US 11,993,316 B2
Vehicle body structure
Deok Hwa Hong, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Il Do Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Byeong Cheon Lee, Seoul (KR); Kwang Hee An, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Ji Woong Park, Gyeonggi-do (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 May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,967.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0114281 (KR), filed on Aug. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0076155 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 27/023 (2013.01) [B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/2018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body structure, comprising:
a front pillar;
a front side member located in front of the front pillar and extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle;
a side sill connected to a bottom end of the front pillar; and
a rear lower member connecting the front side member, the side sill, and the front pillar,
wherein the rear lower member includes a front connection portion connected to a rear portion of the front side member, a rear connection portion connected to a lower portion of the front pillar and a front portion of the side sill, and an upper connection portion connecting the front side member and the front pillar,
wherein the rear connection portion includes an upper engagement wall joined to the front pillar, and a lower engagement wall joined to the side sill, and
wherein the upper connection portion includes a plurality of upper ribs extending between the front side member and the front pillar in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.