Upper vehicle-body structure

A vehicle, comprising:

• a body having a roof side rail disposed at an upper and vehicle-width-direction outer side portion of the vehicle, the roof side rail including a closed cross-section extending in a vehicle front-rear direction;
• a pillar extending downward from an intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the roof side rail;
• and
• a roof rail reinforcement disposed inside the roof side rail at the intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the roof side rail and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, the roof rail reinforcement including front and rear ends bent toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side, the roof rail reinforcement being configured to partition a space inside the intermediate portion of the roof side rail in the vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction, the upper vehicle-body structure being characterized in that:
• the roof side rail includes a roof rail outer and a roof rail inner, the roof rail outer constituting a vehicle-width-direction outer side wall, the roof rail inner defining, jointly with the roof rail outer, a closed cross-section,
• the pillar includes a pillar outer and a pillar inner, the pillar outer constituting a vehicle-width-direction outer side wall, the pillar inner defining, jointly with the pillar outer, a closed cross-section extending in an up-down direction, and
• the roof rail reinforcement is at least fixed directly to the roof rail outer, the roof rail inner, and the pillar inner.

A roof side rail of a vehicle disposed at an upper and vehicle-width-direction outer side portion of the vehicle;

• comprising:
• a roof rail outer and a roof rail inner, the roof rail outer constituting a vehicle-width-direction outer side wall, the roof rail inner defining, jointly with the roof rail outer, a closed cross-section in a vehicle front-rear direction;
• a connection point at an intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the roof side rail for attachment of a pillar, the pillar extending downward from the roof side rail;
• and
• a roof rail reinforcement disposed inside the roof side rail at the intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the roof side rail and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, the roof rail reinforcement including front and rear ends bent toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side, the roof rail reinforcement being configured to partition a space inside the intermediate portion of the roof side rail in the vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction, wherein the roof rail reinforcement is at least fixed directly to the roof rail outer, the roof rail inner, and the pillar.