Patent ID: 7854472

Claim:
A vehicle body structure comprising: a floor panel; a first set of reinforcing members and a second set of reinforcing members which are arranged to intersect with each other; and a connecting member, wherein the first and second sets of reinforcing members are provided on a surface of the floor panel, the connecting member is disposed at an intersecting portion where the first and second sets of reinforcing members meet, the connecting member being connected to the first and second sets of reinforcing members, the first set of reinforcing members comprises a long, thin floor bead that bulges upward from the floor panel and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the second set of reinforcing members comprises a cross member that extends in the vehicle width direction so as to intersect with and overlap the floor bead from above, the floor bead has an enclosing bead part in the portion intersecting with the cross member so that the height is less than the other portions which do not intersect, the cross member has an opening in a bottom surface through which the enclosing bead part passes through, and the connecting member is formed so as to be substantially cross shaped as seen from the panel surface of the floor panel so as to enable connecting of the intersecting portion in a state in which the floor bead and the cross member intersect.