Abstract: Provided is an automotive rear body structure which can effectively increase the torsional and bending rigidity of a rear part of the automotive body. A damper stiffener 21 is attached to an outer wall of each wheel house inner 15a so as to jointly define a closed cross section. A floor cross member 22 is attached to the outer walls of floor frames 14 and a rear floor panel 6 so as to jointly define a closed cross section. Each damper stiffener 21 extends to such an extent that its lower end overlaps with the upper end of the corresponding floor frame 14 and is spot welded to the corresponding wheel house inner 15a along with the floor cross member 22. Thereby, a closed cross section frame 23 having ridge lines 1 and 1? continually extending from the bottom wall of the trunk room 13 to each side wall thereof firmly connects the right and left wheel houses 15 and the rear floor panel 6 to the floor frames 14.

Abstract: A vehicle body (1) having a central cell (2) made of composite materials; a front auxiliary frame (3) anchored to the front end of the central cell (2); and a rear auxiliary frame (4) anchored to the rear end of the central cell (2); the front auxiliary frame (3) and the rear auxiliary frame (4) dissipated by the vehicle in the event of collision, without directly involving the central cell (2).

Abstract: With an excessive impact load generated by a side impact or collision, even in the event that a falling deformation of a pillar connected to a side sill occurs at an initial stage of the side impact, triggering a twisting deformation of the side sill as the side sill is pulled along with the falling deformation of the pillar, the side sill is allowed to maintain a high rigidity against the impact load at a middle stage of the side impact due to a projecting surface of a secondary reinforcement panel being made to be oriented upwards by virtue of the twisting deformation of the side sill.

Abstract: A high-rigidity, light-weight bottom structure for a vehicle body is disclosed. The structure comprises a rectangular framework and an X-shaped frame member positioned inside the rectangular framework. The framework in the vicinity of an area where front wheels or rear wheels are provided is formed by a triangular frame part.

Abstract: A separated-panel structure of a vehicle body panel including: a first panel, forming a part of an outer shape of a vehicle, including an outer face, a first flange face formed at the rear end of the outer face, and a second flange face formed an end of said outer face to face the trunk opening; a second panel, arranged at the rear of said first panel, including a first bottom face, a first wall face connected to said first bottom face and overlapping said first flange face, and a third flange face formed contiguously to said first wall face and overlapping said outer face, and a fourth flange face formed facing the trunk opening; and a third panel, arranged between a trunk opening and said first panel and between the trunk opening and said second panel, including a second wall forms as a part of an edge of the trunk opening, a third wall face overlapping said second flange face and said fourth flange face, a second bottom face connecting said second wall face and said third wall face, a fifth flange face for

Abstract: A rearward body structure of a motor vehicle has a vehicle body shell cutout for a tailgate attached to the body structure. The body structure has a roof junction assembly in which a lateral roof side member, a transversely extending roof frame with a hinge connection for the tailgate and a rear column converge, the roof side member the roof frame and the column respectively in a sheet metal shell construction having at least an exterior wall and an interior wall. The roof junction assembly also has an interior side part with a roof side member extension, a roof frame extension as well as a column extension, which roof side member extension and column extension each form the respective interior wall, on which roof frame extension a hinge reinforcement of the hinge connection is fastened.

Abstract: A vehicle structure, preferably applied to a vehicle with 2-door automobiles with the intention of inhabitation of center pillar deformation, particularly intrusion inside the vehicle, as a side impact collision, including: a rear roof rail which is placed in a reward position of a center pillar and which forms a rear end of a roof of a vehicle; and a connector which connects a closed section formed on the center pillar and a closed section formed on the rear roof rail so that the first and the second closed sections are formed into a continuous closed section and which includes a side roof rail part which forms a portion of a side roof rail that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A gusset includes a floor attachment end, a side wall attachment end and an intermediate section. The floor attachment end is fixed to a reinforced floor portion of a vehicle. The side wall attachment end is fixed to a vehicle side wall structure at a point spaced apart from a side wall structure of the vehicle. The intermediate section has a generally U-shaped transverse cross section formed from generally upwardly oriented first and second gusset portions interconnected at upper ends by a top gusset portion. The reinforcement member is disposed within the gusset at a location between the floor and side wall attachment ends of the gusset. The reinforcement member interconnects the first and second gusset portions.

