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Class 296/193.08 - Rear


Subclass of Class 296 - Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Definition: Subject matter including a rearward portion of the vehicle
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 10/11/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
8033596Body structure
A body structure of a motor vehicle has a rear side wall which is constructed in a simple manner. It is important for the side wall to have at least the following components configured as light metal diecast parts: a support, a suspension strut mount and a bracket f...
10/11/2011
8007034Vehicle body structure including a canister
When a luggage floor moves forward of the vehicle by an external force from the rear of the vehicle, a front surface portion of the luggage floor strikes left and right rear side leg portions of a rear suspension member to avoid applying an input load to the caniste...
08/30/2011
7954888Body structure of a rear part
A body structure of a rear part of a motor vehicle contains at least two side walls, each having a side wall element, and a bulkhead with a cross member on the ground side. The cross member is provided with rearwardly open mounts into which a front end region of the...
06/07/2011
7954887Rear structure of vehicle
A rear structure (10) of a vehicle is provided in which a lower back reinforcement (16) is provided longitudinally forward of a lower back panel (12). A gusset (34) connects the lower back reinforcement (16) and a rear floor side m...
06/07/2011
7815248Rearward-side vehicle body structure
A rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, has two side members mutually connected by a cross member. On each vehicle side, one console is provided, which in each case covers a junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from b...
10/19/2010
7810876Vehicle having a rear end body structure
A vehicle having a rear end body structure that includes first and second rear side castings. The first and second rear side castings interlock with at least one structure that at least partially defines a passenger compartment of the vehicle. ...
10/12/2010
7410208Package tray of vehicles and reinforcing structure thereof
A package tray of a vehicle includes a first reinforcing member installed to a woofer mount of a center panel and supported by a rear member and a second reinforcing member installed to the rear member to correspond to the woofer mount of the center panel in the fro...
08/12/2008
7380856Vehicle body rear structure of automobile
There is provided a vehicle body rear structure of an automobile, which can deal with all of a load from a towing hook, a load from a jack-up point, a load from the rear of vehicle body, and a load from a seat belt anchor, though having a simple construction that do...
06/03/2008
7354099Skid steer rear door and chassis interlock
An interlock for a skid steer vehicle with a rear engine compartment and a rear door to that compartment includes a beam that is mounted transversely to the bottom of the door and has an upward facing surface that, like the beam, extends across the entire rear engin...
04/08/2008
7347475Automobile rear body structure
An automobile rear body structure capable of allowing a space created between a rear bumper reinforcing member and a line connecting respective rear ends of a pair of rear side frames to be effectively utilized. In this automobile rear body structure, a rear end cro...
03/25/2008
7338115Motor vehicle rear floor
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle rear floor (32) that is intended to form part of a motor vehicle rear block, the block including two longitudinal rails (12), each having a front end forming a rear structural node (20) of the veh...
03/04/2008
7264303Body panel with vibration damping material, vibration damping material coater, and damping material application method
As a wrist portion of an application robot equipped with a plurality of application nozzles moves in a predetermined operation pattern, viscous damping and constraining materials having different properties are simultaneously injected from the application nozzles so...
09/04/2007
7222913Frame for a motor vehicle
A continuous, hydroformed tubular member includes a horizontal member having a first end and a second end. A first vertical member has a first lower end coupled to the first end of the horizontal member. The first vertical member also has a first upper pillar-free e...
05/29/2007
7216911Motor vehicle rear module
The module is extended to extend the body (10) of said vehicle by being fastened thereto. It is also designed to support rear doors (14) and a rear bumper. It comprises a frame of plastics material (24) including fastener means for fastening to ...
05/15/2007
7188893Vehicle front body structure
A front part structure of a vehicle body for efficiently absorbing collision energy acting from the front of the vehicle body is provided. The front part structure of the vehicle body includes right and left front side members extending longitudinally of the vehicle...
03/13/2007
7083225Vehicle body structure of periphery of rear suspension
Coupling members include a first coupling portion (X) that couples rear quarter inner members to upper surfaces of rear suspension base members, a second coupling portion (Y) that couples upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members together, which are located...
08/01/2006
6945591Storage box for a pickup truck formed from metallic and composite materials
A storage box for a pickup truck or similar vehicle is formed from a combination of metallic and composite materials. The storage box includes an internal storage box frame that is formed from a plurality of metallic tubular components that are secured together, suc...
09/20/2005
6926350Hydroformed space frame and rearward ring assembly therefor
A space frame for a motor vehicle having a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending side rail structures, a pair of forward-most upright structures each being connected to a respective side rail structure, thereby forming a pair of A pillars, a pair of roo...
08/09/2005
6926326Rear bumper structure for vehicle
In a rear bumper structure for a vehicle including a rear opening of a load compartment formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body, there are provided a bumper reinforcement fixed to a rear end of a vehicle body so as to define its fixed position with respect to the...
