Rear vehicle body structure

Details Rear vehicle body structure Rear vehicle body structure

2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Lyjak, Lori L (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Auxiliary article compartments

C224S042120

Reexamination Certificate

active

07976091

ABSTRACT:
In a rear vehicle body structure, a spare tire is received in a spare tire pan in a rear end up slanted orientation, the front end of the spare tire is prevented from forward movement by a spare tire pan cross member, and a rear bottom of the spare tire pan is reinforced. At the time of a rear end crash, the spare tire is tilted substantially to an upright orientation around the front end, and the spare tire pan is deformed in such that the rear bottom folded upon a front bottom wall in the shape of letter Z as seen from side so that the spare tire pan provides a long deformation stroke, and is utilized for absorbing the impact energy of the rear end crash. Preferably, the rear bottom comprises an elevated horizontal part and a stepped portion defining a front edge of the elevated horizontal part.

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patent: 2000-001185 (2000-01-01), None
patent: 2004-314673 (2004-11-01), None
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