Abstract: A unitized vehicle rear body structure is disclosed that includes a vehicle floor and a structural support member. The structural support member is fixed to the vehicle floor and extends longitudinally within the vehicle rear body structure. The structural support member includes a generally U-shaped support element and an upper brace. The generally U-shaped support element has a lower wall portion and a pair of generally vertical side wall portions with laterally spaced apart upper edges and lower edges coupled to lateral sides of the lower wall portion. The upper brace is fixedly attached between the side wall portions. Further, the upper brace is spaced apart upwardly from the lower wall portion and spaced below the upper edges.

Abstract: The module is extended to extend the body (10) of said vehicle by being fastened thereto. It is also designed to support rear doors (14) and a rear bumper. It comprises a frame of plastics material (24) including fastener means for fastening to the body and fastener means (28) to the doors (14). It further comprises extenders (26) for extending side rails (20) of the vehicle.

Abstract: A chassis for a motor vehicle comprises two lateral longitudinal members. The following elements extend between these members and are affixed to them: the front and rear floor parts; a cross member known as the heel board cross member having upper and lower longitudinal sides which are fixed to the front and rear floor parts, respectively; and a cross member, having a length approximately equal to that of the heel board cross member, which extends underneath the lower longitudinal side of the heel board cross member and is affixed to it. Each of the ends of the cross member is fixed to one of the lateral longitudinal members. The invention also relates to station wagon-type motor vehicle having such a chassis.

Abstract: In a vehicle frame structure, an upper edge of a frame member is fixed to a lower face of a substantially flat panel, and a bottom wall of an upper stiffener fixed to an inner face of an upper part of a curved portion of the frame member and a bottom wall of a lower stiffener fixed to an outer face of a lower part of a region between two inflection points of the curved portion are arranged in an X shape relative to a top point of the curved portion. Therefore, when a compressive load in the longitudinal direction acts on the frame member, the curved portion of the frame member is effectively prevented from bending by counterbalancing the upward load acting on the lower stiffener bottom wall with the downward load acting on the upper stiffener bottom wall. Moreover, the upper stiffener and the lower stiffener are U-shaped cross-section members that can be formed by bent sheet metal, and thereby minimize any increase in weight due to installation of the stiffeners.

Abstract: A motor vehicle in which a floor of the body is reinforced by reinforcing struts arranged in V shapes, in which a body with a high rigidity is achieved by mounting the rear end-area ends of rear reinforcing struts arranged in a V-shape on a connecting area on the bottom of the vehicle rear end, where the ends of two other rear end-area reinforcing struts that run in a V shape are arranged, and by mounting the rear end area of the two other reinforcing struts so they run obliquely to the rear in the direction of a rear end of the vehicle and obliquely toward the outside in the direction of rear chassis beam members, with the rear ends of the other reinforcing struts being mounted on the rear chassis beam members.

Abstract: Coupling members include a first coupling portion (X) that couples rear quarter inner members to upper surfaces of rear suspension base members, a second coupling portion (Y) that couples upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members together, which are located on the right and the left in pairs, and a third coupling portion (Z) that joins the second coupling portion to couple the rear quarter inner members together, which are located on the right and the left in pairs, the coupling member being integrally formed, and there is formed a bulkhead structure in a portion surrounded by the first, second and third coupling portions.

Abstract: A separating arrangement for the self-supporting bodywork of a motor vehicle has a partition which is arranged at the front end of a rear compartment, extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle and over part of its height between rear wheel houses of the motor vehicle and is fastened to boundary walls of the rear compartment. The separating arrangement is designed as a supporting device which strengthens the bodywork against distortion. The separating arrangement is curved in relation to a vertical transverse plane of the vehicle and a horizontal transverse plane of the vehicle, and the separating arrangement has reinforcing struts in the form of greater material thickness along force flow lines.

Abstract: The invention relates to a corner region between the lateral and rear roof frame of a motor vehicle having a rear door, and to a method for producing it. In order to improve the absorption of mechanical forces acting on the body shell in the roof region in a simple manner, it is proposed to form the corner region from shell-shaped components of the rear roof frame and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle and from a hollow profile formed by internal high pressure, the components and the hollow profile being connected nonreleasably to one another. The hollow profile is designed as a junction component which, with a first, open end, is connected to the D-pillar, with a closed neck aligned with the first, open end, is connected to the shell components of the lateral roof frame and, with a second, open end which is angled away from the longitudinal section of the hollow profile, which extends from the first, open end beyond the neck, is connected to the components of the rear roof frame.

