Side wall outer plate assembly structure and automobile

By using a split design and hot-formed steel door rings, the problem of excessive weight in the side panel assembly structure was solved, achieving lightweighting and cost reduction of the car body while ensuring that safety performance and appearance are not affected.

CN116605298BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06DONGFENG LIUZHOU MOTOR
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Application Number
CN202310573714.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-05-19
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2043-05-19

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Technical Problem

The existing side panel assembly structure is too heavy, which increases the weight of the car body and, in particular, affects the driving range of new energy vehicles.

Method used

The side panel assembly structure adopts a split design, including the side panel reinforcement plate assembly, the upper beam outer panel and the rear panel. The door ring is used as a reinforcing structural component and is fixed by connecting bolts and fixing nuts. Combined with the door ring made of hot-formed steel, the layout of parts and connection method are optimized to achieve lightweighting.

Benefits of technology

Significant weight reduction was achieved in the side panel assembly structure, reducing the weight of each vehicle by 9kg, which lowered production costs and mold and tooling development expenses, while ensuring that safety performance and appearance were not affected.

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Abstract

The application discloses a side wall outer plate assembly structure and an automobile, which comprises a side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly, an upper side beam outer plate and a rear wall outer plate. The side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly comprises a door ring which is welded by multiple parts and is arranged on one side of the automobile frame in the transverse direction. The upper side beam outer plate is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly. The lower end of the upper side beam outer plate is protruded downward on one side in the transverse direction. The upper side beam outer plate covers at least part of the upper end surface of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly. The rear wall outer plate is arranged on one side of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly in the transverse direction. The upper end of the rear wall outer plate is in abutment with one side of the lower end of the upper side beam outer plate in the longitudinal direction and covers at least part of the end surface of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly in the transverse direction. The design can realize the lightweight of the side wall outer plate assembly structure with little or no influence on the appearance and safety performance, and the weight of each automobile is reduced by 9 kg.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile body structure, and particularly relates to a side wall outer plate assembly structure and an automobile. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the past, the side wall outer plate assembly is generally composed of side wall structural members and reinforcing members, and then combined with the side wall outer plate on the outside of the automobile body.

[0003] The existing traditional side wall outer plate assembly, even the largest sheet metal part in the steel automobile body, is the side wall outer plate. Due to the increasingly stringent requirements for the safety performance of the automobile body, in order to meet various safety indicators, the parts of the side wall outer plate assembly tend to increase and thicken.

[0004] However, increasing the parts of the side wall outer plate assembly will cause a substantial increase in the weight of the automobile body, especially for new energy vehicles, the driving range is extremely sensitive to the weight of the automobile body, and it is urgent to reduce the weight of the automobile body. SUMMARY

[0005] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a side wall outer plate assembly structure, which aims to solve the problem of excessive weight of the existing side wall outer plate assembly structure.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a side wall outer plate assembly structure, wherein the side wall outer plate assembly structure comprises:

[0007] A side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly, the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly comprises a door ring, the door ring is welded as a whole by a plurality of parts, and is used for being installed on one side of the automobile frame in the transverse direction;

[0008] An upper side beam outer plate, the upper side beam outer plate is fixedly installed at the upper end of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly, the lower end of the upper side beam outer plate is protrusively arranged downward along one side in the transverse direction, and the upper side beam outer plate covers at least part of the upper end surface of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly; and

[0009] A rear wall outer plate, the rear wall outer plate is installed on one side of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly in the transverse direction, the upper end of the rear wall outer plate abuts against one side in the longitudinal direction of the lower end of the upper side beam outer plate, and covers at least part of the end surface of the side wall outer plate reinforcing plate assembly in the transverse direction;

[0010] The abutting position of the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate is used for being covered by the automobile window glass.

[0011] Optionally, the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate are connected as a whole, and the connecting position of the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate is used for being covered by the automobile window glass.

[0012] Optionally, the side outer panel reinforcement assembly further comprises a reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure is located on one side of the door ring in the transverse direction and is fixedly connected with the door ring.

