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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota Aichi-ken, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body includes: a rear side member that is extended in the front-rear direction at the rear portion of the vehicle body; a back panel that is in contact with a rear end of the rear side member; and a crash box that is disposed between the back panel and a rear bumper and is positioned behind the rear side member. The crash box is fixed to the back panel with a bolt passed through a bolt hole that is extended through the back panel and that is positioned above the rear end of the rear side member. The rear side member is a hollow beam having a pair of side plates, an upper plate, and a lower plate, and a rear portion of the upper plate configures a flange that is bent upward along a lower back panel. The flange covers the bolt and the bolt hole.