Rear Rail Adapted to Induce Spare Tire Rotation in a Rear-End Collision

A vehicle body structure is disclosed that comprises a pair of rear rails, a bumper beam and a spare tire compartment including a spare tire. The rear rails have a rear segment aligned with the bumper beam, a middle segment disposed above the rear segment and a front segment that extends downwardly...

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Hauptverfasser:	ARORA RAHUL, BACCOUCHE MOHAMED RIDHA, VAN DYK SINO JOHAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRAILERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle body structure is disclosed that comprises a pair of rear rails, a bumper beam and a spare tire compartment including a spare tire. The rear rails have a rear segment aligned with the bumper beam, a middle segment disposed above the rear segment and a front segment that extends downwardly from the middle segment. After a 50 mph 70% Movable Deformable Barrier rear impact test, the spare tire compartment including the spare tire hinges downwardly to create added crush space and the middle section is raised upwardly to reduce the extent of intrusions into the passenger compartment.