Vehicle rear portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10507871-B2
Application number	US-201815959520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2017
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle rear portion structure includes a rear pillar, a framework member, a barrier wall and a side panel. The rear pillar extends in the vehicle vertical direction. The framework member is joined to an upper portion of the rear pillar and extends in the vehicle front-and-rear direction. The barrier wall is at the vehicle inner side of the rear pillar, and is joined to the rear pillar and the framework member to be watertight. The barrier wall divides the vehicle inner side from the vehicle outer side thereof. The side panel is provided at the vehicle outer side of the rear pillar, the framework member and the barrier wall. The side panel structures a design surface of a vehicle side portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear portion structure comprising:
a rear pillar extending in a vehicle vertical direction, the rear pillar having an uppermost portion directly joined to a rearmost edge of a roof side reinforcement;
a framework member including:
a front end joined to an upper portion of the rear pillar, and
a rear end extending towards a vehicle lower side;

a barrier wall disposed at a vehicle inner side of the rear pillar and joined to the rear pillar and the framework member so as to be watertight, the barrier wall dividing the vehicle inner side from a vehicle outer side; and
a side panel disposed at the vehicle outer side of the rear pillar, the framework member, and the barrier wall, the side panel forming a design surface of an exterior vehicle side.

2. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein the side panel is a resin member.

3. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
an aperture is formed by the rear pillar, the framework member, a rear floor, and a rear wheel house, and
the aperture is closed off by the barrier wall.

4. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a recess-shaped inlet box portion disposed at the side panel; and
an inlet portion disposed at the inlet box portion.

5. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 4 , wherein the side panel and the inlet box portion are formed integrally.

6. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 4 , wherein the side panel, the inlet box portion, and the inlet portion are each constituted of resin.

7. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 6 , wherein the side panel, the inlet box portion, and the inlet portion are formed integrally of resin.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tanabe Daisuke

Classifications

• B62D25/16

  Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels (equipped with means for freeing wheels or tyres from foreign matter B60S) · CPC title

• B62D29/043

  Superstructures (B62D25/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D25/04 Primary

  Door pillars {; windshield pillars} · CPC title

• B62D25/18 Primary

  Parts or details thereof, e.g. mudguard flaps · CPC title

• B62D25/02 Primary

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title