The invention provides a vehicle body rear structure having good rigidity. The vehicle body rear structure includes: a rear member made of aluminum; and a side panel assembly made of iron. The rear member includes: a rear interior member extended upward from a wheel cover; a tailgate ring connected to the rear interior member from a rear of the vehicle body and forming a vehicle body rear opening; and a rear side panel located at an outside of the rear interior member in a vehicle width direction, and forming a first closed cross section with the wheel cover, the rear interior member, and the tailgate ring. The side panel assembly includes: a side panel exterior member disposed at an outside of the vehicle width direction; and a rear pillar located at an inside of the side panel exterior member in the vehicle width direction and having a second closed cross section extended in a vehicle height direction along a rear side of the rear vehicle door opening. A portion of the rear pillar is overlapped with an outer surface of the rear side panel in the vehicle width direction and bonded thereto using a bonding agent.
VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE
2025-07-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
Vehicle body rear structure and vehicle body rear assembly
European Patent Office | 2023
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