Automobile body structure

An automobile body structure in which a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) cabin formed of a bathtub shape comprises an inverted U-shaped roll bar providing a connection between front parts of a pair of left and right side frames, and a pair of left and right roll bar-supporting bars connecting an upper portion of the roll bar to rear parts of the pair of left and right side frames,

• wherein a rear part of a roof panel and a front part of a tailgate panel are supported on a mounting bracket provided on the roll bar-supporting bar;
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• wherein the rear part of the roof panel is supported on the roll bar via a front mounting plate and a rear mounting plate, the front mounting plate comprises a roll bar fixed portion fixed to the roll bar, a roof panel support portion extending forward from the roll bar fixed portion and supporting the roof panel, and a reinforcing rib connecting the roll bar fixed portion and the roof panel support portion, and the rear mounting plate comprises a roll bar fixed portion fixed to the roll bar, a roof panel support portion extending rearward from the roll bar fixed portion and supporting the roof panel, and a reinforcing rib connecting the roll bar fixed portion and the roof panel support portion.

An automobile body structure in which a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) cabin formed of a bathtub shape comprises an inverted U-shaped roll bar providing a connection between front parts of a pair of left and right side frames, and a pair of left and right roll bar-supporting bars connecting an upper portion of the roll bar to rear parts of the pair of left and right side frames,

• wherein a rear part of a roof panel and a front part of a tailgate panel are supported on a mounting bracket provided on the roll bar-supporting bar;
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• wherein the pair of left and right side frames extend rearward from rear ends of a pair of left and right side sills while being biased to an inside in the vehicle width direction so as to bypass a rear wheel, and a vehicle width direction inner face of a side outer panel covering an outside in a vehicle width direction of the cabin and a vehicle width direction outer face of the side frame are connected via a rear fender inner panel, which is a sheet-form member covering an upper part of the rear wheel.