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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
Yosuke Kimura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yosuke Kimura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rear structure of a vehicle body in which a tailgate is mounted on a rear part of the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable includes a hinge member having a hinge base fixed into a groove extending in the length of the vehicle body and a gate hinge rotatably connected to the hinge base and fixed to the tailgate; a hinge cover having a rear wall to cover an upper portion and a rear portion of the hinge base by closing a rear end of the groove, the rear wall covering the rear portion of the hinge base and having: a notch allowing the gate hinge to pass therethrough, and a rear shielding member fixed to the tailgate to cover an upper portion of the gate hinge, wherein the notch is covered with the rear shielding member in a state where the tailgate is closed.