Vehicle body rear structure

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2008-01-18

2009-06-30

Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

C296S203040

Reexamination Certificate

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07552963

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body rear structure, which includes: rear frames disposed on both side of a rear portion of a vehicle; a rear floor cross member bridged between the rear frames and jointed to each of the rear frames; a middle floor cross member which is disposed ahead of the rear floor cross member to extend in a vehicle width direction; and a stiffening panel covering a lower side of a fuel tank which is disposed in a space surrounded by the each of the rear frames, the rear floor cross member, and the middle floor cross member. The stiffening panel comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, and a connecting member which connects the upper plate and the lower plate. Furthermore, the stiffening panel has a thickness which transmits a load upon a rear-end collision to a framework member ahead of the stiffening panel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6834910 (2004-12-01), Wendland et al.
patent: 6966592 (2005-11-01), Harima et al.
patent: 2007/0096508 (2007-05-01), Rocheblave et al.

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