Patent ID: 9440530
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle body structure comprising: left and right framework members extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body on left and right sides of the vehicle body; an energy container provided between the left and right framework members; and an exhaust tube provided between the energy container and one of the left and right framework members and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, wherein the exhaust tube includes an exhaust pipe and a chamber larger in outer diameter than the exhaust pipe, wherein said one of the left and right framework members includes a framework sidewall provided on a side adjacent to the energy container, the framework sidewall having an overlap region overlapping the energy container and the chamber in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, said one of the left and right framework members having a slider member attached the overlap region of the framework sidewall, and wherein the slider member has a slider slanting portion having an upper end and a lower end, the slider slanting portion inclining in a widthwise inward direction of the vehicle such that the slider slanting portion approaches the energy container as the slider slanting portion extends from the lower end to the upper end.