US 12,252,176 B2
Vehicle body lateral section structure
Kodai Baiju, Wako (JP); and Sho Ebata, Wako (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/918,335
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/048998
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/215054, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-076833 (JP), filed on Apr. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0140939 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B60R 13/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/04 (2013.01) [B60R 13/0815 (2013.01); B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/002 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body lateral section structure comprising:
an inner panel that has a filling port and an opening;
a stiffener that is attached along the inner panel and forms a first closed cross-sectional portion together with the inner panel;
a partitioning member that is provided inside the first closed cross-sectional portion through the opening and partitions a filling space communicating with the filling port inside the first closed cross-sectional portion;
a foamable filling material that fills the filling space through the filling port;
a side outer panel that covers the stiffener and forms a second closed cross-sectional portion together with the stiffener; and
a sound insulation member that is provided inside the second closed cross-sectional portion and foams when heated.