公开(公告)号：US20230067279A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17835212

申请日：2022-06-08

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

Inventor： Shuji MURAOKA ,  Kosuke NAGATOMO

IPC: B60R22/34 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D25/02

Abstract: There are provided a side panel constituting a vehicle side face at a higher level than a damper attachment portion suspending a rear wheel, a retractor fixed to a cabin-inside face of the side panel, a frame member forming a closed-cross section extending vertically in corporation with the side panel, and a reinforcing member fixed to the side panel. The reinforcing member comprises a retractor attachment portion to attach the retractor, a gusset portion to partition the closed-cross section of a C pillar reinforcement vertically, and a vibration-damping joint portion joined to the side panel via a vibration-damping material. Herein, the reinforcing member is formed integrally by a member which is configured to be continuous over a range of the retractor attachment portion, the gusset portion and the vibration-damping joint portion.