A vehicle body structure, comprises: a pair of rear wheel housing each having inner and outer housing half portions, and inner and outer flange portions respectively extending radially outwardly from the outer circumferences of said housing half portions, said inner and outer flange portions being integral with said housing half portions and connected to each other for forming in combination said rear wheel housing; said outer flange portion being bent in a lateral direction of said rear wheel housing; a pair of rear pillar inner panels each having a lower end portion connected to each of said outer flange portions; and a pair of side sills extending in parallel with each other and projecting forwardly from said rear wheel housings, respectively, each of said side sills having inner and outer side sill half portions, and inner and outer flange portions respectively extending upwardly from the upper ends of said side sill half portions, said inner and outer flange portions being integral with said side sill half portions and connected to each other for forming in combination said side sill, said inner and outer flange portions of said side sill extending in longitudinal directions of said side sill to be bent in a lateral direction of said side sill in longitudinal alignment with said inner flange portion of rear wheel housing for sandwiching said inner flange portion of said rear wheel housing therebetween.
A technique for repairing the front and rear floor pan areas of vehicles includes cutting away any corroded metal along with some sound metal to form a window in the underside of the vehicle which is bounded by a ledge. In the case of front floor pan areas, the insert is placed in the window and connected to the ledge by suitable fasteners. The front floor pan area insert extends from the chassis flange on one side of the vehicle to a location juxtaposed to a linkage tunnel extending down the center of the vehicle. Various embodiments of a rear floor pan area insert are shown, all of which incorporate peculiar configurations. Some of the rear floor pan embodiments are placed in the window from inside the vehicle and some cover the window by placement from the underside of the vehicle.
A van apparatus (20, 20') for the transportation of handicapped people having a bi-level floor surface supported by a frame rail (34, 34'), wherein the lower portion of said bi-level floor extends in a substantially level plane from an intermediate area to a forward area of said van apparatus, such that a handicapped person may drive or ride as the front passenger in said van apparatus. The lower portion of said bi-level floor may be lowered to a customized depth in the construction of each individual van apparatus. Methods for construction of such a van apparatus are also disclosed.
A rear body assembly for a motor vehicle includes a floorpan extending longitudinally, a pair of rails extending longitudinally and spaced transversely adjacent the floorpan, and each of the rails having a rear portion with a plurality of convolutions tapering away from the floorpan to absorb energy upon an impact on a rear of the motor vehicle.
A side body structure for a compact car intended to increase its coupling strength by dispersing impact force applied to a rear side member is positioned at the rear side of a vehicle body. The side body structure has a rear side member mounted on both sides of a car body, a rear side lower member attached to an end of the rear side member, a side sill inner panel attached to a front portion of the rear side lower member, and a side member-reinforcing panel attached between the rear side member and the side sill inner panel and disposed to be parallel to a lower portion of the rear side lower member.
7472948 - Vehicle body structure - Owned by Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha (Ukazahi,JP) Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo,JP)
The vehicle body structure is suitable for use in two-door automobiles. The strength of a rearward part of the vehicle body is increased to reliably suppress the deformation of the vehicle body in a possible collision from behind the vehicle. The vehicle body structure includes: a rear wheel house arranged to the rear of a center pillar; and a reinforcement member directly connecting a front part in front of the top portion of the rear wheel house with the center pillar, the front part being inclusive of the top portion of the rear wheel house.
