SIDE IMPACT BAR
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Purpose, Function
• The side-impact bars prevent the doors from deforming inwards during a side-impact collision.
Construction
• The front door side-impact bar lower and rear door side-impact bar upper are corrugated in shape to assure high rigidity.
• The side-impact bars disperse the impact during a side-impact collision.
• Inward penetration of a front door during a side-impact collision is suppressed by positioning the upper and lower side-impact bars of the front door so that they overlap the hinge pillar and center pillar.
• Inward penetration of a rear door during a side-impact collision is suppressed by positioning the upper and lower side-impact bars of the rear door so that they overlap the center pillar and side sill.
Fail-safe
• Function not equipped.