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Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventor:

Chitoshi Sugano, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B60R 22/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60R 22/34 (2013.01); B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/088 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a vehicle to which a vehicle rear structure is applied, a rear roof-side inner of a roof-side inner is joined to a front roof-side inner of the roof-side inner at locations of first joins, of an overlap flange. Configuration is thereby such that strength is high at the overlap flange of the roof-side inner. Moreover, the rear roof-side inner is joined to both the front roof-side inner and the upper support at the location of a second join of the overlap flange. This enables upthrust load from a rear suspension to be effectively transmitted to the overlap flange, and distributed to the front roof-side inner and the rear roof-side inner. This enables rigidity of the roof-side inner to be secured.


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