Abstract: A rear body structure for a vehicle includes a gusset for reinforcing a body floor, each rear wheel house, and a damper support member disposed on the body floor adjacent to the wheel house. The gusset has a first portion connected to the wheel house, a second portion connected to the body floor, and a third portion connected to the damper support member and an upper end portion of a damper with the damper support member disposed between the third portion and the upper end portion of the damper. With this arrangement, a force applied from the damper to the damper support portion can be efficiently distributed through the gusset to the wheel house and the body floor.

Abstract: A body structure of a forklift truck is provided, with which no dead space is formed in a cross member while securing the constructional strength of the cross member, an increase in length of the truck body due to the space needed in the prior art to locate the exhaust muffler can be evaded resulting in a compact forklift truck, and winding-up of dust on the ground caused when the radiator cooling air flows to the underside of the truck body is prevented without an increase in manufacturing cost. The structure of the vehicle body having a cross member fixed to the inside faces of a pair of left and right side frames is characterized in that the cross member is composed of a vertical plate and a horizontal plate fixed to the vertical plate at a substantially right angle to form a crooked member having the general shape of an inversed letter “L” with an axle support member fixed the lower end of the vertical plate.

Abstract: Safety of a vehicle is improved by employing a rear side member in a generally straight line shape in parallel with a side sill. Connecting and combining overlapped areas between the side sill and the rear side member with multiple closed cross-section structures provides even stronger support against an impact delivered from behind a vehicle. Furthermore, the structure effectively disperses the delivered impact.

Abstract: A rear part of a body of an automobile has a side member, a cross member, and a side sill inner panel. The side member has a side lower wall, a side inside wall and a side outside wall. The front part of the side outside wall is provided at a position retreated from the front end of the side lower wall. The cross member has a cross bottom wall and a cross rear wall. The left and right ends of the cross bottom wall are fit and joined from the lower side to the side lower wall. The left and right ends of the cross rear wall are joined to the side inside wall. The rear part of the sill inner vertical wall of the side sill inner panel is fit and joined to the front part of the side outside wall.

Abstract: A storage box for a pickup truck or similar vehicle is formed from a combination of metallic and composite materials. The storage box includes an internal storage box frame that is formed from a plurality of metallic tubular components that are secured together, such as by magnetic pulse welding techniques. The metallic tubular pieces can be formed from steel, aluminum, and the like, or any combination thereof. The storage box further includes one or more panels that are formed from composite materials, such as urethane, that are secured to the metallic storage box frame. The composite panels may secured to the metallic storage frame box by molding the composite material directly about the metallic storage box frame. Alternatively, the composite panels may be formed as separate pieces that are connected to the metallic storage box frame.

Abstract: A rear roof frame of a motor vehicle has a tailgate which is fastened to the roof frame and includes an upper shell and a lower shell which is fitted to the latter. For the design of a rear roof frame, which, in spite of the shell-type construction, provides, in a simple manner and lightweight construction, sufficient torsional and flexural stiffness in order to withstand high mechanical stresses, it is proposed to arrange within the shell structure a hollow profile which leads in each case from the transition region to the lateral roof frame and parallel to the longitudinal extent of the structure, and emerges, at least at the end facing away from the lateral roof frame, in a knee which kinks in the front-end direction of the vehicle. The end of the rear roof frame forms a tubular hollow profile of the lateral roof frame, which is connected to the hollow profile of the rear roof frame.

Abstract: A deformation element having a single or multi-chamber hollow section with a longitudinal axis to accommodate energy of impact acting in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the section. The deformation element contains outer section walls that form inner and outer section wall faces. The outer section walls are divided into section wall end lengths and lengths and section wall intermediate lengths, whereby the abutting section wall end length of a pair of outer section walls form corner regions with corners. The wall thicknesses of the section wall end lengths are greater than the wall thickness of the section wall lengths neighboring the section wall end lengths, with the result that a thickening of the section wall is provided in the corner region.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension mounting structure capable of sufficiently improving the strength and rigidity of a strut fixing part, while minimizing adverse effects such as increased vehicle weight. Side members of a sectional shape having an upper opening are curved inward in the vehicle width direction so as not to interfere with strut mounting faces. Notched portions are formed to extend from the strut mounting faces to outer side faces of the side members, and brackets made of a thick plate to which upper portions of struts are fixed are disposed in the notched portion and spot welded thereto.

