Patent ID: 7021703
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A rear body structure for a vehicle, comprising: left and right floor frames extending longitudinally of the vehicle; a body floor mounted to the left and right floor frames; left and right wheel houses mounted to the body floor for covering respective upper parts of left and right rear wheels of the vehicle; left and right damper support members disposed adjacent to the left and right wheel houses, respectively; left and right dampers each having an upper end portion supported by a respective one of the damper support members; and left and right gussets for reinforcing the body floor, the wheel houses and the damper support members, the gussets each having a first portion connected to a respective one of the wheel houses, a second portion connected to the body floor, and a third portion connected to a respective one of the damper support members and a mounting flange on the upper end portion of a respective one of the dampers with the damper support member disposed between the third portion and the mounting flange.