Patent ID: 6450567
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A rear body of an automotive vehicle comprising:a front body structural element made of a cast defining a front portion of the rear body; a rear body structural element made of a cast, said rear body structural element being joined to said front body structural element to define a rear portion of the rear body and having a rigidity smaller than that of said front body structural element; and an intermediate body structural element joined between said front body structural element and said rear body structural element, and wherein said front body structural element defines body side inners, said intermediate body structural element includes a rear parcel and front portions of rear fender inners, and said rear body structural element includes rear portions of the rear fender inners and a rear end panel, and wherein a rigidity of the rear body increases gradually from said rear body structural element to said front body structural element through said intermediate body structural element.