Rear vehicle body structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHae Hoon LEE, Dong Wook Kim, Jin-oh Kim
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a rear vehicle body structure is provided. The rear vehicle body structure includes a main rear pillar connectable to sides of a rear of a vehicle body and a sub-rear pillar connectable to the main rear pillar in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The main rear pillar includes a main closed cross-section in a vertical direction relative to the vehicle body and the sub-rear pillar includes a sub-closed cross-section in the vertical direction relative to the vehicle body.
Claims20
A rear vehicle body structure comprising:
- a main rear pillar connectable to sides of a rear of a vehicle body, the main rear pillar having a main closed cross-section in a vertical direction relative to the vehicle body;
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- a sub-rear pillar connectable to the main rear pillar in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the sub-rear pillar having a sub-closed cross-section in the vertical direction relative to the vehicle body.
A rear vehicle body structure comprising:
- a main rear pillar arranged on sides of a rear of a vehicle body, the main rear pillar having a main closed cross-section in a vertical direction relative to the vehicle body;
- a sub-rear pillar connected to the main rear pillar in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the sub-rear pillar having a sub-closed cross-section in the vertical direction relative to the vehicle body;
- a seat belt mounting bracket connected to the sub-rear pillar and connected to the main rear pillar;
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- a seat belt reinforcement bracket connected to the main rear pillar.
A method of assembling a rear vehicle body structure comprising:
- providing a main rear pillar on sides of a rear of a vehicle body, the main rear pillar having a main closed cross-section in a vertical direction relative to the vehicle body;
- connecting a sub-rear pillar to the main rear pillar in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the sub-rear pillar having a sub-closed cross-section in the vertical direction relative to the vehicle body;
- connecting a seat belt mounting bracket to the sub-rear pillar and the main rear pillar;
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- connecting a seat belt reinforcement bracket to the main rear pillar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.