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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Norikazu Matsuura, Wako, JP;
Syouji Machida, Tochigi, JP;
Kazuhiro Kikuchi, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure for a vehicle body rear portion, absorbing an impact load applied to the vehicle body rear portion. The structure for a vehicle body rear portion includes: left and right girder sections () which rise upward from a rear panel () provided at the vehicle body rear portion and which are deformable by an impact load applied to the rear panel; and left and right upper girder sections () which are connected to the upper ends () of the lower girder sections (), extend toward the front of the vehicle up to left and right roof side rails (), are configured to have higher strength than the lower girder sections, and transmits the impact load to the roof side rails. Left and right girder stiffeners () are provided so as to reinforce the girder joint sections () between the lower girder sections and the upper girder sections.