Patent ID: 7931119
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B60K,B60R

Abstract:
1. A support structure for an exhaust pipe, in which a pair of left and right side frames are provided on a lower side of a rear floor of a vehicle, a back panel extending downward from the rear floor is joined to rear end portions of the side frames, reinforcing plates are joined to a wall face of the back panel on a vehicle rear side in positions facing the rear end portions of the side frames, stays extending in a vehicle rearward direction are mounted to the respective reinforcing plates, a bumper member extending in a vehicle width direction is mounted to rear end portions of the stays, a muffler is disposed below the rear floor and on a front side of the back panel, and the muffler or the exhaust pipe connected to the muffler is supported on a vehicle body by a hanger rubber, wherein a flange portion perpendicular to the reinforcing plate, positioned below the bumper member, and extending toward the vehicle rear side with respect to the back panel is formed, and the hanger rubber is mounted to the flange portion.