JP4887852B2 - Auto body structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure in which a driver's seat is disposed in the vicinity of the center in the vehicle width direction on a passenger compartment floor.

In recent years, compact and lightweight automobiles have been demanded in order to reduce fuel consumption. In such an automobile, it is necessary to devise a method for ensuring as much space as possible for passengers in a narrow passenger compartment. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a driver's seat is disposed in the vicinity of the center in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle interior, that is, at a position away from the side doors installed on the left and right sides of the vehicle body. Ensuring a large space on the left and right of the
JP 7-156807 A

  By the way, when the passenger seat is disposed at a position away from the side door as in Patent Document 1, a door operation unit for opening and closing the side door from the inside of the vehicle is provided in the same manner as a normal automobile. If it is provided on the inner surface of the door body, the inner surface of the door body is the farthest position in the vehicle width direction when the occupant tries to operate the door operation section while sitting on the occupant seat. Therefore, there is a problem in that the side door cannot be opened and closed smoothly.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and can easily open and close the side door while sitting on an occupant seat disposed at a position away from the side surface of the vehicle body. An object is to provide a possible vehicle body structure.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a vehicle body structure in which an occupant seat is disposed at a predetermined distance from a side surface portion of a vehicle body, and serves as an entrance to the occupant seat. A side opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body, a roof notch formed by cutting out a predetermined range of the roof portion of the vehicle body continuously with the side surface opening, and a front end portion are pivotally attached to the vehicle body. A side door that opens and closes the side opening and the roof notch, and the side door has a roof corresponding part having a shape protruding inward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the roof notch at the upper end thereof. has, on the inner face of the roof counterpart, the door operating unit for operating over a hand is provided when the occupant seated in the passenger seat to open and close the side door, in the side door, the Closure A latch mechanism configured to be engageable with the vehicle body side member is provided, and the door operation unit includes a handle member linked to the latch mechanism and the side door in the open state on the inside of the vehicle. The handle member is configured to release the locked state of the latch mechanism in response to being operated to the outside of the vehicle. (Claim 1).

  According to the present invention, the roof cut portion is formed by continuously cutting the predetermined range of the roof portion of the vehicle body with the side opening, and the roof cut portion is provided at the upper end portion of the side door corresponding to the roof cut portion. Since the door operation part for opening and closing the side door is provided on the inner side surface of the roof-corresponding part, the position is more inward in the vehicle width direction than the inner side surface of the side door body, that is, away from the side part of the vehicle body. The door operation portion can be disposed at a position closer to the passenger seat disposed at the position. For this reason, the occupant seated on the occupant seat can easily open and close the side door by manually placing a hand on the door operation portion. In addition, since the roof cut portion is provided in the roof portion of the vehicle body, even when a tall occupant gets into a vehicle with a low vehicle height, the ride-in operation is performed while avoiding head contact with the roof portion with an easy posture. There is also an advantage that can be performed smoothly.

Further, according to the present invention, a handle member for operating the latch mechanism of the side door is provided as the door operation portion, and the lock state of the latch mechanism is released according to the operation of the handle member to the outside of the vehicle. Since it comprised so , the said side door can be made to transfer to an open state by applying force in the same direction in the state which operated the said handle member to the vehicle outer side . This has the advantage that it is possible to perform because it is possible to perform the opening operation of the unlock operation and the side door latching mechanism continuously by the one-way operation, the opening operation of the side door more easily .

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the side door can be easily pulled toward the vehicle interior while the hand is held on the handle portion of the door operation portion , the side door can be easily closed.

The handle member is accommodated in a recess provided in the vehicle side face of the roof corresponding portion, the working portion is preferably constituted by an inner wall surface of the recess (Claim 2).

  As described above, when the handle member is accommodated in the recess, it is possible to avoid the protrusion of the handle member from the inner surface of the roof-corresponding portion and to maintain a good appearance in the vehicle interior. There is. In addition, since the handle portion is configured by the inner wall surface of the recess, the handle portion that serves as a key for closing the side door is rationalized by using the inner wall surface of the recess portion provided to accommodate the handle member. There is an advantage that it can be configured.

