Vehicle body side section structure

摘要

A vehicle body side section structure provided with a bracket that is disposed on a connection section between a roof side rail and a center pillar. The bracket includes a rail side member that is joined to the roof side rail and forms a rail closed section in the gap with the roof side rail, a pillar side member that is joined to the center pillar and forms a pillar closed section in the gap with the center pillar, and a linking member that links the rail side member and the pillar side member on the forward side of a forward end wall section.

主权项

1. A vehicle body side section structure comprising:
a roof side rail extending longitudinally on and along an upper part of a lateral side section of a vehicle body for supporting a lateral outer end of a roof panel; a center pillar extending downward from a longitudinally intermediate portion of the roof side rail, the center pillar including a center pillar inner member disposed on an inner side in a width direction of the vehicle body and a center pillar outer member disposed on an outer side in the width direction of the vehicle body and joined to the center pillar inner member, the center pillar inner member having an upper part joined to the roof side rail; a slide rail accommodation recess configured to accommodate therewithin a slide rail for a slide door, the slide rail accommodation recess being formed in a longitudinal portion of the roof side rail adjacent a connection section between the roof side rail and the upper part of the center pillar inner member; and a bracket disposed on the connection section between the roof side rail and the upper part of the center pillar inner member, wherein the slide rail accommodation recess has a front end wall section configured to extend upward from a front end thereof, and wherein the bracket includes:
a rail-side part joined to the roof side rail and forming a rail closed section together with the roof side rail;a pillar-side part joined to the upper part of the center pillar inner member and forming a pillar closed section together with the upper part of the center pillar inner member; anda linking part connecting the rail-side part and the pillar-side part on a forward side of the front end wall section.