Abstract: A reinforcing structure is provided to improve reinforcing effect for a body frame of a vehicle. A front pillar 10 as the body frame includes an outer member and a reinforcement 13. The reinforcing structure has a waveform adjusting mechanism 100 in addition to the outer member 11, 12 and the reinforcement 13. The waveform adjusting mechanism 100 adjusts various properties of peaks of respective waveforms in the buckling mode of the outer member 11, 12 and the reinforcement 13. The reinforcement 13 is connected to the outer member 11, 12 at its part except a minimum strength part of the outer member 11, 12. The waveform adjusting mechanism 100 is formed by the minimum strength part and a relief space S between the vicinity of the minimum strength part of the outer member and the reinforcement 13. Owing to the provision of the relief space S, it is possible to prevent a deformation of the outer member 11, 12 from transmitting to the reinforcement 13 immediately.

Abstract: An automobile includes a door, inner and outer rocker panels, and a floor pan joined to the inner rocker panel. A structural frame extends under the body. A frame standoff member is mounted to the inner rocker panel and extends inboard to a frame rail. The frame standoff member is separated from the frame rail by a clearance gap. Once the gap is closed due to lateral deformation of the door, rocker panels, and floor pan, the frame standoff member will resist further deformation of the door and rocker panels without dynamically coupling the door or rocker panels to the frame rail during normal operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: A pillar structure which includes a pillar member connected to an upper potion and a lower portion of a transversely outer vehicle body. The pillar member is formed into a channel open toward a compartment, with a transversely outer base wall, and a pair of side walls which are thinner than the base wall and extend from both front and rear sides of the base wall. Each side wall is formed to have a first tapered portion gradually reducing in thickness from a base end portion of the side wall to a substantially center portion of the width thereof. Stiffening projections are formed on an inner surface of each side wall at predetermined intervals in a pillar longitudinal direction, and extend from a distal end portion of the side wall to the base end portion thereof.

Abstract: A reinforcement, which is arranged in the side member of a vehicle body and comprises a reinforcing tube, is connected by way of fastening consoles with the vehicle body or with the columns of the vehicle body. So that tolerances of the reinforcing tube can be compensated and the center vehicle column is not deformed, compensating elements are connected between the center fastening console and the reinforcing tube, to which the fastening console can be fastened while tolerances are compensated and can be connected with the B-column.

Abstract: A body for a motor vehicle and a method of making same. The body includes a pair of side doors which are each provided with a reinforcing longitudinal frame part. The body includes an energy absorbing frame structure having cross members, forward, central and rearward side members, and a pair of A-columns and B-columns. First and second transmission devices are operatively arranged between the longitudinal frame part of each door and a respective A-column and B-column to achieve a closure between the door and the frame structure. The first and second transmission devices interact with the support structure to absorb and transmit forces acting upon the frame structure at least in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.