Patent ID: 7677643
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A body framework construction, comprising: a rear seat cross member, extending in a transverse direction of a vehicle, in a rear part of a body in a lower part of a passenger compartment; a dash cross member upper, extending in the transverse direction, in a front part of the passenger compartment; and a backbone, configured into a thin, long shape having a closed cross section, and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein a front end portion of the backbone is connected to the dash cross member upper via a gusset, and a rear end portion of the backbone is joined to the rear seat cross member, wherein rigidity of the backbone is greater than rigidity of the gusset so that the gusset is deformed more easily than the backbone relative to a force from a front of the vehicle.