Vehicle body structure

A vehicle body structure comprising:

• right and left floor frame members provided on opposite sides of a transversal center of a vehicle body and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, said floor frame members having rear end portions;
• right and left side sills provided outside the right and left floor frame members and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, the side sills having longitudinally middle portions with which the rear end portions of the right and left floor frame members are directly joined;
• a first seat bracket for mounting a first passenger seat, said first seat bracket being affixed to the rear end portion of the right floor frame member at a location inboard from the right side sill;
• a second seat bracket for mounting a second passenger seat, said second seat bracket being affixed to the rear end portion of the left floor frame member at a location inboard from the left side sill;
• and,
• a floor panel, wherein the floor panel is disposed between the floor frame member and the seat brackets, and wherein the floor panel and the seat brackets are joined together by welding as well as by fastening with mechanical fastening members.

A vehicle body structure comprising:

• right and left floor frame members provided on opposite sides of a transversal center of a vehicle body and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, said floor frame members having rear end portions;
• right and left side sills provided outside the right and left floor frame members and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, the side sills having longitudinally middle portions with which the rear end portions of the right and left floor frame members are joined;
• and
• a first seat bracket for mounting a first passenger seat, said first seat bracket being affixed to the right floor frame member at a location inboard from the right side sill such that said first seat bracket is spaced from said right side sill;
• a second seat bracket for mounting a second passenger seat, said second seat bracket being affixed to the left floor frame member at a location inboard from the left side sill such that said second seat bracket is spaced from said left side sill.

A vehicle body structure comprising:

• right and left floor frame members provided on opposite sides of a transversal center of a vehicle body and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, said floor frame members having respective right and left rear end portions;
• right and left side sills provided outside the right and left floor frame members and extending longitudinally of the vehicle body, the side sills having longitudinally middle portions with which the rear end portions of the right and left floor frame members are joined;
• a seat bracket for mounting a passenger seat, said seat bracket being affixed to one of the right and left rear end portions and spaced from the right and left side sills such that a space is defined between said left and right side sills and said seat bracket;
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• a stay provided in at least one of the right and left rear end portions at a position corresponding to a position of the seat bracket, wherein said seat bracket is secured to one of the right and left rear end portions via the stay.