Suzuki Motor Corporation

Masahiro Asou

Takayuki Souma

Nobuhiko Hara

Norio Nishida

There is provided the installation structure for charging equipment in a rear vehicle body capable of enhancing rigidity of the rear vehicle body, performing roundabout installation of the outlet cable without applying large load to the cable, preventing deterioration of the charging equipment due to external factors, and readily installing the charging equipment. In the installation structure for charging equipment in a rear vehicle body, the chargerfor charging a battery is disposed in the spare tire housing, the charging connectorconnected to the chargerthrough the outlet cableis disposed rearward of the vehicle in the spare tire housingso as to supply power to the charger, the insertion holeis formed in the peripheral wallof the spare tire housing, the cover memberis joined to the rear floor panelso as to form a closed cross section, the cover memberis disposed to extend from the peripheral wallof the spare tire housingtoward the charging connectorso as to communicate the space defined by the closed cross section with the insertion hole, and the outlet cableis disposed so as to be inserted through the insertion holeand the space defined by the closed cross section.

Installation structure for charging equipment in rear vehicle body

A lower structure of a vehicle body rear part includes a spare tire housing formed on a rear floor, a rear cross member disposed in front of the spare tire housing to connect side frames, and a hook reinforcing member extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The side frame at the vehicle rear of the rear cross member is divided into a frame front part and a frame rear part in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the hook reinforcing member is divided into a reinforcing member front part and a reinforcing member rear part in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The lower structure is configured so that when a load F is applied from the vehicle rear to a vehicle body rear part, the side frame is deformed so as to be bent in an upward convex shape at a division position of the frame front part and the frame rear part, and also the rear floor and the hook reinforcing member are deformed so as to be bent in a downward convex shape at a division position of the reinforcing member front part and the reinforcing member rear part.

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Shizuoka-ken, Japan

Masahiro Asou