US 12,233,952 B2
Vehicle body joint structure
Won Ki Song, Seongnam-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/882,160.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0188689 (KR), filed on Dec. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202583 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 27/065 (2013.01) [B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A joint structure for a vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising an underbody and an upper body coupled to the underbody, the joint structure comprising:
a front bulkhead coupled to an inside of each side sill of a pair of side sills provided on both sides of the upper body, respectively;
a rear bulkhead coupled to the inside of each side sill of the pair of side sills on a rear side of the front bulkhead; and
a support bracket coupled to the front bulkhead and the rear bulkhead along a length direction of the vehicle body;
wherein the upper body comprises a pair of rear pillars coupled to each side sill of the pair of side sills, respectively; and
wherein the front bulkhead and the rear bulkhead are directly coupled to each rear pillar of the pair of rear pillars.