Patent ID: 7540559
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A rear structure of a vehicle body comprising: a left-and-right pair of rear frames which extend along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; a spare tire pan which is supported between the rear frames; an arc-shaped frame which forms an arc-shape opening forward of the vehicle body as seen in a plan view; a rear panel which forms a rear wall of the vehicle body; and a pair of side sills which is provided on both sides of the vehicle body, wherein: the arc-shaped frame is fixed at a middle portion along an extending direction thereof to the rear panel, and has first reinforcing portions in which both ends along the extending direction, which extend along the longitudinal direction, and which have cross sections opening toward the corresponding rear frames; each of the rear frames is fixed at a rear end thereof to the rear panel, is fixed at a front end thereof to the corresponding side sill, and has a second reinforcing portion which extends along the longitudinal direction and which has a cross section opening toward the corresponding first reinforcing portion; and the first reinforcing portions and the corresponding second reinforcing portions are fixed to each other interposing side flanges of the spare tire pan therebetween.