Vehicle body structure including spare wheel hanging device

Details Vehicle body structure including spare wheel hanging device Vehicle body structure including spare wheel hanging device

1996-05-17

1998-08-04

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Auxiliary article compartments

224 4223, 414463, B62D 4304

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057883084

ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle body structure comprises a cross member which is disposed below a rear floor panel and formed of plate material. The cross member has front and rear end walls which are respectively formed with front-side and rear-side through-holes. A cylindrical member is disposed in a manner to connect the front-side and rear-side through-holes. The rear-side through-hole is covered with a back door in a closed state. A spare wheel hanging device includes an operational section by which a spare wheel is operated. The operational section is located such that the axis of the cylindrical member reaches the operational section. An operational handle is guided through the cylindrical member to the operational section of the spare wheel hanging device so as to operate the spare wheel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2028945 (1936-01-01), Morrison
patent: 2688372 (1954-09-01), Walker
patent: 3005657 (1961-10-01), Walker
patent: 4095709 (1978-06-01), Eller
patent: 5076629 (1991-12-01), Peters et al.

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