# US 2019/0168815 A1 · Vehicle rear structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168815 A1 - Document ID: US20190168815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/198,979 - Filed: 2018-11-23 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Chihiro Wada - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168815A1 ## CPC - B62D 25/08: Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} - B62D 25/02: Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} - B62D 25/025: {Side sills thereof} - B62D 25/04: Door pillars {; windshield pillars} - B62D 27/023: {Assembly of structural joints} - 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 rear structure includes a rocker outer panel, a wheel house outer panel, a rocker outer extension that forms a closed section together with the wheel house outer panel, and a bulk disposed between the wheel house outer panel and the rocker outer extension. The bulk includes a first plate portion, a flange portion provided in an inner end portion of the first plate portion in a vehicle width direction, and a flange portion provided in an outer end portion of the first plate portion in the vehicle width direction. The flange portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the wheel house outer panel, and the flange portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is joined to the rocker outer extension. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle rear structure comprising: a rocker outer panel extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a wheel house outer panel disposed behind the rocker outer panel in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; a reinforcing panel that is joined to a rear end portion of the rocker outer panel, and forms a closed section together with the wheel house outer panel; and a reinforcing member that is disposed between the wheel house outer panel and the reinforcing panel, the reinforcing member including a first plate portion, an inner mounting plate portion provided in an inner end portion of the first plate portion in a width direction of the vehicle, and an outer mounting plate portion provided in an outer end portion of the first plate portion in the width direction of the vehicle, the inner mounting plate portion being joined to the wheel house outer panel, and the outer mounting plate portion being joined to the reinforcing panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing panel is a rocker outer extension, the rocker outer extension being configured to be joined to the rear end portion of the rocker outer panel from an outer side in the width direction of the vehicle, and the rocker outer extension being configured to expand the rocker outer panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1, wherein the first plate portion is disposed so as to partition the closed section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 3, wherein the inner mounting plate portion, the outer mounting plate portion, and the first plate portion configure a first U-shaped portion that has a substantially U-shaped section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 1, wherein: the reinforcing member includes a second plate portion provided in an end portion of the first plate portion in a direction that intersects with the width direction of the vehicle, and a first mounting plate portion provided in an outer end portion of the second plate portion in the width direction of the vehicle; and the second plate portion and the first mounting plate portion are joined to the reinforcing panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 5, wherein: the reinforcing member includes a second mounting plate portion that is a flange portion provided in an inner end portion of the second plate portion in the width direction of the vehicle; and the reinforcing member is disposed such that the second mounting plate portion faces the wheel house outer panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 6, wherein the first mounting plate portion, the second mounting plate portion, and the second plate portion configure a second U-shaped portion that has a substantially U-shaped section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The vehicle rear structure according to claim 6, wherein a length of the second mounting plate portion is smaller than a length of the first mounting plate portion. ### Claim 9 A vehicle rear structure comprising: a rocker outer panel extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a wheel house outer panel disposed behind the rocker outer panel in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; a share panel provided on an inner side of the rocker outer panel in a width direction of the vehicle; a reinforcing panel that is joined to a rear end portion of the rocker outer panel, and forms a closed section together with the wheel house outer panel and the share panel; and a reinforcing member that is disposed between either the share panel or the wheel house outer panel, and the reinforcing panel, the reinforcing member including a first plate portion, an inner mounting plate portion provided in an inner end portion of the first plate portion in the width direction of the vehicle, and an outer mounting plate portion provided in an outer end portion of the first plate portion in the width direction of the vehicle, the inner mounting plate portion being joined to the share panel or the wheel house outer panel, and the outer mounting plate portion being joined to the reinforcing panel.