US 12,448,051 B2
Pillar construction
Kodai Baiju, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,891.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-036755 (JP), filed on Mar. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286591 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B60R 22/24 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60R 22/34 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/04 (2013.01) [B60R 22/24 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B60R 2022/3402 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pillar construction comprising:
a pillar including a pillar inner and a pillar outer forming a closed cross section;
a retractor disposed at a lower portion of the pillar; and
a first reinforcement member and a second reinforcement member disposed at the pillar outer, the first reinforcement member being disposed at a position coinciding with the retractor in a side view, the second reinforcement member being disposed higher than the retractor,
wherein the first reinforcement member and the second reinforcement member are disposed apart from each other in a vehicle up-down direction, and
wherein the pillar outer includes a first deformation part which is provided between the first reinforcement member and the second reinforcement member and deformable upon input of side collision load.