# US 2014/0152054 A1 · Vehicle body rear structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152054 A1 - Document ID: US20140152054A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/237,498 - Filed: 2012-07-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-10 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki - Inventors: Norimasa Yano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152054A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/08: Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} - B62D 25/087: {Luggage compartments} - B62D 25/2027: {the subunits being rear structures} - B62D 25/2036: {the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence)} - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A vehicle body rear structure includes an upper back cross-sectional portion which forms a skeleton that is elongated in a vehicle width direction, a bracket package tray which is located on a vehicle rear side of the upper back cross-sectional portion and joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion, a roof side inner which is located on a vehicle top side of a wheel house, a roof side outer which is located outside an extended portion and the roof side inner in a vehicle width direction and which has a front end portion which is joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion and a rear end portion which is joined to a bracket package tray, and a bulk which couples the roof side outer and the upper back cross-sectional portion. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-9. (canceled) ### Claim 10 A vehicle body rear structure, comprising: a wheel house located on one side in a rear of a vehicle, the wheel house housing a rear wheel; a suspension tower plate coupled to the wheel house, the suspension tower plate supporting an upper end portion of a suspension, the suspension supporting the rear wheel; an upper back cross-sectional portion located inside an extended portion, the extended portion extending toward a top of the vehicle from the wheel house in a vehicle width direction, and the upper back cross-sectional portion providing a skeleton that is elongated in a vehicle width direction; a bracket package tray located inside the extended portion in a vehicle width direction and on a vehicle rear side of the upper back cross-sectional portion, the bracket package tray having a front end portion joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion; a roof side inner located on a vehicle top side of the extended portion, the roof side inner having a lower end portion joined to an upper end portion of the extended portion; a roof side outer located outside the extended portion and the roof side inner in a vehicle width direction, the roof side outer having a lower end portion, a front end portion and a rear end portion, the lower end portion being joined to the wheel house, the front end portion being joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion, and the rear end portion being joined to the bracket package tray; and a bulk coupling the roof side outer and the upper back cross-sectional portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 10, wherein the bulk couples the roof side outer with at least one of the extended portion and the roof side inner at a location between a first junction and a second junction, the first junction being located between the front end portion and the rear end portion of the roof side outer, the bulk and the upper back cross-sectional portion being joined at the first junction, and the rear end portion of the roof side outer and the bracket package tray being joined at the second junction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 10, wherein the roof side outer has a front wall portion, a rear wall portion and a connecting wall portion, the front wall portion and the rear wall portion being arranged in a vehicle length direction, and a connecting wall portion coupling the front wall portion and the rear wall portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 10, wherein the bulk has a front coupling portion, a rear coupling portion, an outer coupling portion and an inner coupling portion, the front coupling portion being joined to the front wall portion, the rear coupling portion being joined to the rear wall portion, the outer coupling portion being joined to the connecting wall portion, the inner coupling portion having a front portion joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion and a rear portion joined to at least one of the extended portion and the roof side inner. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 13, wherein the front coupling portion and the rear coupling portion extend in opposite directions along a vehicle height direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 13, wherein the outer coupling portion and the inner coupling portion extend in opposite directions along a vehicle height direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 13, wherein the front coupling portion, the rear coupling portion, the outer coupling portion and the inner coupling portion all extend toward a bottom of the vehicle, and are joined to each other to provide an annular configuration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 13, wherein the inner coupling portion has an opening, the opening being a notch or hole, and at least one of welding points at which the extended portion and the upper back cross-sectional portion are joined by spot welding is a welding point, the welding point being provided by spot welding through the opening. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The vehicle body rear structure according to claim 10, wherein the front end portion and the rear end portion of the roof side outer are joined to the roof side inner, and the roof side outer has an upper end portion which is located on a vehicle bottom side compared to an upper end portion of the roof side inner, the upper end portion of the roof side outer being not joined to the upper end portion of the roof side inner.