MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514032734 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan, on April 2, for 'vehicle side structure.'
Inventor(s) include Hara Shuntaro.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "[Problem to be Solved] To secure rigidity against a load caused at the time of collision at a pillar portion provided with a retractor and a guide member of a seat belt device. [Solution] A pillar portion 1 of a vehicle side structure is provided with an opening portion 11 extending in an up-down direction, and a retractor 25 is stored inside the opening por...