Abstract: A rear and side panel assembly for a vehicle body may include a one-piece inner body panel member mated with a one-piece outer body panel member, the body panels cooperating to at least partially define wheel well openings at opposing sides of the vehicle. The inner body panel member may include an inner rear panel portion with opposite ends, a first inner side panel portion at one end and a second inner side panel portion at the opposed end, with the inner side panel portions extending generally frontward from the inner rear panel portion. The outer body panel member may include an outer rear panel portion with opposite ends, a first outer side panel portion at one end and a second outer side panel portion at the opposed end, with the outer side panel portions extending generally frontward from the outer rear panel portion.

Abstract: The body of a notchback motor vehicle, having at the rear, a rear load floor to which are fixed two lateral members each having a wheel housing and a lateral quarter pillar forming one part of one side of the passenger compartment. The two lateral quarter pillars are held together at the top by a cross member known as the rear window cross member, which supports the roof. Stiffening at least one lateral member in such a way as to transfer the forces exerted on the bottom of the body when the vehicle is moving directly to the upper cross member having a panel stiffener which is joined to the lateral quarter pillar and which exerts from the rear window lower cross member to the rear window upper cross member.

Abstract: The body of passenger motor vehicles comprises, among other things, two longitudinal bearers and a rear end having a rear end middle piece. In order to minimize the extent of repair of damages to the rear end, the invention provides that the rear bumper bending bearer is bolted as a lower module in the area of the rear longitudinal bearer to the body via deformation elements provided for absorbing energy. In order to minimize the complexity of repairs of damages involving a greater extent of deformation to the rear end, the invention additionally provides that the entire rear end middle piece or portions thereof is/are structured as another lower module of the rear end module that can be bolted to the body.

Abstract: A bending and torsionally stiff Y-rear brace for a body structure includes a rear cross support, running across the longitudinal direction of the body structure, a support running along the longitudinal direction of the body structure, a connector bracket and two compression and tension brace between the connector bracket and the sill ends. Each brace is supported approximately in the middle thereof on the chassis. A suitable static and dynamic bending and torsional rigidity for vehicles without supporting boot floors is provided.

Abstract: Coupling members include a first coupling portion (X) that couples rear quarter inner members to upper surfaces of rear suspension base members, a second coupling portion (Y) that couples upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members together, which are located on the right and the left in pairs, and a third coupling portion (Z) that joins the second coupling portion to couple the rear quarter inner members together, which are located on the right and the left in pairs, the coupling member being integrally formed, and there is formed a bulkhead structure in a portion surrounded by the first, second and third coupling portions.

Abstract: The rear floor part structure for a vehicle includes a rear support bracket disposed between a spare-tire compartment and a rear floor cross member, a cross member bracket mounted at a coupling part of the rear floor cross member and rear floor side member by welding, and a pair of side member brackets disposed to face each other and inserted by being welded inside the rear floor side member near the part where the rear floor cross member couples with the rear floor side member is disclosed. The structure constructed above is configured to reinforce the rigidity of the vehicle body, thereby limiting the amount of thrust placed on the rear floor part toward the front of the vehicle when a rear collision occurs.

Abstract: A body suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars, comprises a passenger compartment with at least one supporting structure connected thereto, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel guiding elements, the supporting structure being connected by a holder with the passenger compartment. To optimize this body, the supporting structure, having a connecting region to the passenger compartment, and a rear end region, is formed by an enveloping device of high strength, especially of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, the strength of which is optimized, the enveloping device surrounding the driving unit substantially all around.

Abstract: A rear body structure comprises a floor tunnel extending in a lengthwise direction from the front to the back of the vehicle body at a middle of a floor panel in a transverse direction, a floor tunnel reinforcement disposed along the floor tunnel so as to form a closed cross section between them, and a generally V-shaped gusset secured between the floor tunnel reinforcement and a package member interconnecting side walls between which a compartment is formed in the rear body.

