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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keizo Ito, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsusou Nakano, Kure, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corportion, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 651 ; 296 681 ; 180 8917 ;
Abstract
A vehicle body structure, in which seats are placed side by side above an engine mounted across a floor of a vehicle compartment, has a hole for an access to the engine. A seat mount platform, disposed above the access hole, is interconnected by a hinge mechanism foldable along a fold line so as to be turned up and down about the fold line, thereby opening and closing the access hole.