公开(公告)号：US20220169313A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17432998

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

Inventor： Tomohito OKUYAMA ,  Ryuji NONAKA ,  Junji KISHIMOTO ,  Toshimine MORINO ,  Kazuhisa TO ,  Chikara TANAKA ,  Shin SASAKI

IPC: B62D25/06 ,  B62D29/04

Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided capable of maintaining side collision performance of a vehicle even without a roof reinforcing member. The vehicle roof structure includes an annular frame that is joined to a circumferential edge of a roof panel (which includes an outer panel and an inner panel), and supports the roof panel. The annular frame has a higher rigidity than the roof panel, is arranged in an opening of a roof, and is joined to a pair of roof side rails, a front header, and a rear header.

公开(公告)号：US20220001731A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17358048

申请日：2021-06-25

Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation

Inventor： Yasuyuki SHIGYOU ,  Kazuhiko HIASA ,  Tatsuo KOIBUCHI ,  Kenta MURAKAMI ,  Yuna TANITA ,  Junji KISHIMOTO

IPC: B60J7/22

Abstract: An upper vehicle-body structure includes a cover that fits in an opening in a roof panel of a vehicle; a sunroof device that moves the cover between a one position in the opening and another position out of the opening; and a deflector which extends in a vehicle width direction along a front end edge portion of the sunroof device and is shifted to an upper position above the opening in a case that an opening operation of the cover is performed. The deflector includes plural raised walls having upper end portions and plural recesses which are alternately disposed with the raised walls in the vehicle width direction, each recess extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, and blocking wall portions protruding to a height not lower than the upper end portions of the raised walls are respectively provided in rear end portions of the plural recesses.