US 12,319,351 B2
Vehicle body structure with a reinforced trunk hinge mounting part
Jong-Hyun Ryu, Yongin-si (KR); Se-Young Han, Yongin-si (KR); and Ji-Woon Go, Pyeongtaek-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 Oct. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/962,944.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0028630 (KR), filed on Mar. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278643 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/087 (2013.01) [B60J 5/101 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/548 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle body structure with a reinforced trunk hinge mounting part, the vehicle body structure comprising:
a side outer rear extension extending from a side outer to a rear of a vehicle;
a quarter inner located under the side outer rear extension and forming a space where wheels of the vehicle are mounted;
a trunk hinge installed on a front end of a trunk lid and fastened to an outer surface of the side outer rear extension;
a connection member connecting the side outer rear extension to the quarter inner; and
a reinforcing member bonded to a surface opposite to a surface of the side outer rear extension to which the trunk hinge is fastened in order to reinforce a rigidity of the side outer rear extension,
wherein a mounting groove accommodating the reinforcing member is formed on a lower surface of the side outer rear extension, and
wherein the reinforcing member is seated inside the mounting groove and bonded to the side outer rear extension.