Vehicle body structure

A vehicle body structure comprising:

• an outer body panel having a floor supporting portion, a roof rail portion and a pillar portion that at least partially defines a passenger compartment, the pillar portion at least partially defines a pillar assembly that extends from the floor supporting portion to the roof rail portion, the pillar portion having a front edge that at least partially defines a door opening, and a rear edge that at least partially defines a rear window opening;
• a reinforcement panel rigidly fixed to the outer body panel and including an upper attachment section, a lower attachment section and a main section that extends between the upper attachment section and the lower attachment section, the upper attachment section being attached to the outer body panel along the roof rail portion, the lower attachment section extending downward from the main section to proximate a lower edge of the rear window opening, the main section including a first contoured area that defines a first seatbelt anchor support and a second contoured area spaced apart from the first contoured area that defines a second seatbelt anchor support, the first contoured area including the first seatbelt anchor support, the second contoured area including the second seatbelt anchor support;
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• an inner body panel attached to the outer body panel and the reinforcement panel, the inner body panel including a first opening that aligns with the first seatbelt anchor support of the reinforcement panel and a second opening that aligns with the second seatbelt anchor support of the reinforcement panel.

A vehicle body structure, comprising:

• an outer body panel having a floor supporting portion, a roof rail portion and a pillar portion that at least partially defines a passenger compartment, the pillar portion at least partially defines a pillar assembly that extends from the floor supporting portion to the roof rail portion, the pillar portion having a front edge that at least partially defines a door opening, and a rear edge that at least partially defines a rear window opening;
• a reinforcement panel rigidly fixed to the outer body panel and including an upper attachment section, a lower attachment section and a main section that extends between the upper attachment section and the lower attachment section, the upper attachment section being attached to the outer body panel along the roof rail portion, the lower attachment section extending downward from the main section to proximate a lower edge of the rear window opening, the main section including a first contoured area that defines a first seatbelt anchor support and a second contoured area spaced apart from the first contoured area that defines a second seatbelt anchor support;
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• an inner body panel rigidly fixed to the outer body panel, and
• the seatbelt assembly includes a bracket fixed to the reinforcement panel with a portion of the inner body panel being clamped between the bracket and the reinforcement panel.