Patent ID: 6672639
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle rear body structure for accommodating a spare tire, comprising:a floor nearest to a passenger compartment; a spare tire resting floor lowered in height than the nearest-to-the-compartment floor for resting a spare tire thereon; a slanted surface interconnecting said floors and sloped downwardly and rearwardly; and a reinforcing inclined plate mounted to the slanted surface for reinforcing the slanted surface, the reinforcing inclined plate including a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion adapted for engagement with a wheel and a tire, respectively, of the spare tire, the first inclined portion being rearward of the second inclined portion, the first and second inclined portions being arranged such that, when the spare tire is moved forward, the first inclined portion engages the wheel of the spare tire and guides the spare tire forwardly while raising a front portion of the spare tire before engagement occurs between the second inclined portion and the tire of the spare tire.