Patent ID: 9616939
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: right-and-left side sills extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at both outward sides, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle body; right-and-left hinge pillars extending upward from respective front positions of the right-and-left side sills; right-and-left center pillars extending upward from respective middle positions, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the right-and-left side sills; a floor panel connected to the right-and-left side sills; a floor tunnel protruding upward at a central portion of the floor panel; and a pair of diagonally-extending inclination members formed in a substantially X shape in a plan view, said inclination members intersecting directly below the floor tunnel, each of the pair of inclination members being configured to interconnect a connection portion of the hinge pillar and a connection portion of the center pillar.