Patent ID: 8915540

Claim:
A vehicle upper structure comprising: right and left roof side rail members provided above a center pillar; a roof reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction; a gusset coupling one of the right and left roof side rail members and the roof reinforcement together; and a fastening member for coupling the gusset to each of a roof side rail inner panel of the one of the right and left roof side rail members and a lower surface of the roof reinforcement, the fastening member including a plurality of bolts for fastening the gusset to the roof reinforcement, the plurality of bolts positioned in a vehicle front-rear direction, and a line connecting respective fastening centers of the plurality of bolts inclines with respect to a line extending in the vehicle front-rear direction; wherein an end of the gusset on a side fastened to the roof reinforcement has a shape that extends a distance along a line at the end of the gusset, and the shape inclines with respect to a line oriented in a vehicle front-rear direction, in top plan view, and wherein the incline of the line connecting respective fastening centers of the plurality of bolts is in the same direction as the incline of the shape.