| 摘要 |
<p>A structure for a side portion of a vehicle has a closed cross-section structure formed by joining together an inner panel on the vehicle interior side and an outer panel on the vehicle exterior side, and also has a side sill as a vehicle body frame member placed at the side portion of the vehicle so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. At a portion of an outer wall of the outer panel, there is formed an arch surface projecting outwardly of the vehicle interior with a position near the joined position of a vehicle body center pillar defined as the top of the arch. The outer panel has a flat surface section adjacent to the arch surface and including a rectilinear section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The front end of the side sill is connected to a front side frame of the vehicle body. The rear end of the side sill is connected to a rear frame of the vehicle body.</p> |
