Patent ID: 7325865
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle rear body structure comprising: a cross member provided beneath a rear parcel shelf to connect rear suspension towers; a strip member provided along a rear edge of a floor panel; and panel members provided between the cross member and the strip member to connect the cross member and the strip member, the panel members comprising a center panel and a pair of side panels arranged on outer sides in a vehicle transverse direction of the center panel, respectively, wherein each of the side panels is joined along an inner edge in the vehicle transverse direction thereof to the center panel by a continuous welding, the center panel and the side panels are spot welded to the cross member with a plurality of first weld spots arranged in a longitudinal direction of the cross member; and the continuous welding between a side panel and the center panel forms a continuously welded portion crossing a line passing through the first weld spots.