Patent Publication Number: US-2023147372-A1

Title: Body for vehicle

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0154688, filed Nov. 11, 2021, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Present Disclosure 
     The present disclosure relates to a body for a vehicle. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a technique of applying a body for a vehicle to various types of vehicles sharing a lower body including a front portion, a rear portion, and a lower portion of the body for a vehicle so that the front portion, the rear portion, and the lower portion of the body for a vehicle are integrally manufactured and an upper body is then manufactured to be coupled to the lower body. 
     Description of Related Art 
     In a conventional steel Body In White (BIW) upper body frame, openings of a roof, a side portion, a windshield, and a lid portion have individual sections, and the opening member is partially formed at an open section. In other words, the conventional vehicle body has a structure in which an A pillar and an end portion of a roof side member are disconnected and the disconnected end portion thereof is connected to another member. 
     It is difficult to secure body rigidity, ceiling rigidity, and durability performance because of the opening and the open section of the upper body component, and in forming a closed section structure, an increase in the number of components for assembly and connection of the vehicle body, and an assembly problem occur. 
     Therefore, in the conventional disconnected structure of connecting members to each other, there is a problem in that it is difficult to secure the strength to maintain occupant space as much as possible in an event of collision or rollover. 
     The information included in this Background of the present disclosure is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the present disclosure and may not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing a body for a vehicle, the body for a vehicle being configured so that a front portion, a rear portion and a lower portion of the body for a vehicle are integrally manufactured and a separate portion from an A pillar toward a side surface of a roof is manufactured and coupled thereto to be applied to various types of vehicles sharing the front portion, the rear portion of the base frame, and the lower portion. 
     In various aspects of the present disclosure, there is provided a body for a vehicle, the body including: a base part extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and including a flange portion being open outward of the vehicle; a tubular part accommodated on and coupled to the flange portion of the base part and shaped in a pipe with a closed section; and an external garnish coupled to the base part or the tubular part to cover an external portion of the tubular part. 
     The body for a vehicle may include: a base frame made of a metal material and including a front portion, a rear portion, and a lower portion of the vehicle body, the lower portion connecting the front portion to the rear portion of the base frame, wherein a front end portion of the base part, the tubular part, or the external garnish may be connected to the front portion and a rear end portion thereof is connected to the rear portion of the base frame. 
     The body for a vehicle may include: an internal bracket coupled to internal portions of the base part and the tubular part to connect the base part and the tubular part to the front portion; and an external bracket coupled to external portions of the base part and the tubular part to connect the base part and the tubular part to the front portion. 
     The internal bracket may be coupled to an external portion of an internal plate of the front portion, and the external bracket may be coupled to an external portion of an external plate of the front portion. 
     The internal bracket may be coupled to an internal portion of an internal plate of the front portion and the external bracket may be coupled to an external portion of an external plate of the front portion. 
     The rear portion of the base frame may include a C pillar extending toward a roof of the vehicle and the lower portion may include a B pillar extending toward the roof, and rear end portions of the base part and the tubular part may be connected to the C pillar, and middle portions of the base part and the tubular part may be connected to the B pillar. 
     The body for a vehicle may include a B pillar bracket connected to the tubular part to connect the tubular part to an external plate of the B pillar, wherein the base part may be connected to an internal plate of the B pillar. 
     The base part may be connected to an external portion of the internal plate of the B pillar and the B pillar bracket may be connected to an external portion of the external plate of the B pillar. 
     The base part may be connected to an external plate of the C pillar and the external garnish may be connected to a lower end portion of the external plate of the C pillar. 
     The flange portion may be formed in an open flange while including an upper flange connected to an upper portion of the base part and extending outward and a lower flange connected to a lower portion of the base part and extending outward, and the tubular part may be accommodated between the upper flange and the lower flange and is coupled to the base part. 
     The base part, the flange portion, and the tubular part may be made of a metal material, and be joined to each other by welding. 
     The base part, the flange portion, and the tubular part which may be made of the metal material may be coupled to the plastic external garnish by mechanical coupling. 
     Pair of base parts, tubular parts, and external garnishes may be provided at transversally opposite portions of the vehicle, and the body for a vehicle may further include: a roof member connected from each of the base parts to a roof of the vehicle. 
     The body for a vehicle may include a roof bracket connecting the base part to the roof member. 
     Opposite end portions of the base part may integrally connect an A pillar to a side portion of a roof of the vehicle. 