08/09/2005
6926352Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body 10 includes right and left floor frames 16 and right and left side sills 13, all extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, are disposed in parallel with each other, and right and left front side frames 11 e...
08/09/2005
6918628Rear roof frame for motor vehicles
A rear roof frame of a motor vehicle has a tailgate which is fastened to the roof frame and includes an upper shell and a lower shell which is fitted to the latter. For the design of a rear roof frame, which, in spite of the shell-type construction, provides, in a s...
07/19/2005
6896319Vehicle modular body and method of assembly thereof
A modular body for a vehicle includes a first module having a first B-pillar interface and a second module having a second B-pillar interface. The first and second modules are joined at the first and second B-pillar interfaces defining a B-pillar thereat. ...
05/24/2005
6886885Rear and side panel assembly for a vehicle and a method of assembling a vehicle
A rear and side panel assembly for a vehicle body may include a one-piece inner body panel member mated with a one-piece outer body panel member, the body panels cooperating to at least partially define wheel well openings at opposing sides of the vehicle. The inner...
05/03/2005
6874844Notchback motor vehicle
The body of a notchback motor vehicle, having at the rear, a rear load floor to which are fixed two lateral members each having a wheel housing and a lateral quarter pillar forming one part of one side of the passenger compartment. The two lateral quarter pillars ar...
04/05/2005
6846037Rear end module for passenger motor vehicles
The body of passenger motor vehicles comprises, among other things, two longitudinal bearers and a rear end having a rear end middle piece. In order to minimize the extent of repair of damages to the rear end, the invention provides that the rear bumper bending bear...
01/25/2005
6802558Rear body structure for vehicle body
A rear body structure comprises a floor tunnel extending in a lengthwise direction from the front to the back of the vehicle body at a middle of a floor panel in a transverse direction, a floor tunnel reinforcement disposed along the floor tunnel so as to form a clo...
10/12/2004
6786536Body structure of motor vehicles
This body structure is suitable for motor vehicles, especially for passenger cars and comprises a passenger compartment structure and at least one supporting structure adjoining thereon, for example, for accommodating a driving unit and wheel suspension elements. Th...
09/07/2004
6729682Rear module for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a module forming all or part of the rear end of a motor vehicle, and suitable for being fitted onto the side rails (L) and the rear side portions of the motor vehicle. The module comprises at least two releasable side portions and it is arra...
05/04/2004
6648400Rear vehicle body structure for pickup trucks
A pickup truck has a rear vehicle body structure in which a fuel piping system is guided through a rear wheel apron along a cargo bed of the vehicle. A reinforcing member is jointed to the rear wheel apron such as to cover a part of the apron at which a h...
11/18/2003
6499783Convertible flatbed utility stock trailer
The invention is a utility trailer incorporating a flatbed trailer combined with a detachable stock trailer shell, a removable center divider and a removable fabric roof cover, allowing use of the trailer as an open flat bed, an open stock trailer with on...
12/31/2002
6493920Method of assembling a vehicle from preassembled modular components
The present invention relates to a method of assembling a vehicle. The method comprises providing an open-top cab module comprising a metallic base frame, a plurality of exterior body panels secured to the base frame, and interior cab module trim componen...
12/17/2002
6450567Structure of rear portion of automotive vehicle body
A rear body of an automotive vehicle which includes three parts: a front body structural element, an intermediate body structural element, and a rear body structural element which are made of casts and joined together. The rigidity of the rear body is inc...
09/17/2002
6386622One piece molded pick-up bed with fenders
A vehicle pick-up bed with fenders is disclosed that can be folded into shape by hand. The component includes a generally flat sheet of colored material and a generally flat sheet of reinforced polymeric material. Preferably, the sheet of colored material...
05/14/2002
6102470Motor vehicle body consisting of a shell body and a closing module, closing module for a motor vehicle body and process for mounting a closing module on a shell body
A motor vehicle shell with a shell body with a body cutout for a hatch or door, especially for a rear hatch (3), and with a completely pre-mountable closing module (6) with a rim (7). The module bearing the hatch or door, especially therefore the rear hat...
08/15/2000
5036570Vehicle rear deck filler panel mounting structure
Mounting structure is provided for a vehicle rear deck filler panel. The mounting structure includes an adjustable support member adhered to vehicle support structure beneath the rear deck filler panel. Threadingly interconnected elements form part of the...
08/06/1991
5000501Vehicle body panel
A vehicle body panel is utilized to convert the large, rounded rear window of 1984-1989 Chevrolet Corvettes to a flat rear deck configuration. The replacement body panel is preferably formed from a molded fiberglass material and includes a generally horiz...
03/19/1991
4653795Passenger motor vehicle rear section
A passenger motor vehicle rear section includes body parts extending adjacent the road surface and an apron which is so constructed that it performs a protective function for traffic participants who follow the vehicle as well as covering body parts and/o...
03/31/1987
 
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