IP Library Granted Patent US 9,636,982
Granted Patent B2
US 9,636,982 · App. 15/004,067 · Granted May 2, 2017

Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle

Inventors: Takashi Senoo (Hiroshima, JP); Kouichi Matsumoto (Hiroshima, JP); Takashi Niseki (Hiroshima, JP); Masaki Oda (Aki-gun, JP)
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
B60J7/202B60J1/1823B60J7/143B62D25/08
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Patent No.
US 9,636,982
App. No.
15/004,067
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a storage compartment for storing an openable roof and a back window portion, a deck cover provided to cover over the storage compartment, the deck cover comprising a pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions which are provided to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and stand upward and a header portion which is provided to interconnect respective upper ends of the cover side wall portions at a position close to, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the roof, a cover opening/closing mechanism provided to move the deck cover upward, and a pair of right-and-left front-lower regulation structures provided to regulate positions of respective lower portions of the cover side wall portions relative to the vehicle body.

Claims (30)

1. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:

a storage member comprising a roof covering over an upper portion of the vehicle;

a storage compartment formed at a vehicle body for storing the storage member from above of the vehicle;

a storage mechanism provided to interconnect said storage member and the vehicle body and store the storage member into said storage compartment; a deck cover provided to cover over the storage compartment, the deck cover comprising a pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions which are provided to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and stand upward and a header portion which is provided to interconnect respective upper ends of the cover side wall portions at a position close to, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the roof;

a cover opening/closing mechanism provided to move the deck cover upward;

a pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side positioning mechanisms provided to regulate positions of respective lower portions of the cover side wall portions relative to the vehicle body;

a pair of right-and-left pillar members provided to extend upward at both-side portions of the vehicle body which are positioned in front of said storage compartment; and

wherein said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side positioning mechanisms, said storage mechanism, and said pair of right-and-left pillar members are integrally configured.

2. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the pair of right-and-left pillar members are provided close to, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, respective front portions of said pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions, wherein said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side positioning mechanisms are arranged close to said pair of right-and-left pillar members.

3. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein respective lower-portion sides of said pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions are configured as a pair of right-and-left cover-side positioning portions.

4. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side is provided with a vehicle-width-direction contact portion to contact in the vehicle width direction and a vertical-direction contact portion to contact in a vehicle vertical direction.

5. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein each of said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side is provided with a vehicle-width-direction contact portion to contact in the vehicle width direction and a vertical-direction contact portion to contact in a vehicle vertical direction.

6. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein each of said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side is provided with a vehicle-width-direction contact portion to contact in the vehicle width direction and a vertical-direction contact portion to contact in a vehicle vertical direction.

7. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

8. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

9. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

10. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

11. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

12. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein said cover opening/closing mechanism comprises a cover link member which interconnects said deck cover and the vehicle body and a cover link drive portion which is fixedly attached to the vehicle body and rotates said cover link member, and said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side are arranged at a position which is spaced apart, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, from said cover link drive portion.

13. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the storage member further comprises a back window positioned in back of the roof.

14. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising:

a storage member comprising a back window;

a storage compartment formed at a vehicle body for storing the storage member from above of the vehicle;

a storage mechanism provided to interconnect said storage member and the vehicle body and store the storage member into said storage compartment;

a deck cover provided to cover over the storage compartment, the deck cover comprising a pair of right-and-left cover side wall portions which are provided to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and stand upward and a header portion which is provided to interconnect respective upper ends of the cover side wall portions at a position close to, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the back window;

a cover opening/closing mechanism provided to move the deck cover upward;

a pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side positioning mechanisms provided to regulate positions of respective lower portions of the cover side wall portions relative to the vehicle body;

a pair of right-and-left pillar members provided to extend upward at both-side portions of the vehicle body which are positioned in front of said storage compartment; and

wherein said pair of right-and-left vehicle-body-side positioning mechanisms, said storage mechanism, and said pair of right-and-left pillar members are integrally configured.

15. The rear vehicle-body structure of the vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the storage member further comprises a roof covering over an upper portion of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2016
From: SENOO, TAKASHI; MATSUMOTO, KOUICHI; NISEKI, TAKASHI; ODA, MASAKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-027121 · Feb 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160236559A1 · Aug 18, 2016