     The external garnish may form an exterior of the vehicle, and be made of a plastic material. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the front portion, the rear portion of the base frame, and the lower portion of the body for a vehicle are integrally manufactured, and a portion from the pillar to the roof side surface is coupled to the front portion, the rear portion of the base frame, and the lower portion while the tubular part with an closed section is inserted into and coupled to the open flange provided in the base part. Therefore, the portion from the pillar to the roof side surface is not disconnected and is formed in a continuously extended shape, so that the rigidity of the upper body of the vehicle may be improved 
     In manufacturing the open flange, the shape of the open flange is formed so that the base part is manufactured by a press process and the flange portion is manufactured as a separate object and coupled to the base part, so that the manufacturing cost may be reduced. 
     Furthermore, as the base part and the tubular part are manufactured in various shapes, the front portion, the rear portion of the base frame, and the lower portion may be shared in various types of vehicles and the upper body of a vehicle may be variously applied to vehicles with different shapes, so that the manufacturing cost may be reduced. 
     The methods and apparatuses of the present disclosure have other features and advantages which will be apparent from or are set forth in more detail in the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein, and the following Detailed Description, which together serve to explain certain principles of the present disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is an exploded-perspective view showing a base part, a tubular part, and an external garnish of a body for a vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  4    are perspective views showing a coupling embodiment of the body for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  5 A  and  FIG.  5 B  are sectional views showing two example taken along line A-A in  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  6    is a sectional view taken along line B-B in  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  7    is a sectional view taken along line C-C in  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  8    is a sectional view taken along line D-D in  FIG.  3   ; and 
         FIG.  9 A ,  FIG.  9 B , and  FIG.  9 C  are views showing various examples of the body for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     It may be understood that the appended drawings are not necessarily to scale, presenting a somewhat simplified representation of various features illustrative of the basic principles of the present disclosure. The specific design features of the present disclosure as disclosed herein, including, for example, specific dimensions, orientations, locations, and shapes will be determined in part by the particularly intended application and use environment. 
     In the figures, reference numbers refer to the same or equivalent parts of the present disclosure throughout the several figures of the drawing. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments of the present disclosure(s), examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below. While the present disclosure(s) will be described in conjunction with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, it will be understood that the present description is not intended to limit the present disclosure(s) to those exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. On the other hand, the present disclosure(s) is/are intended to cover not only the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims. 
     In the following description, the structural or functional description specified to an exemplary embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure is directed to describe the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, so it should be understood that the present disclosure may be variously embodied, without being limited to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     An exemplary embodiment described herein may be changed in various ways and various shapes, so a specific embodiment is shown in the drawings and will be described in detail in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. However, it should be understood that the exemplary embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiment which will be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, but all of modifications, equivalents, and substitutions are included in the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. 
     It will be understood that, although the terms first and/or second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, from another element For instance, a first element discussed below could be termed a second element without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure. Similarly, the second element could also be termed the first element. 
     It is to be understood that when one element is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element, it may be directly connected to or directly coupled to another element or be connected to or coupled to another element, having the other element intervening therebetween. On the other hand, it is to be understood that when one element is referred to as being “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element, it may be connected to or coupled to another element without the other element intervening therebetween. Furthermore, the terms used herein to describe a relationship between elements, that is, “between”, “directly between”, “adjacent” or “directly adjacent” should be interpreted in the same manner as those described above. 
     The terminology used herein is for describing a particular embodiment only and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular forms are intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” or “have” used in the present specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, components, parts, or a combination thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numerals, steps, operations, components, parts, or a combination thereof. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure belongs. It must be understood that the terms defined by the dictionary are identical with the meanings within the context of the related art, and they should not be ideally or excessively formally defined unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. 
     Hereinbelow, an exemplary embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals provided in the drawings indicate like components. 
       FIG.  1    is an exploded-perspective view showing a base part  10 , a tubular part  20 , and an external garnish  30  of a body for a vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  4    are perspective views showing a coupling embodiment of the body for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  5 A  and  FIG.  5 B  are sectional views showing two example taken along line A-A in  FIG.  2   .  FIG.  6    is a sectional view taken along line B-B in  FIG.  2   .  FIG.  7    is a sectional view taken along line C-C in  FIG.  2   .  FIG.  8    is a sectional view taken along line D-D in  FIG.  3   . 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   ,  FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  3   ,  FIG.  4   ,  FIG.  5   ,  FIG.  6   ,  FIG.  7   , and  FIG.  8   , the body for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the body for a vehicle includes: the base part  10  extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and including a shape integrally connecting an A pillar to a side portion of a roof, and including a flange portion which is open outward of the vehicle; the tubular part  20  including a shape extending in the longitudinal direction along the base part  10 , accommodated on and coupled to the flange portion of the base part  10 , and shaped in a bent pipe with a closed section; and the external garnish  30  including a shape extending in the longitudinal direction along the base part  10 , coupled to the base part  10  or the tubular part  20  to cover an external portion of the tubular part  20  to form the exterior of the vehicle, and made of a plastic material. 