Abstract: A combined structure of a rear part of a body of an automobile comprises a side member, a cross member, and a side sill inner panel. The side member has a side lower wall, a side inside wall and a side outside wall. The front part of the side outside wall is provided at a position retreated from the front end of the side lower wall. The cross member has a cross bottom wall and a cross rear wall. The left and right ends of the cross bottom wall are fit and joined from the lower side to the side lower wall. The left and right ends of the cross rear wall are joined to the side inside wall. The rear part of the sill inner vertical wall of the side sill inner panel is fit and joined to the front part of the side outside wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to the body (1) of a notchback motor vehicle comprising, at the rear, a rear load floor (6) to which are fixed two lateral members (2) each comprising a wheel housing (7) and a lateral quarter pillar (3) forming one part of one side of the passenger compartment. The two lateral quarter pillars (2) are held together at the top thereof by means of a cross-member (19) known as the rear window upper cross-member which is designed to support the roof. The inventive vehicle also comprises means (11,15,16,17) for stiffening at least one lateral member in such a way as to transfer the forces exerted on the bottom of said body (1a) when the vehicle is moving directly to the upper cross-mcmber. According to the invention, the stiffening means comprise a panel stiffener (15) which is joined to the lateral quarter pillar and which extends from the rear window lower cross-member (5) to the rear window upper cross-member.

Abstract: This body structure is suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars and comprises a passenger compartment structure and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel suspension elements. The supporting structure is connected to the passenger compartment structure through holding elements. To optimize the supporting structure, having a region connecting with the passenger compartment structure and a rear end region, the supporting structure is formed as an enveloping device of a high-strength, especially a fiberglass reinforced plastic, which is reinforced with a supporting device and surrounds the driving unit at least regionally, the enveloping device having several openings, each of which forms an access to the driving unit, and being provided with bearing mountings for the driving unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a corner region between the lateral and rear roof frame of a motor vehicle having a rear door, and to a method for producing it. In order to improve the absorption of mechanical forces acting on the body shell in the roof region in a simple manner, it is proposed that the corner region is formed from shell-shaped components of the rear roof frame and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle and from a hollow profile formed by internal high pressure, the components and the hollow profile being connected nonreleasably to one another, and that the hollow profile is designed as a junction component which, with a first, open end, is connected to the D-pillar and, with a closed neck aligned with the first, open end, is connected to the shell components of the lateral roof frame and, with a second, open end which is angled away from the longitudinal section of the hollow profile, which extends from the first, open end beyond the neck, is connected to the components of the rear roof frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to a module forming all or part of the rear end of a motor vehicle, and suitable for being fitted onto the side rails (L) and the rear side portions of the motor vehicle. The module comprises at least two releasable side portions and it is arranged to receive or it already includes items of equipment such as, for example, an impact-absorber beam (3) or a floor (6).

Abstract: A rear vehicle body structure has rear side frames extending longitudinally, C and D pillars extending substantially vertically, a first cross member connecting at a front end thereof to one of the rear side frames in the vicinity of one of the C pillars for shifting to a rear of the body as separating from the one of the rear side frames and then connecting at a rear end thereof to the other rear side frame, and a second cross member connecting at a front end thereof to the other rear side frame in the vicinity of the other C pillar for shifting to the rear of the body as separating from the other rear side frame to cross the first cross member and then connecting at a rear end thereof to the one of the rear side frame.

Abstract: A vehicle rear structure is provided in which, when a seatback is tilted forward and folded, an upper surface of the seatback and a rear floor positioned behind the seat form a flat surface. A bridge plate is extended between the folded seatback and the rear floor. The bridge plate is rotatably attached to the front edge of the rear floor. A portion for lifting a front edge portion of the bridge plate in conjunction with the uprising movement of the seatback is provided at the rear of the seatback to prevent the seatback from getting stuck on the front edge portion of the bridge plate.

Abstract: A rail (14) for an automotive frame (12) is provided for absorbing kinetic energy in front end crashes. The rail (14) is a metal bar having a front portion and a plurality of indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) integrally formed therein along the longitudinal axis (42). The indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) are intended to permit the deformation of the metal bar so as to enhance the absorption of the kinetic energy of a front end crash.

