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US 8,007,034 B2Granted
Vehicle body structure including a canister
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Kobayakawa
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Abstract
When a luggage floor moves forward of the vehicle by an external force from the rear of the vehicle, a front surface portion of the luggage floor strikes left and right rear side leg portions of a rear suspension member to avoid applying an input load to the canister. The canister is disposed at nearly the same position as the left and right rear side leg portions of the rear suspension member or at a position more forward than that position.
Claims16
A vehicle body structure for a vehicle body comprising:
- a rear suspension member extending in a vehicle width direction and having rear side leg portions provided on opposite ends of the rear suspension member in the vehicle width direction, the rear side leg portions being spaced apart by a first distance in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the vehicle body;
- a luggage floor located rearward of the rear suspension member in a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a front surface extending downward in the vehicle height direction from the vehicle body, the front surface spanning a second distance in the vehicle width direction;
- and
- a canister disposed forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the front surface of the luggage floor and between the rear side leg portions;
- wherein the second distance is wider in a vehicle width direction than the first distance.
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A vehicle body structure for a vehicle body comprising:
- a rear suspension member extending in a vehicle width direction and having rear side leg portions provided on opposite ends of the rear suspension member in the vehicle width direction, the rear side leg portions being spaced apart by a first distance in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the vehicle body;
- a luggage floor located rearward of the rear suspension member in a vehicle longitudinal direction and having a front surface extending downward in the vehicle height direction from the vehicle body, the front surface spanning a second distance in the vehicle width direction;
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- a canister disposed forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the front surface of the luggage floor and between the rear side leg portions;
- wherein the front surface of the luggage floor is arranged so that the second distance spans at least the area between the rear side leg portions when viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.