The present invention also provides a vehicle body structure in which an occupant seat is disposed at a predetermined distance from the side surface portion of the vehicle body, and is formed on the side surface portion of the vehicle body as an entrance to the occupant seat. A side opening, a roof notch formed by cutting out a predetermined range of the roof of the vehicle body continuously with the side opening, and a front end pivotally attached to the vehicle body so that the side opening and the roof notch A side door that opens and closes a portion, and the side door has a roof corresponding portion that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the roof cut-in portion at the upper end portion of the side door. On the inner side surface of the vehicle is provided a door operation unit that is operated by a passenger sitting on the passenger seat when the side door is opened and closed, and the side door is provided with a vehicle body to maintain its closed state. With side members If configured to be capable latch mechanism is provided, the door operating unit has a handle member which is associated with the latch mechanism, the handle member is rotatably about an axis in the vehicle side face of the roof corresponding portion A rotating lever having an attached rotating shaft portion and a handle portion installed so as to extend from the rotating shaft portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The rotating lever is operated to rotate outward by a passenger who holds the handle portion. and it is characterized in that it is configured so as to release the locked state of the latch mechanism according to (claim 3).

  As described above, the handle member is constituted by the turning lever having the handle portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the latch mechanism is locked when the turning lever is turned in the vehicle outward direction. If the handle is configured to be released, the side door can be pushed and pulled while holding the handle of the pivot lever, so the pivot provided for unlocking the latch mechanism There is an advantage that the handle portion of the lever can also be used as a grip portion when performing the opening operation or closing operation of the side door.

  As described above, according to the vehicle body structure of the automobile of the present invention, the side door can be easily opened and closed while seated on the passenger seat disposed at a position away from the side surface of the vehicle body. .

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle body structure of this automobile is such that side opening portions 5 and 5 formed on both left and right side portions of the vehicle body 1 as entrances to and exits from the vehicle interior, and a roof portion 8 of the vehicle body 1 are continuous with the side opening portions 5 and 5. The roof cut-out portions 9 and 9 formed by being cut out, and doors for opening and closing the side opening portion 5 and the roof cut-out portion 9 and having hinged side doors whose front end portions are pivotally attached to the vehicle body 1 14 and 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side door 14 is provided to guide the door body 50, a door glass 52 supported by the door body 50 so as to be movable up and down, and the raising and lowering operation of the door glass 52. A front sash 56 and a rear sash 57 installed so as to extend upward from the front and rear end portions of the door main body 50, and a roof corresponding portion 54 installed between the front and rear sashes 56 and 57, respectively. ing. Of these, the roof corresponding portion 54 is formed in a shape that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end portions of the front and rear sashes 56 and 57 corresponding to the roof notch portion 9. A door operation unit 60 for opening and closing the side door 14 from the vehicle inner side is provided on the rear surface side (vehicle inner side) of 54. The rear end surface of the door body 50 is provided with a latch mechanism 51 that engages with an unillustrated striker provided on the rear side of the side opening 5 to hold the side door 14 in a closed state. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the roof corresponding portion 54 is attached so as to cover the outer panel 70 whose front and rear end portions are integrally connected to the front and rear sashes 56 and 57 and the back side surface of the outer panel 70. The inner panel 72 is provided. Among these, a container-shaped accommodation member 74 having an open lower surface is attached to a rear portion of the inner panel 72 so as to close a portion where the lower surface portion of the inner panel 72 is cut out over a predetermined range. . A handle member 76 constituting the door operation unit 60 is housed in a recess 75 formed by the inner wall surface of the housing member 74. The handle member 76 is supported so as to be pivotable in the vehicle width direction with a support shaft 76a extending in the front-rear direction as a fulcrum. The latch mechanism 51 linked to the member 76 is configured to release the locked state.

  On the inner wall surface 74a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the housing member 74, as will be described later, an occupant trying to close the side door 14, that is, an occupant trying to draw the opened side door 14 toward the inside of the vehicle Hands can be hung. That is, the handle portion that serves as a clue when the side door 14 is pulled toward the inside of the vehicle is constituted by the inner wall surface 74a of the housing member 74 (the recess 75 thereof). The handle operating portion 60 is configured by the handle portion made of the inner wall surface 74 a and the handle member 76.

