Granted Patent B2

US 12,612,113 · App. 18/395,630 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Taisuke Satoi (Okazaki, JP); Yuta Egawa (Okazaki, JP)

Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B62D25/2027B62D25/08B62D25/088B62D25/2036

Abstract

Claims (27)

1 . A vehicle rear component,

the vehicle rear component comprising:

a body portion;

a tower portion;

a suspension member portion; and

a front end block, wherein:

the vehicle rear component is an integrally cast hollow member;

the body portion:

extends in a vehicle front-rear direction,

is a closed section composed of an upper plate, a lower plate, a vehicle width direction outer plate, and a vehicle width direction inner plate, and

includes a front end that is connected to the front end block;

the tower portion:

is connected above the body portion, and

includes a space for accommodating a portion of a suspension device;

the suspension member portion:

extends in the vehicle front-rear direction below the body portion,

is composed of an outer plate on an outer side in a vehicle width direction, an inner plate on an inner side in the vehicle width direction, and a bottom plate, the outer plate being connected to the vehicle width direction outer plate of the body portion, and the inner plate being connected to the vehicle width direction inner plate of the body portion, and

includes a front end that is connected to the front end block;

the front end block:

is composed of a rear panel, a front panel, and a plate member, the plate member connecting the rear panel and the front panel in the vehicle front-rear direction,

is a closed section member extending in the vehicle width direction, and

includes an end portion on an outer side in the vehicle width direction, the end portion being connected to a rear pillar and a rocker;

the vehicle width direction outer plate of the body portion and the outer plate of the suspension member portion are connected to the rear panel; and

the vehicle width direction inner plate of the body portion and the inner plate of the suspension member portion are connected to the front panel.

2 . The vehicle rear component according to claim 1 , wherein the rear panel is connected to a rear surface of a rear end plate covering a rear end surface of the rocker.

3 . The vehicle rear component according to claim 2 , further comprising an arm bracket for coupling with an arm of the suspension device, the arm bracket disposed on a vehicle width direction outer surface of the body portion and a vehicle width direction outer surface of the suspension member portion, wherein the body portion includes a first connecting member that connects the vehicle width direction outer plate and the vehicle width direction inner plate in the vehicle width direction at a position where the arm bracket is provided.

4 . The vehicle rear component according to claim 3 , further comprising a transaxle mount bracket for connecting a transaxle on a vehicle width direction inner surface of the body portion and a vehicle width direction inner surface of the suspension member portion, wherein the body portion and the suspension member portion include a second connecting member respectively that connects the vehicle width direction outer plate and the vehicle width direction inner plate in the vehicle width direction at a position where the transaxle mount bracket is provided.

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