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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2008
Toshizumi Yamaguchi, Wako, JP;
Satoru Kawabe, Wako, JP;
Takumi Tsuyuzaki, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body rear structure, which includes: rear frames disposed on both side of a rear portion of a vehicle; a rear floor cross member bridged between the rear frames and jointed to each of the rear frames; a middle floor cross member which is disposed ahead of the rear floor cross member to extend in a vehicle width direction; and a stiffening panel covering a lower side of a fuel tank which is disposed in a space surrounded by the each of the rear frames, the rear floor cross member, and the middle floor cross member. The stiffening panel comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, and a connecting member which connects the upper plate and the lower plate. Furthermore, the stiffening panel has a thickness which transmits a load upon a rear-end collision to a framework member ahead of the stiffening panel.