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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Norikazu Matsuura, Wako, JP;
Chihiro Sakurada, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle rear structure includes a side sill joined to a rear frame via an outrigger, a sub-frame mounted on the rear frame from below, and a fuel tank mounted on the sub-frame. The sub-frame is provided with a load transmitting member that opposes the outrigger. An impact load applied to the sub-frame is transmitted to the outrigger via the load transmitting member. The transmitted impact load is distributed to the two components, the rear frame (specifically, front frame section) and the side sill via the outrigger.