Patent ID: 8191961
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: a wheel house projecting toward a vehicle inside; a suspension damper stored on a vehicle outside of the wheel house; a damper support portion provided at an upper portion of the wheel house and supporting an upper end portion of the suspension damper; a side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a side portion of a vehicle floor; a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction along the vehicle floor and connecting to the side frame; a first brace member provided on a vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a front portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame; and a second brace member provided on the vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a rear portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame.