| 摘要 |
Provided is a vehicle body side structure that can afford lighter weight while ensuring rigidity and strength, in a vehicle body side structure of a side sill and a center pillar joined together. The vehicle body side structure (1) is formed by a side sill (3) and a center pillar (5) joined together, and is characterized in that the center pillar (5), at the bottom end side thereof, is joined to the side sill (3) so as to cover the two outside surfaces of the inner and outer of the side sill (3), the side sill (3) being provided with: a closed-cross-section component (9) that has a closed cross section constituted by forming a single blank panel into a tubular shape and joining the two edges together, with a flange portion (7) that has two edges being disposed at the vehicle interior side; and a reinforcing component (13) disposed inside the closed-cross section component (9), at a minimum within the area thereof where the center pillar (5) is joined, and attached in such a way as to connect the facing longitudinal walls of the closed-cross section component (9). |