     The base part  10  is shaped in an open flange which is open outward of the vehicle, and the tubular part  20  is accommodated on the open flange and is coupled to the base part  10 . 
     The base part  10  may be manufactured from a metal material by press process, the tubular part  20  is shaped in a metal pipe by aluminum extrusion molding and may be molded by a post processing to be accommodated on the open flange of the base part  10 . 
     The tubular part  20  shaped in a metal pipe is coupled to the base part  10  manufactured by press molding from a metal plate, so that insufficient rigidity of the base part  10  may be reinforced. The base part  10  is manufactured by press molding and the tubular part  20  is manufactured by extrusion molding and post processing, so that the manufacturing cost may be reduced. 
     Furthermore, the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  extending from the pillar and the roof of the vehicle may be easily changed in shapes, so there is an effect of improving convenience by which an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is deformed and applied to various types of vehicles sharing a lower frame or a lower platform. 
     Furthermore, while the tubular part  20  is coupled to the base part  10 , the external garnish  30  which is an external plate is coupled to the base part  10  or the tubular part  20  to form the exterior of the vehicle, so rigidity of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be improved. 
     The external garnish  30  is manufactured by press molding from a steel material or manufactured of a material such as plastic, a material thereof may be determined by the manufacturing cost of the vehicle. 
     The body for a vehicle includes: a base frame  100  made of the metal material and including a front portion  110 , a rear portion  120 , and a lower portion of the body connecting the front portion  110  to the rear portion  120 . The base part  10 , the tubular part  20 , and the external garnish  30  may be connected at front end portions thereof to the front portion  110  and at rear end portions thereof to the rear portion  120 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   ,  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  4   , as the lower portion coupled to an upper portion of the body for a vehicle, the base frame  100  in which the lower portion, the front portion  110 , and the rear portion  120  of the vehicle are integrally manufactured may be formed. The base frame  100  may be formed in an integral body as the monocoque body shape, or the lower portion is manufactured first as the frame body and then both the front portion  110  and the rear portion  120  may be additionally coupled to the lower portion. The base part  10  and the external garnish  30  in which the tubular part  20  is inserted may be coupled in various shapes to an upper portion of the base frame  100 . 
     Therefore, in manufacturing various vehicles sharing the lower portion and differing at each upper portion, there is a manufacturing cost reduction effect. 
     The body for a vehicle may include: an internal bracket  41  coupled to internal portions of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  and connecting both the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  to the front portion  110 ; and an external bracket  42  coupled to external portions of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  and connecting both the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  to the front portion  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the front end portion of the base part  10  may be coupled to the front portion  110  of the base part  10 . To improve rigidity and convenience of coupling between the front end portion of the base part  10  and the front portion  110 , the internal bracket  41  may be coupled to an internal portion of the front end portion of the base part  10  and the external bracket may be coupled to an external portion of the front end portion of the base part  10 . 
     Therefore, when the shape of the front portion  110  is changed, the base part  10  may be coupled to the front portion  110  as the internal bracket  41  and the external bracket  42  are deformed little, and the internal bracket  41  and the external bracket  42  may be deformed in response to a coupling direction of the base part  10 . 
     Therefore, the manufacturing cost may be reduced when the present disclosure is applied to various vehicles, and convenience of coupling work may be improved. 
       FIG.  9 A ,  FIG.  9 B , and  FIG.  9 C  are views showing various examples of the body for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 A ,  FIG.  9 B , and  FIG.  9 C , the base frame  100  forms the lower portion of the vehicle, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may form a side surface of the pillar portion and the roof portion of the base frame  100 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 A ,  FIG.  9 B , and  FIG.  9 C , the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  that are shaped variously and coupled to the base frame may be formed in various types of vehicles in response to customer requirements even in the equivalent base frame  100 . 
     The body for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a purpose-built vehicle (PBV), and in the PBV, it is necessary to develop a vehicle suitable for the market of small-volume, multi-variety production. 
     The PBV is considered in terms of flexibility, freedom of design, reduction in the number of components, assembly in a smart factory, weight reduction, cost reduction, space utilization and performance in response to customer requirements. To meet the above considerations, the tubular part  20  is provided as a frame in the base frame  100  included in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure and the base part  10  formed by a press process is coupled to an external portion of the tubular part  20 , so that the above-described considerations may be advantageous in a method of manufacturing various types of vehicle models in comparison to a conventional monocoque body method. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the base part  10  may be coupled to both the front portion and the rear portion of the base frame  100 , the front portion and the rear portion may have the shapes changed variously. 
