Patent ID: 7699385
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle body structure, comprising: a pair of front side frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a mutually spaced relationship in a front part of a vehicle body; a pair of floor frames having forward ends joined to rear ends of the corresponding front side frames, respectively, and extending in the fore-and-aft direction; a first cross member joined to rear ends of the front side frames at either lateral end thereof; a second cross member placed behind the first cross member and joined to the floor frames; and a first tunnel frame connected to the first and second cross members; wherein the first cross member is provided with an arch shape such that a fore-and-aft dimension of the first cross member diminishes from each side end thereof toward a middle part thereof; and, wherein the first cross member is provided with a channel shaped cross section with an open side facing upward so as to include a bottom wall and a pair of upright walls, and a stiffener extends vertically and in a fore-and-aft direction between the two vertical walls.