Vehicle rear structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Nitta, Takashi Yamada, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Kanji Kaneko
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Abstract
A vehicle rear structure includes: a battery case to house a battery; a rear side frame, a rear crossmember, and a gusset, which are included in a rear load transfer member which is disposed rearward of the battery case and transfers forward a collision load at the time of collision; and a bracket to transfer the collision load from the rear load transfer member to the battery case. The bracket extends from the rear load transfer member to below the battery case and is joined to a bottom surface of the battery case in an up-down direction.
Claims10
A vehicle rear structure comprising:
- a battery case housing a battery;
- a rear load transfer member which is disposed rearward of the battery case and transfers forward a collision load at the time of collision;
- a bracket to transfer the collision load from the rear load transfer member to the battery case;
- and
- a pair of side sills extending in a front-rear direction on both sides of a vehicle body, wherein
- the rear load transfer member comprises
- rear side frames extending rearward from rear ends of the side sills, and
- a rear crossmember coupling the rear side frames to each other, and
- the bracket extends from the rear crossmember to below the battery case and is joined to a bottom surface of the battery case in an up-down direction.
A vehicle rear structure comprising:
- a battery case housing a battery;
- a rear load transfer member which is disposed rearward of the battery case and transfers forward a collision load at the time of collision;
- a bracket to transfer the collision load from the rear load transfer member to the battery case;
- and
- a reinforcement member extending in a front-rear direction above the battery case and coupled to the rear load transfer member, wherein
- the bracket extends from the rear load transfer member to below the battery case and is joined to a bottom surface of the battery case in an up-down direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.