Patent ID: 9381944
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. An upper vehicle-body structure of an automotive vehicle provided with a sun roof, in which a sun roof opening is provided at a roof panel arranged between a pair of right-and-left roof side rails extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, right-and-left side edge portions of the sun roof opening are spaced apart from the right-and-left roof side rails, respectively, a center pillar extends downward from the roof side rail, and a roof reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction and having a specified first sectional shape is provided at a position just behind the sun roof opening, the upper vehicle-body structure comprising: a connecting reinforcement interconnecting a fixing plate which is a window-frame member to reinforce the sun roof opening and the roof side rail at a position corresponding to the center pillar, wherein the connecting reinforcement is positioned forward of the roof reinforcement, has a specified second sectional shape, and extends in the vehicle width direction roughly horizontally, a rear edge portion of the connecting reinforcement and a front edge portion of the roof reinforcement are connected to each other, and an inboard edge portion of the connecting reinforcement and the front edge portion of the roof reinforcement are connected via said fixing plate.