Vehicle rear structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorSe Ho Ryu
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Abstract
A vehicle rear structure includes: a pair of side sills mounted on both sides of a floor panel; a pair of rear side members coupled to the pair of side sills, respectively; and a reinforcing member mounted in an inside of each side sill. A front end of each rear side member is coupled to a rear end of each side sill, each rear side member has a front portion aligned with each side sill, respectively, the reinforcing member has a length extending from the inside of each side sill to an inside of the front portion of each rear side member, respectively, a battery housing of a battery assembly is coupled to the pair of side sills and the reinforcing member by a first bolt, and the battery housing of the battery assembly is coupled to the pair of rear side members and the reinforcing member by a second bolt.
Claims8
A vehicle rear structure, comprising:
- a pair of side sills mounted on both sides of a floor panel;
- a pair of rear side members coupled to the pair of side sills, respectively;
- and
- a reinforcing member mounted in an inside of each side sill,
- wherein a front end of each rear side member is coupled to a rear end of each side sill, respectively,
- wherein each rear side member has a front portion aligned with the side sill,
- wherein the reinforcing member has a length extending from the inside of each side sill to an inside of the front portion of each rear side member, respectively,
- wherein a battery housing of a battery assembly is coupled to the pair of side sills and the reinforcing member by a first bolt, and
- wherein the battery housing of the battery assembly is coupled to the pair of rear side members and the reinforcing member by a second bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.