Chung, Hwaseong-si (KR); Hyun Sik Kim, Seoul (KR); and Byeong Cheon Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,010.
Application 18/120,010 is a division of application No. 17/401,001, filed on Aug. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,628,887.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0167382 (KR), filed on Dec. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219628 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/20 (2013.01) [B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B62D 25/14 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 25/085 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body structure comprising:
a front pillar joined to a dash panel;
a front side member extending from the dash panel toward the front of a vehicle;
a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar;
a rear lower member connecting a rear portion of the front side member and a front portion of the side sill; and
a connection member connecting at least two of the front pillar, the side sill, and the rear lower member,
wherein the connection member is integrally connected to the front pillar so that the connection member and the front pillar form a unitary one-piece structure.