     According to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a C pillar extending from the rear portion is formed and is connected to the base part, and the C pillar may be shaped variously. 
     The PBV may be applied to an electric vehicle platform, and a battery, a motor wheel, and a suspension, which are devices in the drive system, are provided in the lower portion, and the base frame  100  may be coupled to an upper portion of the drive system, forming the body for a vehicle. 
     The internal bracket  41  is coupled to an external portion of an internal plate  110   a  of the front portion  110 , and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to an external portion of an external plate  110   b  of the front portion  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , to couple the base part  10  to the base frame  100  in a transverse direction of the vehicle, the internal bracket  41  may be coupled to the external portion of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion of the base frame  100 . Therefore, the internal bracket  41  is coupled first to the external portion of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion  110 , and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to the external portion of the external plate  110   b  of the front portion  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  5 A , the length of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion is preset longer than the length of the external plate  110   b . Therefore, the internal bracket  41  and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to the base frame  100  in the transverse direction from the base frame  100  while being coupled to a base panel. 
     Accordingly, on the product line, the base part  10  may be conveniently coupled to the base frame  100  in the transverse direction thereof. 
     The internal bracket  41  is coupled to an internal portion of an internal plate  110   a  of the front portion  110 , and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to an external portion of the external plate  110   b  of the front portion  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  3   , to couple the base part  10  to the base frame  100  in a downward direction of the vehicle, the internal bracket  41  may be coupled to the internal portion of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion of the base frame  100 . Therefore, the internal bracket  41  is coupled first to the internal portion of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion  110 , and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to the external portion of the external plate  110   b  of the front portion  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  5 A , the length of the internal plate  110   a  of the front portion is preset longer than the length of the external plate  110   b . Therefore, the internal bracket  41  and the external bracket  42  may be coupled to the base frame  100  in the transverse direction of the base frame  100  while being coupled to a base panel. 
     Accordingly, on the product line, the base part  10  may be conveniently coupled to the base frame  100  in the transverse direction thereof. 
     The rear portion  120  of the base frame  100  has a C pillar  121  extending toward the roof, and the lower portion has a B pillar  131  extending toward the roof. The rear end portions of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be connected to the C pillar  121  and middle portions of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be connected to the B pillar  131 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  7   , a rear end portion of the base part  10  may be connected to the C pillar  121  extending forward from the rear portion  120  of the base frame  100 . The C pillar bracket  60  provided for connection of the C pillar  121  is connected to the base frame  100  and the C pillar bracket  60  may be connected to an external plate of the C pillar  121  to connect the base part  10  to the base frame  100 . 
     For each type of vehicle, the shape of the C pillar  121  may be deformed or the shape of the base part  10  may be deformed, and then as the shape of the C pillar bracket  60  is deformed to connect the C pillar  121  to the base part  10  to improve the convenience of the manufacturing process. 
     The body for a vehicle includes a B pillar bracket  50  connected to the tubular part  20  to connect the tubular part  20  to a B pillar external plate  131   b . The base part  10  may be connected to a B pillar internal plate  131   a.    
     As shown in  FIGS.  1  and  6   , a middle portion of the base part  10  may be connected to the B pillar  131 . 
     In response to a shape of a vehicle, the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may have various shapes. To connect both the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  to the B pillar  131 , a B pillar bracket  50  may be provided to be coupled to the tubular part  20 . 
     Therefore, even when the B pillar  131  may be variously shaped or the shapes of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  are variously shaped, the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be coupled to the B pillar bracket  50  and then easily coupled to the B pillar  131 . 
     The base part  10  is connected to an external portion of the B pillar internal plate  131   a , and the B pillar bracket  50  may be connected to an external portion of the B pillar external plate  131   b.    
     As shown in  FIG.  6   , in coupling of the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  in the downward direction or transverse direction, the base part  10  may be coupled to the external portion of the B pillar internal plate  131   a  and the B pillar bracket  50  coupled to the tubular part  20  may be coupled to the external portion of the B pillar external plate  131   b.    
     An end portion of the B pillar  131  is bent inwardly from the vehicle and the internal plate  131   a  of the B pillar is formed longer than the external plate  131   b  thereof, so that both the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be designed to be coupled to the B pillar bracket  50  in the downward direction or the transverse direction thereof. 
     With the above structure, the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be assembled in various methods on the product line so that the assembly convenience may be improved. 
