Vehicle rear structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9522702-B2
Application number	US-201514857674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle rear structure located between a backrest and a luggage space includes a first cross member and fixation members. Each fixation member has a joint portion, a first plate and a second plate. The length of a first path extending from a first intersection point of a line passing through a fixation portion at which the second plate is fixed to the vehicle body and an upper side of the second plate through an upper side of the first plate up to the joint portion is as long as a second path extending from a second intersection point of the line and a lower side of the second plate through a lower side of the first plate up to the joint portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear structure located between a backrest of a rear seat and a luggage space on a rear side of the backrest, the vehicle rear structure comprising:
a first cross member that is spanned in a vehicle-width direction and inclines obliquely upward on a rear side; and
fixation members respectively joined to each of both ends of the first cross member and fixed to a vehicle body;
wherein each fixation member has:
a joint portion that overlaps an end of the first cross member and is joined thereto;
a first plate that bends from an outer end of the joint portion in the vehicle-width direction and extends rearward; and
a second plate that bends from a rear end of the first plate, extends outward in the vehicle-width direction, and is fixed to the vehicle body;

wherein the second plate is not parallel with the first cross member; and
wherein a length of a first path extending from a first intersection point of a line that passes in a vehicle vertical direction through a fixation portion at which the second plate is fixed to the vehicle body and an upper side of the second plate through an upper side of the first plate up to the joint portion is at least as long as a second path extending from a second intersection point of the line and a lower side of the second plate through a lower side of the first plate up to the joint portion.

2. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1 , wherein a plate thickness of the fixation member is thicker than a plate thickness of the first cross member.

3. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fixation portion includes a plurality of fixing points arranged in a vertical direction, and an upper fixing point is located outward, in the vehicle-width direction, of a lower fixing point.

4. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 2 , wherein the fixation portion includes a plurality of fixing points arranged in a vertical direction, and an upper fixing point is located outward, in the vehicle-width direction, of a lower fixing point.

5. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
two vertical members to which the fixation members are fixed at the fixation portion; and
a second cross member that is joined to a lower side of a rear floor panel forming a vehicle floor and extends in the vehicle-width direction;
wherein the first cross member forms a frame shape together with the two vertical members and the second cross member.

6. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:
two vertical members to which the fixation members are fixed at the fixation portion; and
a second cross member that is joined to a lower side of a rear floor panel forming a vehicle floor and extends in the vehicle-width direction;
wherein the first cross member forms a frame shape together with the two vertical members and the second cross member.

7. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 3 , further comprising:
two vertical members to which the fixation members are fixed at the fixation portion; and
a second cross member that is joined to a lower side of a rear floor panel forming a vehicle floor and extends in the vehicle-width direction;
wherein the first cross member forms a frame shape together with the two vertical members and the second cross member.

8. The vehicle rear structure according to claim 4 , further comprising:
two vertical members to which the fixation members are fixed at the fixation portion; and
a second cross member that is joined to a lower side of a rear floor panel forming a vehicle floor and extends in the vehicle-width direction;
wherein the first cross member forms a frame shape together with the two vertical members and the second cross member.

Assignees

• Suzuki Motor Corp

Inventors

• Takeda Munenobu
• Shindo Daisuke

Classifications

• B62D25/087 Primary

  Luggage compartments · CPC title

• B60R21/026 Primary

  Rigid partitions inside vehicles, e.g. between passengers and load compartments (B60R21/12 takes precedence) · CPC title