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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1984
Hayathugu Harasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An automobile rear body structure including a rear fender panel extending substantially longitudinally along each side of the body structure, a rear end panel extending substantially transversely along a rear end portion of the body structure, a rear floor panel, a tire house assembly comprising a tire house outer panel having an arcuately curved portion and a tire house inner panel having an arcuately curved portion which is welded to the arcuately curved portion of the tire house outer panel. The tire house outer panel has a side portion welded to the rear fender panel and provided with a rearwardly extended portion which is welded to the rear end panel. The tire house inner panel has a lower portion welded to the rear floor panel and is provided at a rear portion with a substantially vertical wall which has a rear end welded to the rear end panel to provide a rigid structure. A closed cross section section structure extends from the tire house to the rear end panel to provide increased rigidity.