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US 12,606,251 B2Granted
Vehicle body rear structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHaeHoon Lee, Jungho Lee, ChangHak Kang, Chan Woong Jeon, Sang Kyoung Han, Youngrock Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment rear structure of a vehicle body includes a rear opening having a first closed shape surrounding a rear of an upper body and mounted on the rear of the upper body, a rear end module having a second closed shape surrounding the rear opening and connected in a length direction of the vehicle body, and a rear cross member mounted on a lower part of a connection portion of the rear opening and the rear end module.
Claims20
A rear structure of a vehicle body, the structure comprising:
- a rear opening having a first closed shape surrounding a rear of an upper body and mounted on the rear of the upper body, wherein the rear opening comprises an opening lower horizontal plane protruding to a rear of the vehicle body and on which a rear opening connection hole is provided;
- a rear end module having a second closed shape surrounding the rear opening and connected in a length direction of the vehicle body, wherein the rear end module comprises a connection protrusion disposed in a height direction of the vehicle body;
- a rear cross member mounted on a lower part of a connection portion of the rear opening and the rear end module, wherein the rear cross member comprises a cross lower horizontal plane protruding to the rear of the vehicle body and on which a cross member connection hole is provided;
- a rear side member disposed under the upper body in the length direction of the vehicle body, a rear side connection hole being provided in the rear side member;
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- a rear engage portion that passes through the rear side connection hole, the rear opening connection hole, and the cross member connection hole to be engaged to the connection protrusion.
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A rear structure of a vehicle body, the structure comprising:
- a rear opening having a first closed shape surrounding a rear of an upper body and mounted on the rear of the upper body;
- a rear end module having a second closed shape surrounding the rear opening and connected in a length direction of the vehicle body;
- a rear cross member mounted on a lower part of a connection portion of the rear opening and the rear end module;
- a rear engage portion integrally connecting the rear opening, the rear end module, and the rear cross member;
- a rear side member disposed under the upper body in the length direction of the vehicle body;
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- a chassis frame mounted on a lower part of the upper body, wherein the chassis frame comprises a chassis frame side member disposed on both sides of the vehicle body in the length direction and connected with the upper body and also comprises a frame mounting bracket connected to the chassis frame side member, wherein the rear opening comprises a rear opening lower mounting portion disposed at a position corresponding to the frame mounting bracket, wherein the rear cross member comprises a rear cross member lower mounting portion defining a rear mounting bracket together with the rear opening lower mounting portion, and wherein the frame mounting bracket, the rear opening lower mounting portion, and the rear cross member lower mounting portion are integrally connected through a chassis frame engage portion.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body comprising an upper body and a chassis frame;
- a roof mounted on an upper portion of the vehicle body;
- a rear structure comprising a rear opening having a first closed shape surrounding a rear of the upper body and mounted on the rear of the upper body, wherein the rear opening comprises an opening lower horizontal plane protruding to a rear of the vehicle body and on which a rear opening connection hole is provided;
- a rear end module having a second closed shape surrounding the rear opening and connected in a length direction of the vehicle body, wherein the rear end module comprises a connection protrusion disposed in a height direction of the vehicle body;
- a rear cross member mounted on a lower part of a connection portion of the rear opening and the rear end module, wherein the rear cross member comprises a cross lower horizontal plane protruding to the rear of the vehicle body and on which a cross member connection hole is provided;
- a rear engage portion integrally connecting the rear opening, the rear end module, and the rear cross member;
- a rear side member disposed under the upper body in the length direction of the vehicle body, wherein the rear engage portion integrally connects the rear opening, the rear end module, and the rear cross member;
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- a rear side connection hole provided in the rear side member, wherein the rear engage portion passes through the rear side connection hole, the rear opening connection hole, and the cross member connection hole to be engaged to the connection protrusion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.