Vehicle rear body structure

摘要

A rear body structure of a vehicle has a pair of first reinforcement members, second reinforcement members and third reinforcement members. The first members are provided from both edges of the roof to a front section of the pickup bed. Each first member is provided so that its front section lies along one of the edges of the roof while its rear section lies along one of the first pillars. The second members are provided on upper edges of side panels provided at both sides of the pickup bed from the front to rear ends of the pickup bed. Each second member is jointed, at the front end to one of the first members. Each second member is segmented into a first crushable zone and a second zone. The first zone is located behind the second zone and more fragile than the second zone against the load applied from behind the vehicle. Each third member is provided from a lower edge of one of the side panels at the corresponding rear end of the pickup bed to a rear end of the second zone in the vicinity of a front end of the first zone so as to effectively absorb the collision energy.