Patent ID: 8011718

Claim:
A rear vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising: a pair of rear floor frames extending in a longitudinal direction in a lower part of a vehicle body in a laterally spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship; a pair of rear horizontal frames extending in the longitudinal direction at a prescribed height above corresponding rear wheels, the rear wheels defining a center about which the rear wheels rotate; a door beam extending in the longitudinal direction in each side door in alignment with the corresponding rear horizontal frame; and a pair of rear vertical frames each extending vertically behind the corresponding rear wheel such that the corresponding rear wheel center is longitudinally between the respective rear vertical frame and the corresponding door beam, the pair of rear vertical frames joining rear ends of the corresponding rear floor frame and rear horizontal frame to each other, the pair of rear vertical frames each including a lower part spaced from the rear horizontal frame a vertical distance that is greater than a vertical distance between the respective rear horizontal frame and the center of the corresponding rear wheel.