Vehicle center pillar

摘要

A center pillar according to the present invention has a configuration in which a central portion of an inner panel on an interior side includes an inner front surface and an inner rear surface that respectively extend from ends of a front flange and a rear flange toward a vehicle interior side, an inner central surface that is located between the inner front surface and the inner rear surface, first beads that respectively project in a step shape from a front edge and a rear edge of the inner central surface toward the vehicle interior side, and second beads that further project in a step shape toward the vehicle interior side from the first beads and are respectively continuous with ends of the inner front surface and the inner rear surface on the vehicle interior side, the first beads and the second beads extending below a belt line.

主权项

1. A vehicle center pillar extending in a vertical direction at a center of a vehicle lateral portion and comprising:
a side body outer panel on an outer side; and a center pillar inner panel on an interior side; wherein a lower region of the vehicle center pillar is below a belt line; and wherein an upper region of the vehicle center pillar is above the belt line and is inclined toward a vehicle interior side; wherein the side body outer panel and the center pillar inner panel each includes:
a central portion extending in the vertical direction; anda front flange and a rear flange that are respectively formed at a front edge and a rear edge of the central portion; wherein a closed cross section is formed with the side body outer panel and the center pillar inner panel by joining the front flange of the side body outer panel and the front flange of the center pillar inner panel together and joining the rear flange of the side body outer panel and the rear flange of the center pillar inner panel together; wherein a region of the central portion of the center pillar inner panel above the belt line is gradually narrowed as the upper region extends upward, as viewed from a lateral side; wherein the central portion of the center pillar inner panel includes:
an inner front surface and an inner rear surface that respectively extend from a rear end of the front flange of the center pillar inner panel and a front end of the rear flange of the center pillar inner panel toward the vehicle interior side;an inner central surface that is located between the inner front surface and the inner rear surface;first beads that project in a step shape from a front edge and a rear edge of the inner central surface toward the vehicle interior side; andsecond beads that project in a step shape toward the vehicle interior side from the first beads and are respectively continuous with ends of the inner front surface and the inner rear surface on the vehicle interior side; and wherein the first beads and the second beads extend below the belt line.