Patent ID: 8919865

Claim:
A vehicle rear body structure provided in a vehicle that includes an electrical component box disposed in front of a luggage compartment of the vehicle, the vehicle rear body structure comprising: a rear frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and including an upper surface and an inner side surface; a wheel housing reinforcing gusset including a rear surface, an inner side surface, and an engagement pin protruding rearward from the rear surface thereof; a protective frame disposed and standing on the upper surface of the rear frame, positioned on a rear side of the electrical component box, and including an upper end portion; and an upper load transmitting member extending forward from the upper end portion of the protective frame to the wheel housing reinforcing gusset, wherein the upper load transmitting member includes a positioning hole receiving and engaged with the engagement pin of the wheel housing reinforcing gusset, and a fastening extension fastened to the inner side surface of the wheel housing reinforcing gusset, and wherein the protective frame includes: a protective frame main body extending in an up-down direction and including a lower end portion including a peripheral edge, a base member including an upper surface, the lower end portion of the protective frame main body being butt welded to the upper surface of the base member, and a reinforcing member connected to the peripheral edge of the lower end portion of the protective frame main body such that the reinforcing member surrounds the peripheral edge of the lower end portion of the protective frame main body.