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Vehicle body side structure

  • US 6,312,045 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2001
  • Issued: 11/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle body structure comprising:

  • a body side portion including vertical and horizontal structural members;

    a door coupled to said body side portion to open and close relative to said vertical structural member;

    an energy absorption member coupled to said door;

    a door engagement mechanism coupled between said door and said vertical structural member, and arranged to hold said door and said vertical structural member together;

    a collision sensor generating a collision signal when a side collision is detected by said collision sensor;

    a door release mechanism connected to said door engagement mechanism to release said door from said vertical structural member in response to said collision signal; and

    a door lock coupled between said horizontal structural member and said door, said door lock being operatively coupled to said collision sensor, and being activated to enter a locking state when the side collision is detected.

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