Patent · US Expired

Automobile rear body structure

US4563035A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1984
Grant dateJan 7, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D25/087
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automobile rear body structure wherein the longitudinal frame for each side of the body structure is constituted by a first frame member welded to the undersurface of a rear floor panel and a second frame member positioned inside the rear luggage compartment having its bottom defined by a rear end portion of the rear floor panel which has been stepped down from the remainder of the rear floor panel. The first and second frame members are welded together through the peripheral lip region of the opening which has been defined in the rear floor panel for receiving the longitudinal frame therethrough.

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