TH69574B - The structure behind the vehicle body - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (31/01/57) The rear structure of the vehicle body is provided by: left and right rear frames (21) extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (12), and a rear panel assembly (27) that forms a closed cross-section (41) extending in the direction of the vehicle width intersecting the rear frame (21), arranged to the rear end (25) of the rear frame (21), and positioned below the vehicle body rear opening (37). The rear panel assembly (27) is provided by a partition (45) arranged in the closed cross-section (41) on the top face (43) of the rear frame (21), and which divides the interior of the closed cross-section (41) with faces directed in the direction of the vehicle width. The rear structure of the vehicle body is provided by left and right rear frames (21) extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (12), and a rear panel assembly (27) that A closed cross-section (41) extending in the direction of the vehicle width intersecting the rear frame (21) is provided to the rear end (25) of the rear frame (21) and a structure is provided below the vehicle body rear opening (37). The rear panel assembly (27) is provided with a partition (45) which is arranged in the closed cross-section (41) on the top face (43) of the rear frame (21) and which divides the interior portion of the closed cross-section (41) with the face directed in the direction of the vehicle width.

Claims (1)

Claims (All) Which Will Not Appear on the Advertisement Page: Edited 30/04/2019 Claim None ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------08/06/2018------(OCR) Page 1 of 3 Claim 1. The rear structure of the vehicle body comprising left and right frames (21) extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (12), and a rear panel assembly (27) defining the extent of the closed section (41) extending in the direction of the vehicle width to intersect with the left and right frames (21), the rear panel assembly (27) connected to the rear ends (25) of the left and right rear frames (21) respectively to cause the defining of the lower extent of the open portion of the rear vehicle body (37), the rear panel assembly (27) including a partition (45) within the extent of the closed section. (41) of a rear panel assembly (27), characterized in that each partition (45) is arranged on the top face (43) of one of the corresponding left and right rear frames (21), and the interior partition of the closed section (41) is divided by an opposite face of the partition (45) oriented in the vehicle width direction, the partition (45) being arranged in a vertical stacking relationship with the corresponding side frames (21). 2. The rear vehicle body structure of claim 1, further comprising a rear bumper beam (31) supported by a rear end section (25) and extending in the vehicle width direction, wherein the rear bumper beam (31) is connected to the rear end section (25) via an impact absorbing member (28). 3. The rear vehicle body structure of claim 1, wherein each rear frame (21) has a flange plate (51) arranged on the edge (47) of the rear end section (25) and having an opposite face oriented in the front-rear direction. The rear panel assembly (27) includes an inner rear panel (46) and an outer rear panel (52), the inner rear panel (46) having an inner extension (53) extending to the edge (47) of the rear frame (21) and having opposite faces oriented in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (12), each bulkhead (45) having an extension of the bulkhead (54) extending along the inner extension (53) and having opposite faces oriented in the front-rear direction, the bulkhead (45) connected to the edge (47) of the rear frame (21) by an inner extension (53) connected to a flange plate (51) in a superimposed relationship with the flange plate (51), and the second of three extensions of the bulkhead (54) connected to the inner extension (53) in a superimposed relationship with the inner extension (53). 4. The rear structure of the vehicle body according to claim 3, wherein the open portion of the rear vehicle body (37). There is a flange of a perimeter flange (56) extending in the vehicle width direction, the flange of a flange of a perimeter flange (56) comprising an inner perimeter flange (56) of the inner rear panel (46) and an outer perimeter flange (58) of the outer rear panel (52) overlaid on the inner perimeter flange (57), and wherein the bulkhead (45) includes a bulkhead flange (61) on its upper portion that is sandwiched between and connected to the inner perimeter flange (57) and the outer perimeter flange (58). 5. The rear structure of the vehicle body of claim 3, wherein the inner rear panel (46) includes: a bottom plate portion (63) overlaid on the upper face of the rear frame (21); a front plate portion (65) extending upwards as a single unit from the front edge (64) of the bottom plate portion (63); The upper end portion (67) extending as a single unit from the upper edge (66) of the front plate portion (65) in a straight line opposite to the lower plate portion (63), and the inner end portion (53) extending as a single unit from the rear edge of the lower plate portion (63), and each of the bulkheads (45) includes: the body portion of the bulkhead (76) having a rear bulkhead wall (71) extending as a single unit from the extension of the bulkhead (54) upwards beyond the rear frame (21), a side bulkhead wall (73) extending as a single unit from one vertical edge of the rear bulkhead wall (71) towards the front plate portion (65), and another side bulkhead wall (75) extending as a single unit from another vertical edge (74) of the rear bulkhead wall (71) towards the front plate portion (65); A bulkhead sidewall top flange (78) curved from the top portion (77) of one bulkhead sidewall and one wall (73, 75) superimposed on the top end portion (67) of the inner rear panel (46); a bulkhead sidewall front flange (82) curved from the front portion (81) of one bulkhead sidewall and one wall (73, 75) superimposed on the front plate portion (65); and a bulkhead sidewall corner flange (83) curved from one bulkhead sidewall and one wall (73, 75) to extend from the bulkhead sidewall front flange (82) to the bulkhead sidewall top flange (78). 6. The rear structure of the vehicle body according to claim . 5wherein each bulkhead (45) includes a bulkhead body section (76) having 3 of the 3 faces, a rear bulkhead wall (71) extending upwards beyond the rear frame (21) and having opposite faces directed in an anterior-posterior direction, one bulkhead side wall (73) extending collectively as a sickle unit from one rib edge (72) of the rear bulkhead wall (71) towards the front plate section (65), and one bulkhead side wall (75) extending collectively as a sickle unit from the rib edge. (74)Another of the rear bulkhead (71) towards the front plate section (65) in an opposite relationship to one of the side bulkheads (73). 7. The rear structure of the vehicle body of claim 6, wherein the rear frame (21) has a U-shaped section bounded by an outer wall section (87), an inner wall section (88), and a bottom section (91), an outer wall section (87) having an outer flange (93) formed on its upper end, an inner wall section (88) having an inner flange (94) formed on its upper end, and wherein the bulkhead (45) has a bottom flange of the side bulkhead (98) curved from the respective bottom sections of the side bulkhead and the other walls (73, 75) and superimposed on the outer flange (93) and the inner flange (94). ------------ 1. The rear structure of the vehicle body, comprising left and right frames extending in the forward-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a rear panel assembly defining the extent of a closed section extending in the vehicle width direction to intersect the left and right frames, the rear panel assembly being connected to the rear ends of the left and right rear frames respectively to form the extent of the lower portion of the open portion of the vehicle rear body, the rear panel assembly including a partition each disposed on the top face of one of the corresponding left and right rear frames and within the interior of the closed section, and dividing the interior of the closed section by the opposite face of the partition directed in the vehicle width direction, the partitions being arranged in a vertically stacked relationship with the corresponding side frames.