Patent ID: 6332642
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle body structure, comprising:a suspension suspended from a vehicle body to carry a vehicle wheel;a suspension attachment member to which the suspension is attached;a suspension housing member for accommodating the suspension, the suspension housing member having its upper part joined to the suspension attachment member and the lower part to be connected to a side member constituting a lower framework of the vehicle body;a hood-ridge upper member joined to an upper and outer part of the suspension housing member thereby to constitute an upper framework of the vehicle body, the upper and outer part being positioned on the outside of the suspension housing member in a vehicle's width direction; whereinthe suspension housing member and the hood-ridge upper member are formed into one casting body of light metal; andthe hood-ridge upper member includes an upper wall, a lower wall and a vertical wall positioned inside in the vehicle's width direction to connect the upper wall with the lower wall, providing a cross section opening outward in the vehicle's width direction.