  A link 80 shown in FIG. 4 is provided in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the roof corresponding portion 54, and a support end integrally connected to the support shaft 76 a of the handle member 76 is provided at the base end portion of the link 80. The shaft 80a is fixed. On the other hand, the other end side of the link 80 is connected to an upper end portion of a cable 82 that is routed inside the rear sash 57 having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The cable 82 is routed so that the lower end thereof extends to the latch mechanism 51 (FIG. 2) of the door body 14, and the latch mechanism 51 and the link 80 are connected to each other so as to be interlocked. When the lower end portion of the handle member 76 is pushed to the outside of the vehicle, the link 80 is rotationally displaced together with the handle member 76, and the cable 82 is pulled upward accordingly. The latch mechanism 51 connected to the cable 82 is configured to be unlocked.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper end portion of the door glass 52 that is raised to the uppermost side is sealed on the lower surface of the side edge portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the roof corresponding portion 54 (the inner panel 72). A seal member 84 is attached to the front opening of the rear sash 57, and a seal member 85 for sealing the rear end of the door glass 52 is attached. Note that a seal member (not shown) similar to the seal member 85 is also attached to the front sash 56 (FIG. 2). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the roof side rails 8a constituting the left and right side portions of the roof portion 8 of the vehicle body 1 are brought into contact with the roof corresponding portions 54 of the side door 14 in the closed state, so that these two members are in contact with each other. A seal member 86 for sealing the gap is provided.

  Next, a procedure for opening and closing the side door 14 configured as described above from the inside of the vehicle will be described with reference to FIG. First, in order to open the side door 14, as shown in FIG. 6A, the tip of a hand is inserted into the recess 75 formed on the inner surface of the roof corresponding portion 54, and the side door 14 is accommodated in the recess 75. By pushing the lower end portion of the handle member 76 to the outside of the vehicle, the handle member 76 is rotationally displaced with the support shaft 76a at the upper end portion as a fulcrum. Thereby, the latch mechanism 51 of the door body 50 is operated via the link 80 and the cable 82 (FIG. 4) interlocked with the handle member 76 to release the locked state. If the handle member 76 is further pushed outward in this state, the side door 14 is rotationally displaced in the opening direction (with the rear end portion of the side door 14 pushed outward). It can be made to shift to the open state.

  On the other hand, when the side door 14 is closed, as shown in FIG. 6B, the inner wall surface 74a (handle portion) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the concave portion 75 is put on and the inner wall surface 74a is drawn toward the vehicle inner side. To. As a result, the side door 14 in the open state is rotationally displaced in the closing direction (the rear end portion of the side door 14 is pulled toward the vehicle interior), and the latch mechanism 51 of the door body 50 is accordingly moved to the vehicle body. The side door 14 is held in a closed state by automatically engaging with the striker on one side.

  Next, the structure of the passenger compartment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, a driver's seat 10 on which a driver is seated is disposed near the center of the passenger compartment floor 3 in the vehicle width direction. A pair of rear seats 12, 12 are disposed. A steering wheel 32 is installed on the front side of the driver's seat 10, and the steering wheel 32 extends rearward from a central portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel 30 installed at the front end of the vehicle interior. It is installed as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the passenger compartment floor 3 is installed on a floor tunnel 22 that projects in the vicinity of the center in the vehicle width direction of the upper surface portion and extends in the front-rear direction, and on both left and right sides of the vehicle body 1. A pair of left and right floor side portions 20, 20 installed between the side sills 2, 2 and the floor tunnel 22 at a position lower than the upper surface of the floor tunnel 22, and the floor tunnel 22 and the floor side portion 20. The floor rear part 24 which consists of a substantially flat surface installed in the back side. The floor rear part 24 is installed at a position higher than the rear end part of the floor side part 20, and the floor side part 24 is provided via a step part 25 rising upward from the rear end part of the floor side part 20. 20 and the floor tunnel 22. A fuel tank 36 is installed in a space formed on the lower side of the floor rear portion 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the floor tunnel 22 is formed in a shape that is rearwardly narrowed in a plan view in which the width dimension decreases toward the rear side of the vehicle body 1. Correspondingly, the floor side portion 20 is formed in a shape of rearward expansion in a plan view in which the width dimension increases toward the rear side of the vehicle body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the floor side portion 20 is installed so as to extend from the lower end portion of the dash panel 7 to the rear side of the vehicle body in a state of being inclined downward. On the other hand, the upper surface portion of the floor tunnel 22 is installed so as to extend substantially horizontally across the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 1. For this reason, the height of the side wall surface portion of the floor tunnel 22, that is, the height of the stepped portion 21 formed between the upper surface portion of the floor tunnel 22 and the floor side portion 20 becomes lower toward the front side of the vehicle body 1. It is formed so as to increase toward the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the driver seat 10 includes a seat cushion 101 and a seat back 102. The driver seat 10 includes a bracket 101 a provided on the lower surface of the seat cushion 101. It is fixed to the upper surface of the floor tunnel 22. On the other hand, the pair of left and right rear seats 12, 12 each have a seat cushion 121 and a seat back 122, and the rear of the floor is interposed via a bracket 121a provided on the lower surface of the seat cushion 121. It is fixed to the upper surface of the part 24. The pair of left and right rear seats 12, 12 are arranged in an inverted C shape in plan view so that the front surfaces thereof face obliquely outward in the vehicle width direction, and the rear portion of the driver seat 10 Is installed in such a state that the front portion of each of the rear seats 12 and 12 (the seat cushion 121) partially overlaps the driver seat 10 in a side view. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear seat 12 avoids the overhanging portion 34 of the rear wheel wheel house that protrudes from the inner wall surface of the rear end portion of the passenger compartment that is formed in a narrowed rear portion. It is arranged.

