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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
May. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michitaka Ohta, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroaki Kodama, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296189 ; 296195 ;
Abstract
A rear body structure of a vehicle body has a crushable reinforcement disposed inside a rear fender panel and extending in a lengthwise direction for structurally reinforcing a rear body portion of the vertical body. The crushable reinforcement is controlled so as to crush in an intended pattern during a rear-end collision. Consequently, the impact energy generated during the rear-end collision and applied to the automotive vehicle body is absorbed.