[0013] The door ring, the upper side beam outer panel and the rear outer panel cover at least part of the reinforcement structure, and the upper side beam outer panel further covers at least part of the upper end surface of the door ring.

[0014] Optionally, the area of the side outer panel which is not covered by the upper side beam outer panel and the rear outer panel is a front door ring area, the door ring is located in the front door ring area, and the front door ring area is used to be covered by a vehicle door assembly part.

[0015] Optionally, one end of the door ring in the transverse direction is provided with a plurality of connecting holes, and the reinforcement structure is provided with a plurality of matching holes corresponding to the plurality of connecting holes;

[0016] The side outer panel assembly further comprises a plurality of connecting bolts and fixing nuts which cooperate with each other, one end of the connecting bolt passes through the connecting hole and the matching hole, and the fixing nut is fixed to the part of the connecting bolt which passes out of the connecting hole, so as to fix the door ring on the reinforcement structure.

[0017] Optionally, the reinforcement structure comprises:

[0018] A C-pillar reinforcement plate, the C-pillar reinforcement plate is located on one side of the door ring in the longitudinal direction and is used to be mounted on a C-pillar;

[0019] A D-pillar upper reinforcement plate, the D-pillar upper reinforcement plate is located on the side of the C-pillar reinforcement plate which is away from the door ring and is fixedly connected with the C-pillar reinforcement plate;

[0020] A D-pillar lower reinforcement plate, the D-pillar lower reinforcement plate is fixedly installed at the lower end of the D-pillar upper reinforcement plate, one end of the D-pillar lower reinforcement plate in the longitudinal direction is fixedly connected with the C-pillar reinforcement plate; and

[0021] A rear wheel cover reinforcement plate, the rear wheel cover reinforcement plate is located at the lower end of the D-pillar lower reinforcement plate and is fixedly connected with the D-pillar lower reinforcement plate.

[0022] Optionally, the reinforcement structure further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs, one end of each reinforcing rib is fixedly connected with the D-pillar lower reinforcement plate, and the other end of each reinforcing rib is fixedly connected with the rear wheel cover reinforcement plate.

[0023] Optionally, the material of the door ring is hot-formed steel.

[0024] The application further provides an automobile, which comprises an automobile appearance covering part and the side outer panel assembly structure, the automobile appearance covering part is fixedly connected with one end of the side outer panel assembly structure in the transverse direction and covers at least part of the side outer panel assembly structure.

[0025] Optionally, the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate are at least partially exposed on the automobile appearance cover, and jointly form the appearance of the vehicle body with the automobile cover.

[0026] In the technical solution provided by the application, the side wall outer plate assembly, the upper side beam outer plate, and the rear wall outer plate are provided, the traditional integral side wall outer plate is provided in a split type, the side wall outer plate assembly includes a door ring, which can be used as a reinforcing structure of the side wall outer plate assembly structure, the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate are used as appearance parts of the vehicle body, and only cover at least part of the side wall outer plate assembly, thereby reducing the A-pillar lower section, the rocker, and the B-pillar and other regions compared with the traditional integral side wall outer plate; meanwhile, the region of the side wall outer plate assembly that is not covered by the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate is covered by the door assembly and the quarter window and other parts in the actual appearance of the vehicle body, the abutting position of the upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate is covered by the window glass, and because the door ring itself is a structure, the yield strength of the door ring meets the structural strength of the automobile body, and the weight of the door ring is smaller than that of the traditional split side wall outer plate assembly, so that the design can realize the substantial lightening of the side wall outer plate assembly structure while ensuring that the side wall appearance and the safety performance are slightly affected or not affected at all, and the substantial weight reduction of 9 kg per vehicle is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only show some embodiments of the application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from the structures shown in the drawings without creative labor.

