Vehicle rear part structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11225289-B2
Application number	US-201916597868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2019
Priority date	Oct 15, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

The present vehicle rear part structure includes: a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction on a bottom of a vehicle, and is coupled to structural materials of both side parts of the vehicle; under braces that extend in the vehicle width direction, and couple the rear cross member, and the structural materials of both side parts of the vehicle; a pair of rear suspension towers that are provided in the both side parts of the vehicle, and support the pair of rear suspensions; and a room partition, having both ends in the vehicle width direction connected to the pair of rear suspension towers, and having an intermediate lower end in the vehicle width direction coupled to the rear cross member from an upper side. Coupling positions of the under braces and the rear cross member are below a coupling position of the room partition and the rear cross member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear part structure comprising:
a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction on a bottom of a vehicle, and is coupled to structural materials of both side parts of the vehicle;
under braces that extend in the vehicle width direction, and couple the rear cross member and the structural materials of both side parts of the vehicle, below the rear cross member, and the each of the under braces is connected to the rear cross member;
a pair of rear suspension towers that are provided in both side parts of the vehicle, and support a pair of rear suspensions; and
a room partition, having both ends in the vehicle width direction connected to the pair of rear suspension towers, having an intermediate lower end in the vehicle width direction coupled to the rear cross member, having a triangular shape when viewed from a vehicle front-back direction, the room partition comprises vertices correspondingly connected to the pair of rear suspension towers, and the room partition has a middle lower apex connected to an upper side of the rear cross member,
wherein coupling positions of the under braces and the rear cross member are below a coupling position of the room partition and the rear cross member.

2. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 1 , wherein
an upper end of the room partition has a downward arch shape.

3. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the room partition is coupled to the rear cross member through a center member fixed to an upper surface of the rear cross member.

4. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the room partition is coupled to the rear cross member through a center member fixed to an upper surface of the rear cross member.

5. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the under braces are coupled to the rear cross member through a bracket fixed to a lower surface of the rear cross member.

6. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the under braces are coupled to the rear cross member through a bracket fixed to a lower surface of the rear cross member.

7. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the under braces are coupled to the rear cross member through a bracket fixed to a lower surface of the rear cross member.

8. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 4 , wherein
the under braces are coupled to the rear cross member through a bracket fixed to a lower surface of the rear cross member.

9. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the room partition includes a first panel located on a front side, and a second panel joined to the first panel from a rear side, and
a closed sectional part that bulges in such a direction that the first and second panels are separated, and forms an internal space that exists in a joining portion of the first and second panels.

10. The vehicle rear part structure according to claim 1 , comprising
a storage space that stores a roof, in front of the room partition.

11. A vehicle rear part structure comprising:
a plurality of side parts;
a rear cross member extending in a vehicle width direction and is coupled to structural materials of each of the plurality of side parts;
under braces extending in the vehicle width direction, wherein each of the under braces couples the rear cross member and a corresponding side part of the plurality of side parts, each of the under braces is below the rear cross member;
a pair of rear suspension towers, wherein each of the pair of rear suspension towers is on a corresponding side of the vehicle;
a pair of rear suspensions, wherein each of the pair of rear suspensions is supported by a corresponding rear suspension tower of the pair of rear suspension towers; and
a room partition connected to each of the pair of rear suspension towers, wherein the room partition comprises:
an intermediate lower end in the vehicle width direction coupled to the rear cross member from an upper side of the rear cross member,
a triangular shape when viewed in a vehicle length direction perpendicular to the vehicle width direction,
vertices, wherein each of the vertices is respectively connected to a corresponding one of the rear suspension towers,

wherein coupling positions of the under braces and the rear cross member are below a coupling position of the room partition and the rear cross member.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogawa Satoshi
• Masuyama Tsukasa
• Sasaki Yasunori

Classifications

• B62D21/02

  comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members · CPC title

• B62D25/08 Primary

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title

• B62D25/088 Primary

  Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers · CPC title

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B60J7/20

  Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts {or for collapsible flexible tops} · CPC title