  As described above, according to the above configuration, the roof cut portion 9 is formed by cutting out a predetermined range of the roof portion 8 of the vehicle body 1 continuously with the side opening 5, and corresponds to the roof cut portion 9. Since the door operation part 60 for opening and closing the side door 14 is provided on the inner side surface of the roof corresponding part 54 provided at the upper end of the side door 14, as shown in FIG. The door operation unit 60 can be disposed at a position closer to the driver's seat 10 disposed near the center (position away from the side surface of the vehicle body). The opening / closing operation 14 can be performed more smoothly. That is, when a door operation unit is provided on the inner side surface of the door body 50 as in a normal automobile, a passenger (driver) who attempts to open and close the side door 14 while sitting on the driver's seat 10 Although it is necessary to reach to the inner surface of the door body 50 that is the farthest position in the direction (see the two-dot chain line in the figure), it is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the door body 50 as in the above configuration. When the door operation unit 60 is provided in the roof corresponding portion 54, even a passenger seated in the driver seat 10 disposed near the center in the vehicle width direction can easily reach the door operation unit 60. The side door 14 can be opened and closed by extending.

  Further, in the above configuration, since the roof cut portion 9 is provided in the roof portion 8 of the vehicle body 1, it is easy for the head to come into contact with the roof portion 8 even when a tall occupant gets into a vehicle having a low vehicle height. There is also an advantage that the above-described boarding operation can be performed smoothly while avoiding the posture.

  Further, as in the above-described embodiment, a handle member 76 for operating the latch mechanism 51 of the side door 14 is provided as the door operation unit 60, and the latch member 76 is operated according to the operation of the handle member 76 to the outside of the vehicle. When the mechanism 51 is configured to be unlocked, the side door 14 can be shifted to the open state by applying a force in the same direction while the handle member 76 is operated to the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, the unlocking operation of the latch mechanism 51 and the opening operation of the side door 14 can be performed continuously by the operation in the same direction, and the opening operation of the side door 14 can be performed more easily. is there.

  Further, as in the above-described embodiment, when the concave portion 75 is provided on the inner side surface (inner panel 72) of the roof corresponding portion 54 and the handle member 76 is accommodated in the concave portion 75, the roof corresponding portion. There is an advantage that the appearance of the interior of the passenger compartment can be favorably maintained by preventing the handle member 76 from projecting from the surface of the inner panel 72 of 54. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, since the inner wall surface 74a of the concave portion 75 can be used as a clue (handle portion) when the side door 14 in the open state is drawn toward the vehicle interior side door, There is also an advantage that the operation of closing 14 can be easily performed.

  In addition, it is also possible to comprise the said handle part used as a clue at the time of pulling the side door 14 inside a vehicle by providing separately members, such as a handle which a passenger | crew can hold | grip. However, the use of the inner wall surface 74a of the concave portion 75 for accommodating the handle member 76 can rationally configure the handle portion and better maintain the appearance in the vehicle compartment than such a configuration. This is advantageous.

