Vehicle rear portion structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12097902-B2
Application number	US-202217846055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2022
Priority date	Jul 1, 2021
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a rear side frame extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a bumper beam disposed on a rear side of the rear side frame; and a rear panel provided between the rear side frame and the bumper beam. The rear panel includes a peripheral edge frame structure which is provided at an upper part of the bumper beam, and which has a closed cross-sectional structure. An upper projection of the bumper beam is in contact with a panel of the peripheral edge frame structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear portion structure comprising:
a frame extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle;
a bumper beam disposed on a rear side of the frame; and
a rear panel provided between the frame and the bumper beam, wherein
the rear panel includes an upper structure which is provided at an upper part of the bumper beam and which has a closed cross-sectional structure, and
an upper portion of the bumper beam is in contact with a lower surface of the upper structure.

2. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the bumper beam is fastened and fixed with a bolt to be screwed into the rear panel from an inside of the bumper beam via the bumper beam.

3. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the bumper beam is fastened and fixed with a bolt to be screwed into the upper structure from an inside of the bumper beam via the bumper beam.

4. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 2 , wherein
a hole is defined in the bumper beam, and the bolt and a tool for fastening the bolt are insertable into the hole in a front-rear direction of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein
a position of a rear end and a lower end of the bumper beam is located lower than a position of a front end and a lower end of the bumper beam.

6. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein
a position of a front end and a lower end of the bumper beam is located higher than a position of a spare tire disposed on a front side of the bumper beam.

7. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , further comprising
a peripheral edge frame that forms a rear opening communicating a baggage compartment provided at a rear portion of the vehicle and an outside of the vehicle, wherein
an upper portion of the rear panel is coupled with the peripheral edge frame.

8. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the bumper beam includes at least one closed cross-sectional structure including projections on up and down sides when viewed from a vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 8 , wherein
the bumper beam includes a plurality of the closed cross-sectional structures, and
the plurality of the closed cross-sectional structures are disposed to be aligned in a front-rear direction of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle rear portion structure according to claim 8 , further comprising
a reinforcement plate provided inside the closed cross-sectional structure and extending in a direction intersecting a front-rear direction and an up-down direction, when viewed from the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Yasunori
• Kawabe Satoru
• Yoshida Masayasu
• Hasegawa Atsushi

Classifications

• B60R19/24

  Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles · CPC title

• B62D27/02

  rigid · CPC title

• B60R19/18

  {characterised by the cross-section;} Means within the bumper to absorb impact · CPC title

• B60R19/04

  formed from more than one section {in a side-by-side arrangement} · CPC title

• B62D25/087

  Luggage compartments · CPC title