Patents Represented by Law Firm Armstrong, Westerman, Hattori, McLeland, & Naughtoin
  • Structural member of vehicle
    Patent number: 5941597
    Abstract: A structural member having a closed section of vehicle formed by plate members of light alloy, such as a front pillar of vehicle formed by an outer panel, pillar stiffener and inner pillar made of light alloy, is reinforced by a reinforcing member made of extruded light alloy material which has a substantially same outer shape as an inner shape of the closed section of the structural member and is fitted into the closed section portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sumio Horiuchi, Nobuo Hosaka