  Further, the handle member 76 provided for unlocking the latch mechanism 51 may be constituted by a rotating lever 176 as shown in FIG. The rotating lever 176 includes a rotating shaft portion 176a attached to the bottom surface portion of the housing member 74 so as to be rotatable around an axis, and a handle portion 176b installed so as to extend from the rotating shaft portion 176a in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. And the above-mentioned latch in response to an occupant gripping the handle portion 176b turning in the vehicle outward direction (rotating operation in a direction in which the front end side of the handle portion 176b swings and displaces outward). The mechanism 51 is configured to release the locked state. According to such a rotation lever 176, not only the operation of releasing the lock state of the latch mechanism 51 but also the operation of pushing and pulling the side door 14 can be performed with the handle portion 176b held. Therefore, there is an advantage that the handle portion 176b of the rotating lever 176 provided for unlocking the latch mechanism 51 can be used as a grip portion when the side door 14 is opened or closed.

  In the above embodiment, the pair of left and right rear seats 12 and 12 are disposed obliquely rearward on the left and right sides of the driver's seat 10 disposed near the center in the vehicle width direction, and the pair of left and right rear seats. Since the front and rear positions of the seats 12 and 12 are set so that the front portions of the rear seats 12 and 12 partially overlap the driver seat 10 in a side view, the driver seat 10 and The front-rear length of the indoor space required for disposing the rear seat 12 can be shortened, and the vehicle body 1 can be made more compact and lighter accordingly. Further, the driver's seat 10 is installed on the floor tunnel 22 projecting from the upper surface of the passenger compartment floor 3, and the planar shape of the floor tunnel 22 is such that its width dimension reaches the rear side of the vehicle body 1. Since it is formed so as to be smaller, it is possible to effectively prevent the foot space of the occupant seated in the rear seat 12 from being greatly narrowed by the floor tunnel 22 while further reducing the foot space of the occupant seated in the driver seat 10. Widely secured. That is, the floor tunnel 22 is formed in a rear-squeezed shape in a plan view, and the floor side portion 20 is formed in a rear-expanded shape in a plan view accordingly. As shown in FIG. (Driver Seat) Both the width dimension A of the front portion of the floor tunnel 22 that becomes the foot space of the passenger and the width dimension B of the rear portion of the floor side portion 20 that becomes the foot space of the rear seat passenger can be secured large. . As a result, the vehicle body structure of the vehicle capable of effectively reducing the size and weight of the vehicle body 1 while ensuring sufficient and sufficient foot space for passengers seated in the driver's seat 10 and the rear seat 12 is realized. can do.

  Further, when the pair of left and right rear seats 12 and 12 are arranged so that the front surfaces thereof face obliquely outward in the vehicle width direction as in the above embodiment, for example, the overhanging portion of the wheel house for the rear wheel Even in a situation where an installation space behind the rear seat 12 is limited because an obstacle such as 34 is present at the rear end of the passenger compartment, the seat width of the rear seat 12 is relatively wide. There is an advantage that the rear seat 12 can be installed without problems in a state where the obstacle is avoided while ensuring. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, when the rear seat 12 is disposed straight forward (see the two-dot chain line in the figure), the overhanging portion 34 of the wheel house on the rear side (and the front side) In the state avoiding the driver seat 10 at the rear end), the seat width can be secured only by a relatively small width D, while the rear seat 12 is directed obliquely forward in the vehicle width direction as described above. In this case, a width C that is relatively larger than the width D can be secured as the sheet width.

  Furthermore, by arranging the rear seat 12 in the above-described direction, as shown in FIG. Since the foot can be disposed substantially parallel to the side wall surface portion (that is, the step portion 21) of the tunnel 22, it is possible to avoid the step portion 21 from approaching the foot of the rear seat occupant. There is also an advantage that the foot space of the occupant can be secured substantially equally to the left and right.

  In addition, as in the above embodiment, when the floor side portion 20 is installed in a downwardly inclined state that decreases in height toward the rear side of the vehicle body 1, the floor on which the feet of the rear seat occupant are placed The installation height of the rear part of the side part 20 can be lowered, and as a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the knee folding angle E of the rear seat occupant is relatively reduced, and the seating posture of the occupant is more comfortable. Can be made.