[0028] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the side wall outer plate assembly structure provided by the application;

[0029] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the side wall outer plate assembly in FIG. 1; Figure 1

[0030] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the door ring in FIG. 1; Figure 1

[0031] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the upper side beam outer plate in FIG. 1; Figure 1

[0032] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear wall outer plate in FIG. 1. Figure 1

[0033] ​​​​Brief Description of Drawings

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[0036] The objectives, features and advantages of the present application will be further illustrated in conjunction with the embodiments, with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0039] In addition, if the embodiments of the present application involve descriptions such as "first", "second", etc., the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing throughout the text includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes A solution, or B solution, or A and B solutions. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that a person skilled in the art can realize it. When the combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.

[0040] At present, the commonly used side outer panel assembly structure has higher problems.

[0041] The existing traditional side outer panel assembly and even the largest sheet metal part in the steel body are side outer panels. And due to the increasingly stringent requirements for the safety performance of the vehicle body, in order to meet various safety index requirements, the parts of the side outer panel assembly tend to increase and thicken.

[0042] However, increasing the parts of the side outer plate assembly will cause the weight of the automobile body to increase significantly, especially for new energy vehicles, the endurance mileage is extremely sensitive to the weight of the automobile body, and it is urgent to reduce the weight of the automobile body.

[0043] To solve the above problems, the present application provides a side outer plate assembly structure 100, Figures 1 to 3 The present application provides a specific embodiment of the side outer plate assembly structure.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the side outer plate assembly structure 100 includes a side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1, an upper side beam outer plate 2, and a rear outer plate 3, the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1 includes a door ring 11, the door ring 11 is welded as a whole by a plurality of parts, used for mounting on one side of the vehicle frame in the transverse direction, the upper side beam outer plate 2 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1, the lower end of the upper side beam outer plate 2 is protrudingly arranged downward on one side in the transverse direction, the upper side beam outer plate 2 covers at least part of the upper end surface of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1, the rear outer plate 3 is installed on one side of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1 in the transverse direction, the upper end of the rear outer plate 3 abuts with the lower end of the upper side beam outer plate 2 on one side in the longitudinal direction, and covers at least part of the end surface of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1 in the transverse direction; wherein, the abutting position of the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 is used to be covered by the automobile window glass.

[0045] In the technical scheme provided by the present application, the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1, the upper side beam outer plate 2, and the rear outer plate 3 are provided, the traditional integral side outer plate is divided into parts, the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1 includes the door ring 11, which can be used as a reinforcing structure 12 of the side outer plate assembly structure 100, the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 are used as the appearance parts of the automobile body, and only cover at least part of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1, which reduces the A-pillar lower section, the rocker, and the B-pillar region compared with the traditional integral side outer plate; at the same time, the region of the side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly 1 which is not covered by the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 is covered by the door assembly and the quarter window in the actual appearance of the automobile body, the abutting position of the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 is covered by the window glass, and since the door ring 11 itself is a structural part, its yield strength meets the structural strength of the automobile body, and the weight of the door ring 11 is also less than that of the traditional side outer plate reinforcing plate assembly, so that the design can realize the substantial lightening of the side outer plate assembly structure 100 with little or even no influence on the side appearance and safety performance, and achieve a substantial weight reduction of 9 kg per vehicle.

[0046] Specifically, the side outer plate is arranged as a split structure of the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3, which greatly reduces the development cost of the side outer plate mold tooling and improves the material utilization. Since the traditional side outer plate assembly or even the largest sheet metal part in the steel body is the side outer plate, the size of the side outer plate part is too large, and therefore the development cost of the side outer plate mold tooling is usually high. Arranging the side outer plate as the split structure of the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 can split the oversized side outer plate into small-sized parts, and the required mold tooling is also reduced, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the development cost of the side outer plate mold tooling. Meanwhile, since the traditional side outer plate is a whole structure, two door holes need to be hollowed out in the middle of the material when processing, which results in low material utilization and serious waste. Arranging the side outer plate as the split structure of the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate can avoid the door hole area during manufacturing, and there is no need to hollow out the door hole, which greatly improves the material utilization and reduces the production cost. