VEHICLE BODY SIDE STRUCTURE

摘要

A vehicle body side structure includes a left center pillar, and the left center pillar includes a pillar inner, a pillar stiffener, and a stiffener reinforcing member. The pillar inner and the pillar stiffener form a pillar closed section. The stiffener reinforcing member is arranged in the pillar closed section. The stiffener reinforcing member is joined to an upper and lower general surfaces on upper and lower sides of a hinge mount surface of a pillar stiffener. In this state, a gap is formed between the stiffener reinforcing member and the upper hinge mount surface.

主权项

1. A vehicle body side structure including a center pillar extending in a vertical direction on a vehicle body side portion,
wherein the center pillar comprises: a pillar inner provided inside in a vehicle width direction; a pillar stiffener including a portion formed into a substantially U-shaped section so as to form a closed section together with the pillar inner when joined to the pillar inner from outside in the vehicle width direction; and a stiffener reinforcing member arranged between the closed section between the pillar stiffener and the pillar inner, the pillar stiffener comprises a stiffener outside wall that forms a wall portion outside in the vehicle width direction, the stiffener outside wall comprises: a general surface arranged at a predetermined interval with respect to the stiffener reinforcing member; a hinge mount surface which bulges outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the general surface and on which a door hinge configured to support a side door is mounted; and a continuous surface through which the hinge mount surface and the general surface continue, the stiffener reinforcing member is formed into a substantially U-shaped section by: a stiffener reinforcing outside wall arranged outside in the vehicle width direction; and a stiffener reinforcing front wall and a stiffener reinforcing rear wall, which extend inward in the vehicle width direction from ends on the vehicle body front and rear sides out of the stiffener reinforcing outside wall, and the stiffener reinforcing outside wall is joined to the general surface on upper and lower sides of the hinge mount surface and arranged with a gap larger than the predetermined interval with respect to the hinge mount surface.