Bracket attaching structure

• US 6,869,119 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2004
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Ito, Osamu, Hoshino, Masaharu, Hatono, Kenichiro, Hori, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Dayoan, D. Glenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gutman, H.
• Application Number:
  US10/754,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20040140682A1
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: 296/1.02, 296/187.05, 296/187.12, 296/193.05, 296/210, 296/203.03, 161/101, 164/10, 16D/IG.24, 188/376, 188/377, 188/371, 280/748, D12/178, 494/60
• US Class Current: 296/1.02
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/026 characterised by the fixing means B60N3/023 takes precedence

Abstract

A closed section is formed by bonding upper end portions and lower end portions of respectives of a roof side inner panel and a side body outer panel of an vehicle. A base bracket attached to a roof side inner panel for mounting an assistant grip and a grip bracket attached to the base bracket are provided to a side of an inner vehicle compartment of the roof inner panel. Further, a beam portion of the base bracket is fixed to the roof side inner panel to project to an upper side or a side of a vehicle compartment of an upper end portion side bonding portion of the roof side inner panel and the side body outer panel.

Claims

1. A bracket attaching structure for a vehicle comprising:

a closed section formed by bonding upper end portions and lower end portions of a roof side inner panel and a side body outer panel, and

an attaching bracket for mounting an assistant grip on an inner vehicle compartment side of the roof side inner panel,

wherein the attaching bracket includes a base bracket attached to the roof side inner panel and a grip bracket attached to the base bracket, and

an upper end portion of the base bracket is fixed to the roof side inner panel to project to a side of a vehicle compartment or an upper side of the vehicle compartment from a bonding portion where the upper end portions of the roof side inner panel and the side body outer panel are bonded thereon.

2. The bracket attaching structure according to claim 1,

wherein the grip bracket includes a curved face in which a sectional shape thereof in a vehicle width direction is formed substantially in a hat-like shape, and

an extending direction of one face comprising the curved face in the hat-like shape substantially coinciding with a direction of an applied load of the assistant grip.

3. The bracket attaching structure according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a flange and a bead to reinforce each of the base bracket and the grip bracket.

4. The bracket attaching structure according to claim 1, further comprising an escape hole formed on the base bracket, wherein an attaching portion of the assistant grip is configured to be inserted through the escape hole and is configured to project from a top portion of the grip bracket to an outer vehicle side when the assistant grip is attached to the grip bracket.