Patent ID: 6648403
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A body upper structure for a vehicle, comprising:a roof side-rail which is formed to have a closed cross section and also provided with a vertical rib bridging between an upper wall and a lower wall both forming the roof side-rail; and a center pillar united with the roof side-rail, the center pillar having a pillar outer member and a shoulder part formed on an upper end of the pillar outer member so as to fit a successive corner defined between the lower wall and an outer wall forming the roof side-rail thereby to support the roof side-rail; wherein the pillar outer member is provided, on an interior side thereof with a plurality of vertical ribs at an interval in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, the vertical ribs extending from a base of the shoulder part downward while respective upper ends of the vertical ribs are abutting on the lower wall of the roof side-rail; and wherein the vertical ribs are formed to project inwardly in a width direction of the vehicle, up to a position where, in a vertical direction of the vehicle, the upper ends of the vertical ribs substantially overlap and align with the vertical rib of the roof side-rail.