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US 8,469,430 B2Granted
Automotive rear body structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsChikato Urano, Atsushi Tanai
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Abstract
A tire carrier member stands on a front inclined surface of a luggage storage well formed in a floor panel. Tire supporting flanges having upper surfaces on which a spare tire is placed are provided at the lower part of the tire carrier member. A tire fixing portion to which the spare tire in a vertical position is detachably fixed is provided above the tire supporting flanges.
Claims5
An automotive rear body structure wherein a spare tire is supported in a standing position behind a rear seat, the automotive rear body structure comprising:
- a floor panel having a luggage storage well formed in the rear thereof;
- and
- a tire carrier member disposed upright on a front slope of the luggage storage well,
- wherein the tire carrier member includes a tire supporting flange provided at a lower part thereof, the tire supporting flange including an upper surface on which the spare tire is placed, and a tire fixing portion provided above the tire supporting flange, the tire fixing portion detachably fixing the spare tire placed on the tire supporting flange in the standing position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.