Patent ID: 9610984
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60J,B62D,Y02T

Claim:
1. A vehicle body side structure comprising: a flow redirecting member that introduces a traveling wind in a direction toward a rear wheel arch for a rear tire, wherein the flow redirecting member includes an inlet portion through which the traveling wind is introduced and an outlet portion through which air having been introduced through the inlet portion is ejected to a rear wheel arch side, wherein the inlet portion is positioned in front of the wheel arch, and wherein the outlet portion has a slit shape facing a surface of the rear tire on an outer side in a vehicle width direction, wherein the inlet portion is positioned in a panel in a vehicle body side part, wherein the flow redirecting member has a closed sectional shape formed by an inner wall portion disposed on an inner side in the vehicle width direction and an outer wall portion disposed on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, wherein a front end of the inner wall portion is flush with a surface of the panel, wherein the panel is a door panel, and the outlet portion is disposed at a rear end part of the door panel, and wherein the rear end part of the door panel where the outlet portion is disposed constitutes a part of the rear wheel arch for the rear tire.