Patent ID: 7472948

Claim:
A body structure for a vehicle, comprising: a center pillar of the vehicle; a rear wheel house arranged to the rear of said center pillar; and a belt-line reinforcement member which is arranged between the rear wheel house and the center pillar of the vehicle and is made of a single-piece panel directly connecting a front part in front of a top portion of said rear wheel house with the center pillar, said front part being inclusive of the top portion of said rear wheel house, wherein said belt-line reinforcement member has a front end for connecting the belt-line reinforcement member to the center pillar, and a rear end for connecting the belt-line reinforcement member to said rear wheel house, the belt-line reinforcement member being connected to the center pillar only at the front end, wherein the front end is located higher in position within the vehicle than the rear end, and wherein the rear end has a first side that extends upward substantially in a vertical direction for suppressing an upward displacement of a rear tire at a time of a collision from behind of the vehicle.