Patent ID: 9623738
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60J

Claim:
1. A vehicle body rear portion structure for an automobile of which a rear deck cover of an open car is supported so that the rear deck cover opens or closes above a wheelhouse, comprising: a rear fender including an upper perimeter extending on an inner side in a vehicle width direction above the wheelhouse; a deck member extending in the vehicle width direction; and a support structure which supports the rear deck cover, wherein the upper perimeter is connected to the deck member, wherein the support structure includes a link mechanism, which opens and closes the rear deck cover, and a bracket portion including a mounting seat situated on an inner side with respect to a top portion of the wheelhouse in the vehicle width direction, the bracket portion supporting the link mechanism, wherein the link mechanism is supported on the wheelhouse via the bracket portion, wherein the bracket portion includes a first bracket connected to the wheelhouse, and a second bracket connected to the first bracket, wherein the link mechanism is mounted on the wheelhouse via the first and second brackets, wherein the mounting seat is situated substantially horizontally in the second bracket, wherein the second bracket includes a lower mounting portion extending downward from the mounting seat, and an outer mounting portion situated on an outer side than the mounting seat in the vehicle width direction, wherein the lower mounting portion is mounted obliquely to the first bracket in a vertical direction, and wherein the outer mounting portion is connected obliquely to the first bracket in the vehicle width direction.