A vehicle includes a vehicle body, and a reinforcement member extending along a vehicle cabin-side side portion to vehicle cabin-side peripheral portion of a rear wheel housing of the vehicle body to an opening edge of the vehicle body. The opening edge receives a rear lower portion of a rear door. The reinforcement member includes a projecting portion that defines two or more closed-section spaces respectively extending toward different locations of the opening edge.
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body; and
a reinforcement member extending along a vehicle cabin-side side portion to peripheral portion of a rear wheel housing of the vehicle body to an opening edge of the vehicle body, the opening edge receiving a rear lower portion of a rear door, the reinforcement member including a projecting portion that defines two or more closed-section spaces respectively extending toward different locations of the opening edge.
2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more closed-section spaces are gradually spaced apart from each other toward the opening edge.
3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more closed-section spaces have different cross-sectional areas.
4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more closed-section spaces are defined by two or more continuous projecting portions at the peripheral portion of the rear wheel housing and defined by the two or more separated projecting portions at the opening edge.
5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement member further includes a projecting portion that defines, in the side portion, a closed-section space communicating with the two or more closed-section spaces.
6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement member is configured to transmit a load to a rear cross member disposed between a pair of the right and left rear wheel housings.
7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement member is configured to transmit a load from an impact beam of the rear door.