Rear vehicle body connection structure of roof structure
AssigneesKia Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
InventorsHae Hoon Lee, Byeongkyu Kwon, Dong Wook Kim, Hoyeon Kim
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Abstract
A rear vehicle body connection structure of a roof structure that connects a high-roof module including a high-roof panel arranged at a height difference from a rear vehicle body to the rear vehicle body, wherein the rear vehicle body includes a rear pillar lower unit as a common element, wherein the rear vehicle body connection structure includes a rear pillar upper unit connected to the rear pillar lower unit, and a joint unit connecting an upper part of the rear pillar upper unit and a rear part of the high-roof module.
Claims20
A rear vehicle body connection structure of a roof structure that connects a high-roof module including a high-roof panel arranged at a height difference from a rear vehicle body to the rear vehicle body, wherein the rear vehicle body includes a rear pillar lower unit as a common element, the rear vehicle body connection structure comprising:
- a rear pillar upper unit connected to the rear pillar lower unit;
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- a joint unit connecting an upper part of the rear pillar upper unit and a rear part of the high-roof module.
A modular vehicle comprising:
- a common rear vehicle body including a rear pillar lower unit as a common element;
- a modular roof structure comprising a high-roof module, wherein the high-roof module includes a high-roof panel arranged at a height difference from the common rear vehicle body;
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- a modular rear vehicle body connection structure configured to fit with the common rear vehicle body, wherein the modular rear vehicle body connection structure comprises:
- a rear pillar upper unit connected to the rear pillar lower unit;
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- a joint unit connecting an upper part of the rear pillar upper unit and a rear part of the high-roof module.
A method of assembling a rear vehicle body connection structure, the method comprising:
- a first assembly process is performed by connecting an upper bulk head to an inner upper member and connecting the inner upper member to an inner lower member;
- a secondary assembly process is performed by connecting a rear door hinge upper reinforcement member to the inner upper member and the upper bulk head, and connecting the rear door hinge upper reinforcement member to an outer lower member and an outer upper member;
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- a third assembly process is performed by connecting an inner extension member with the upper bulk head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.