Patent ID: 8613467
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. An upper vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: a pair of right-and-left pillars provided at right and left side portions of the vehicle and extending vertically; a pair of right-and-left roof side rails connected to respective upper ends of the pillars and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a roof reinforcing member extending in a vehicle width direction over respective upper end portions of the pillars or respective nearby portions to the upper ends of the pillars, the roof reinforcing member including a concave portion which is concaved downward; and an inflator provided on the inside, in the vehicle width direction, of the pair of roof side rails and capable of supplying a gas pressure to an airbag, wherein said inflator is arranged such that at least a portion of the inflator overlaps with said roof reinforcing member in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and said concave portion is configured such that a depth of a part of the concave portion which overlaps with the inflator is shallower than that of another part of the concave portion which is positioned nearer said pillars than said part of the concave portion overlapping with the inflator is.