Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Shohei Ohji

Hiroyuki Sakai

Yasuyuki Kato

Kazuo Sato

Taiga Marukawa

Masaki Shoji

A vehicle body side part structure () includes a roof side rail () and a quarter pillar (). The roof side rail extends in a vehicle body forward/rearward direction to form a first hollow structure. In the quarter pillar, a second hollow structure is formed, and an upper end portion is connected so as to cross the roof side rail. In addition, in the quarter pillar, an opening section () at which the roof side rail is opened, is closed by a lid part () at the upper end portion, in an intersecting part of the roof side rail and the upper end portion of the quarter pillar.

Vehicle body side part structure

A vehicle body side part structure includes a side sill extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, a center pillar outer provided to extend upward from the side sill, a center pillar inner disposed on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of the center pillar outer, and a partition member disposed in a hollow section formed by the center pillar outer and the center pillar inner. In this structure, the center pillar inner has an opening for arrangement of a seatbelt member in the hollow section, and the partition member has a folding part formed into a foldable shape that allows the partition member to pass through the opening.

A vehicle connector that is connected through a cable to a vehicle-mounted power switchboard is attached to an attachment bracket secured to a vehicle body. The attachment bracket includes a first bracket having an attachment portion to which the vehicle connector is attached and a second bracket secured to the vehicle body so as to be positioned further to an inside of the vehicle body than the first bracket. The first bracket and the second bracket form a closed cross section. Thus, the attachment bracket having the closed cross section supports a load that is applied when a connector to be mated with the vehicle connector is inserted into or removed from the vehicle connector.

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Wako, Japan

Shohei Ohji