Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-10
2009-12-15
Dayoan, Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
active
07631918
ABSTRACT:
A rear structure of a vehicular body has side sills disposed at lateral ends of the vehicular body. The rear structure further has side rear members having a hat-shaped cross-section and having a kick-up portion that is upwardly inclined. The side rear members are bonded to the side sills at bonded portions, and extend toward a rear of the vehicular body. The rear structure further has a cross member connecting side sills in a lateral direction across the vehicular body. The cross member is connected to each of the side sills at connected portions at a rear of the kick-up portions. The rear structure further has reinforcements having a closed cross-section in a longitudinal plane and in a lateral plane. The reinforcements are disposed in the side rear members between the bonded portions and the connected portions.
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Satou Hiroshi
Yasukouchi Satoshi
Chenevert Paul A
Dayoan Glenn
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
Osha • Liang LLP
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