     The base part  10  is coupled to the external plate of the C pillar  121  and the external garnish  30  may be connected to a lower end portion of the external plate of the C pillar  121 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  7   , upper and lower end portions of the base part  10  are coupled to the external plate of the C pillar  121  at a coupled portion between the base part  10  and the C pillar  121 . The external garnish  30  is coupled to both the external portion of the base part  10  and a lower end portion of the C pillar  121  to cover the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  and to form the exterior of the vehicle. 
     The base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be coupled to the front portion  110 , the B pillar  131 , and the C pillar  121  by mechanical coupling methods such as metal welding, bolting, or riveting, so that coupling rigidity may be improved. 
     The flange portion is formed in an open flange while including an upper flange  11  connected to an upper portion of the base part  10  and extending outward and a lower flange  12  connected to a lower portion of the base part  10  and extending outward. The tubular part  20  may be accommodated between the upper flange  11  and the lower flange  12  and coupled to the base part  10 . 
     As shown in  FIGS.  1  and  8   , the base part  10  may include the flange portion to allow the tubular part  20  to be accommodated, and when the flange portion with the open flange shape is formed in the base part  10  manufactured by the press process, there are problems in that the manufacturing cost is increased and the manufacturing process is complicated. 
     To solve the above problems, the upper flange  11  coupled to the upper portion of the base part  10  and the lower flange  12  coupled to the lower portion of the base part  10  are provided to form the open flange shape, and the tubular part  20  is accommodated in the open flange shape including the upper flange  11  and the lower flange  12 , so that the base part  10  and the tubular part  20  may be easily coupled to each other. 
     The base part  10 , the flange portion, and the tubular part  20  are made of a metal material and may be joined to each other by welding. 
     As shown in  FIG.  8   , all the base part  10 , the flange portion, and the tubular part  20  are made of a metal material and thus have superior rigidity than a synthetic resin material such as plastic, and the base part  10  and the flange portion are separately manufactured by press molding and then coupled to each other by welding. The tubular part  20  is accommodated on the open flange including the upper flange  11  and the lower flange  12  and the tubular part  20  may be coupled to the base part  10 , the upper flange  11 , and the lower flange  12  by welding. 
     Therefore, the tubular part  20  and the base part  10  may be strongly coupled to each other. 
     The base part  10 , the flange portion, and the tubular part  20  that are made of a metal material may be coupled to the external garnish  30  made of plastic by the mechanical coupling. 
     The external garnish  30  is made of a plastic material and forms the exterior of the vehicle. The plastic external garnish  30  may have various shapes so that the aesthetic impression of the vehicle may be improved. 
     Furthermore, the external garnish  30  is made of plastic and the base frame  100  is made of metal, so that the coupling between different materials may be rigidly performed by the mechanical coupling by bolting and riveting. 
     Pair of base parts  10 , tubular parts  20 , and external garnishes  30  are provided at transversally opposite portions of the vehicle, and a roof member  80  may be provided to be connected from each of the base parts  10  toward the roof. 
     The pair of the base parts  10  may be provided to be coupled to opposite side portions of the vehicle, and the roof member  80  is provided to connect the pair of the base parts  10  to each other above upper portions of the base parts  10  to support the upper portions of the base parts  10 , having an effect of improving the rigidity of the body for a vehicle. 
     A roof panel or a sun roof may be mounted to an upper portion of the roof member  80 , and the roof member  80  may support the roof panel or the sun roof. 
     The body for a vehicle may include a roof bracket  70  connecting the base part  10  to a roof member  80 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the roof member  80  may be provided to connect the pair of base parts  10  to each other and the roof bracket  70  may be provided to connect the roof member  80  to the base part  10 . 
     The roof bracket  70  may be variously shaped in response to the shape of the base part  10  or the roof member  80 . Therefore, as the body for a vehicle is applied to vehicles with different widths, there is an effect of improving the efficiency to manufacture the various types of vehicles. 
     For convenience in explanation and accurate definition in the appended claims, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “inner”, “outer”, “up”, “down”, “upwards”, “downwards”, “front”, “rear”, “back”, “inside”, “outside”, “inwardly”, “outwardly”, “interior”, “exterior”, “internal”, “external”, “forwards”, and “backwards” are used to describe features of the exemplary embodiments with reference to the positions of such features as displayed in the figures. It will be further understood that the term “connect” or its derivatives refer both to direct and indirect connection. 
     The foregoing descriptions of predetermined exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described to explain certain principles of the present disclosure and their practical application, to enable others skilled in the art to make and utilize various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as various alternatives and modifications thereof. It is intended that the scope of the present disclosure be defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents.