Rear vehicle body structure

A rear vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:

• a pair of rear floor frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a lower part of a vehicle body in a laterally spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship;
• a pair of rear horizontal frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction at a prescribed height above corresponding rear wheels;
• a fuel lid and a fuel pipe, the fuel pipe connected to the fuel lid, wherein the fuel pipe extends immediately inboard side of one of the rear horizontal frames;
• a door beam extending in the fore-and-aft direction in each side door in alignment with the corresponding rear horizontal frame;
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• a pair of rear vertical frames each extending vertically behind the corresponding rear wheel and joining rear ends of the corresponding rear floor frame and rear horizontal frame to each other.

A rear vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:

• a pair of rear floor frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a lower part of a vehicle body in a laterally spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship;
• a pair of rear horizontal frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction at a prescribed height above corresponding rear wheels;
• a pair of rear inner side panels each of which includes a front flange bent inboard and extending vertically along a front edge thereof, and a rear flange bent inboard and extending vertically, wherein each rear horizontal frame comprises a front part having a rear end connected to the front flange and a rear part having a front end connected to the front flange and a rear end connected to the rear flange;
• a door beam extending in the fore-and-aft direction in each side door in alignment with the corresponding rear horizontal frame;
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• a pair of rear vertical frames each extending vertically behind the corresponding rear wheel and joining rear ends of the corresponding rear floor frame and rear horizontal frame to each other.

A rear vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:

• a pair of rear floor frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a lower part of a vehicle body in a laterally spaced apart and mutually parallel relationship;
• a pair of rear horizontal frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction at a prescribed height above corresponding rear wheels;
• a door beam extending in the fore-and-aft direction in each side door in alignment with the corresponding rear horizontal frame;
• a pair of rear vertical frames each extending vertically behind the corresponding rear wheel and joined to a rear end of the corresponding rear horizontal frame;
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• a rear cross member extending laterally across the vehicle body and joining the pair of rear vertical frames to one another,
• wherein each of the rear vertical frames comprises a lower part extending below the corresponding rear floor frame and overlapping with the corresponding rear wheel.