Abstract: This body structure is suitable for a motor vehicle, especially for a passenger car, which is provided with deformation elements of metal, which extend at a distance from the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle. When viewed in the height direction of the vehicle, these deformation elements have several deformation hollow supports, which are one above the other and extend, for example, between a front region and a dimensionally stable passenger compartment. To optimize the body structure, each deformation element has a first, lower deformation hollow support, a second, middle deformation hollow support and a third, upper deformation hollow support, the deformation hollow supports connecting relatively short cross-members and being connected through the agency of a mounting plate with a transverse wall of the passenger compartment in their end region facing the front region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a front pillar reinforcing structure of a vehicle with a front pillar inner reinforcing panel installed at the part where the front pillar upper mounting bracket and the front pillar hinge bracket are folded to receive an impact caused in a collision due to the balanced strength of the inner and outer sides of the front pillar, thereby effectively absorbing or dispersing the impact, preventing separation of the part coupling the front pillar inner panel and the front pillar outer panel, and minimizing the amount of push of the front pillar toward the interior of the vehicle to protect the passengers to the maximum extent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a front body structure of a vehicle having a dash panel extending in a vertical direction and constituting a front end wall of a crew's cabin, a floor panel continuously extending rearward from the dash panel, and a tunnel portion protruding upward and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The tunnel portion is provided in a substantially center portion of the floor panel. The dash panel is provided with a dash cross member structured such that one end portion is jointed to a side surface of the tunnel portion, a middle portion extends in the vehicle widthwise direction along the dash panel, and another end portion is connected to a hinge pillar inner, thereby restraining backward movement of the dash panel at a time of a head-on collision and restraining intrusion of a side-sill or doors at a time of a side collision.

Abstract: A rear vehicle body structure including a rear side member, a side sill inner, and a rear floor. The rear side member includes a front portion connected to the side sill inner, a middle portion, and a rear portion disposed on a transversely inner side of the front portion. The rear portion has a first wall on its transversely outer side, and the middle portion has a second wall continuously provided from the first wall to the front portion. The side sill inner has a third wall accommodated within width of the rear side member and connected to the rear side member and the rear floor. The third wall has, on its rear end, a flange portion fixed to the rear side member at a vicinity of a transition point from the first wall to the second wall, on substantially the same plane as the third wall.

Abstract: A pickup truck has a rear vehicle body structure in which a fuel piping system is guided through a rear wheel apron along a cargo bed of the vehicle. A reinforcing member is jointed to the rear wheel apron such as to cover a part of the apron at which a hose of the fuel piping system is led out onto the cargo bed. A lower end of the reinforcing member is bent toward the vehicle body center to form a flange. The rear wheel apron and the rear floor panel are jointed together, with a side edge of the rear floor panel being superposed on the flange of the reinforcing member. The linking strength between the rear wheel apron and the cargo bed of the vehicle is thereby increased without adding any major change in the body design. While the rigidity around the rear wheel apron is improved, the structure does not inhibit the vehicle body from being deformed in a rear impact collision and is capable of protecting the fuel piping system from the impact.

Abstract: A motor vehicle body has an underbody and a wheelhouse at an outboard edge of the underbody, and a longitudinal member beneath the underbody and adjacent to the wheelhouse, the wheelhouse having an inboard surface spaced outboard from the longitudinal member, and a reinforcement extending between and secured to the inboard surface and the longitudinal member. The reinforcement increases the torsional stiffness of the body in the vicinity of the wheelhouse without intruding into the interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a vehicle rear body structure in which a muffler is disposed below a rear cross member disposed to extend transversely below a rear part of the body of a vehicle, a lower end portion 10 of the rear cross member 7 extends downwardly to substantially the same height of that of a lower end portion 4c of a rear bumper face 4a disposed rearward of the rear cross member. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the generation of heat deformation by protecting from heat related effects from a muffler a lower end portion of a rear bumper which tends to easily heat deform.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bending and torsionally stiff Y-rear brace for a base chassis, comprising a rear cross support (1), running across the longitudinal direction of the base chassis, a support (2) running along the longitudinal direction of the base chassis, a connector bracket (3) and two compression and tension braces (4) between the connector bracket (3) and the sill ends, each supported approximately in the middle thereof, on the chassis. The above provides a suitable static and dynamic bending and torsional rigidity for vehicles without a supporting boot floor.

Abstract: A side body structure for a compact car intended to increase its coupling strength by dispersing impact force applied to a rear side member is positioned at the rear side of a vehicle body. The side body structure has a rear side member mounted on both sides of a car body, a rear side lower member attached to an end of the rear side member, a side sill inner panel attached to a front portion of the rear side lower member, and a side member-reinforcing panel attached between the rear side member and the side sill inner panel and disposed to be parallel to a lower portion of the rear side lower member.

Abstract: A device is used for holding and mounting a front/rear panel to a side component of a vehicle, for purposes of reinforcing and housing vehicle aggregates in the front/rear panel of a vehicle; in order to allow a simple mounting of the front panel to a side component. The panel is provided with a mounting profile with clamping brackets that can be attached to corresponding clamping elements of a guide rail in the side component.