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Vehicle body

US11760421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2022
Grant dateSep 19, 2023
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/546
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle body includes a rear opening and a rear header. The rear header includes a first and a second rear header panel. A closed cross-section space is defined by the first and the second rear header panels. The vehicle body includes a reinforcing member that is disposed in the closed cross-section space. The first and the second rear header panels each include a first portion extending downward in the vehicle up-down direction and a second portion bending from a lower end of the first portion and extending rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction. The reinforcing member is disposed in a region in which the first portion of the first rear header panel and the first portion of the second rear header panel face each other. A space is provided between a lower face of the reinforcing member and the second portion of the first rear header panel.

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