Structural member connection for vehicle bodies, has intermediate sheet metal comprising of plate-like extensions inserted and glued into pockets defined between lower sheet metal and raised sections of upper sheet metal

摘要

Intermediate sheet metal includes plate-like extensions (5-7) inserted into pockets (17-19) defined between the raised sections (14-16) of an upper sheet metal (3) and the surface of a lower sheet metal (2). Each extension has a thickness smaller than the gap between each raised section and the lower sheet metal, and is glued into both upper and lower sheet metals via adhesive layers. The intermediate sheet metal is of a material different from that of the upper sheet metal. The upper sheet metal is also formed with recesses (10,11) spot-welded to the lower sheet metal.