18818720. JOINT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY (Kia Corporation)

JOINT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY

Organization Name

Kia Corporation

Inventor(s)

Won Ki Song of Hwaseong-si KR

Yongbai Joo of Hwaseong-si KR

Joonghyun Shin of Hwaseong-si KR

Jaeseung Lee of Hwaseong-si KR

Jungsuk Lee of Hwaseong-si KR

Byung Jin Son of Hwaseong-si KR

Dae Hee Lee of Hwaseong-si KR

Jin Ho Hwang of Hwaseong-si KR

Chulhee Heo of Hwaseong-si KR

Hyungsik Choi of Hwaseong-si KR

JOINT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18818720 titled 'JOINT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY

Original Abstract Submitted

An embodiment joint structure of a vehicle body includes a front body module including a fixed part fixed to a front part of an under body, a rear body module including a variable part that is attachable and detachable to a rear part of the under body and a rear part of the front body module, the rear body module having a predetermined shape, a plurality of fixed part joints mounted at a rear edge of the front body module, and a plurality of variable part joints mounted on a variable part roof rail and a variable part center pillar connected to a front edge of the rear body module, wherein the variable part joints are connected with the fixed part joints.