Vehicular upper-part structure

Abstract

Vehicular upper-part structure (11; 11B) includes left and right side roof rails (14, 15) located on opposite sides of a roof (13) of a vehicle compartment (23), and a roof panel (36) and roof arch member (21; 37) each joined at their opposite end portions to the side roof rails. Each the side roof rails (14, 15) includes: an outer member (64); an inner member (65) extending along the outer member, the inner member having a first vertical wall portion (76; 76B) and a welding flange portion (74) formed integrally with the first vertical wall portion, one of the opposite end portions (41; 43) of the roof arch member being joined to the welding flange portion by welding; and a second vertical wall portion (71; 71B) formed by a stay member that is joined at its one end portion to the welding flange portion and supports a roof panel joint section (66) having the roof panel joined thereto by welding.

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