  Furthermore, since the floor side portion 20 is installed in the downwardly inclined state as described above, the height of the stepped portion 21 formed of the side wall surface portion of the floor tunnel 22 can be lowered toward the front side of the vehicle body 1, It is possible to relatively reduce the height of the front portion of the stepped portion 21 that the occupant needs to straddle when getting on and off the driver's seat 10 (FIG. 11), and to effectively improve the ability to get on and off the driver's seat 10. Can do. Furthermore, by reducing the height of the front portion of the stepped portion 21 in this way, the pressure applied to the rear seat occupant by the stepped portion 21 is a state in which the rear seat occupant extends his legs (two points in FIG. 13). There is also an advantage that it can be relaxed to some extent in (see chain line).

It is a top view which shows the external appearance of the motor vehicle concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a car in the state where a side door was opened. It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle inner side of the roof corresponding | compatible part of a side door. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of the roof corresponding part of the side door, and is a view for explaining the structure of the door operation part provided in the roof corresponding part. It is sectional drawing of the said roof corresponding | compatible part and a door operation part. It is a figure for demonstrating the procedure which opens and closes a side door. It is a top view which shows the condition of a vehicle interior. It is a side view which shows the condition of a vehicle interior. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of a vehicle interior floor. It is a figure for demonstrating the condition where the passenger | crew who seated on the driver's seat operates the said door operation part. It is a figure for demonstrating the condition of the vehicle interior in the state in which the passenger | crew seated on the driver's seat and the rear seat. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the arrangement | positioning direction and seat width of a rear seat. It is a figure for demonstrating the condition of the vehicle interior in the state in which the passenger | crew seated on the backseat seat. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of the said door operation part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body 5 Side opening 8 Roof part 9 Roof notch 10 Driver's seat (occupant seat)
14 Side door 51 Latch mechanism 54 Roof corresponding part 60 Door operation part 74a Inner wall surface of the concave part 75 Concave part 76 Handle member 176 Rotating lever 176a Rotating shaft part 176b Handle part

Claims (3)

A vehicle body structure for an automobile in which a passenger seat is disposed at a predetermined distance from a side surface of the vehicle body,
Side opening formed in the side part of the vehicle body as an entrance to the passenger seat,
A roof notch formed by cutting a predetermined range of the roof of the vehicle body continuously with the side opening;
A front door is pivotally attached to the vehicle body, and includes a side door that opens and closes the side opening and the roof notch,
The side door has, at its upper end, a roof corresponding portion having a shape protruding inward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the roof cut portion,
On the inner side surface of the roof-corresponding portion, there is provided a door operation portion that is operated by a occupant seated on the occupant seat when the side door is opened and closed ,
The side door is provided with a latch mechanism configured to be engageable with the vehicle body side member in order to maintain the closed state,
The door operation unit includes a handle member linked to the latch mechanism, and a handle unit that serves as a clue when the side door in an open state is pulled toward the vehicle interior,
The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the handle member is configured to release the locked state of the latch mechanism in response to being operated to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1 ,
The handle member is housed in a recess provided on the inner side surface of the roof corresponding part,
The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion is constituted by an inner wall surface of the recess. A vehicle body structure for an automobile in which a passenger seat is disposed at a predetermined distance from a side surface of the vehicle body,
Side opening formed in the side part of the vehicle body as an entrance to the passenger seat,
A roof notch formed by cutting a predetermined range of the roof of the vehicle body continuously with the side opening;
A front door is pivotally attached to the vehicle body, and includes a side door that opens and closes the side opening and the roof notch,
The side door has, at its upper end, a roof corresponding portion having a shape protruding inward in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the roof cut portion,
On the inner side surface of the roof-corresponding portion, there is provided a door operation portion that is operated by a occupant seated on the occupant seat when the side door is opened and closed,
The side door is provided with a latch mechanism configured to be engageable with the vehicle body side member in order to maintain the closed state,
The door operation unit has a handle member linked to the latch mechanism,
The handle member includes a rotary shaft that is rotatably attached to the inner side surface of the roof-corresponding portion so as to be rotatable about an axis, and a handle that is installed so as to extend from the rotary shaft portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A vehicle body structure for an automobile, wherein the latch mechanism is unlocked in response to a rotation operation in the vehicle outward direction by an occupant holding the handle.

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