Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle
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1. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel house projecting toward a vehicle inside;
a suspension damper stored on a vehicle outside of the wheel house;
a damper support portion provided at an upper portion of the wheel house and supporting an upper end portion of the suspension damper;
a side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a side portion of a vehicle floor;
a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction along the vehicle floor and connecting to the side frame;
a first brace member provided on a vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a front portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame; and
a second brace member provided on the vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a rear portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame.
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Abstract
In a rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle in which a damper support portion supporting an upper end portion of a suspension damper is provided at a rear wheel house, on a vehicle-inside wall face of the rear wheel house are provided a first brace member which interconnects a front portion of the damper support portion and a rear side frame and a second brace member which interconnects a rear portion of the damper support portion and the rear side frame. Accordingly, the rigidity of the damper support portion provided at the rear wheel house can be improved easily and effectively, and this structure can have superiority in its applicability.
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1. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
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a wheel house projecting toward a vehicle inside; a suspension damper stored on a vehicle outside of the wheel house; a damper support portion provided at an upper portion of the wheel house and supporting an upper end portion of the suspension damper; a side frame extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a side portion of a vehicle floor; a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction along the vehicle floor and connecting to the side frame; a first brace member provided on a vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a front portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame; and a second brace member provided on the vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a rear portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:
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a wheel house projecting toward a vehicle inside; a suspension damper stored on a vehicle outside of the wheel house; a damper support portion provided at an upper portion of the wheel house and supporting an upper end portion of the suspension damper; a pair of side frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at both side portions of a vehicle floor; first and second cross members extending in a vehicle width direction along the vehicle floor and interconnecting the pair of side frames, respectively; a first brace member provided on a vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a front portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame; and a second brace member provided on the vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house and interconnecting a rear portion, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the damper support portion and the side frame, wherein said first cross member interconnects the pair of side frames at a connection position of the side frame connecting to said first brace member, and said second cross member interconnects the pair of side frames at a connection position of the side frame connecting to said second brace member, said first and second brace members comprise a member having a U-shaped cross section with an open end, respectively, and the first and second brace members are attached to the vehicle-inside wall face of the wheel house so that a closed cross section extending substantially vertically is formed between the first and second brace members and the wheel house, respectively, and a pair of projection portions which projects toward the vehicle inside is formed at said damper support portion of the wheel house at specified positions which are located in front and back of said suspension damper, respectively, and said first and second brace members connect to said pair of projection portions at upper portions thereof, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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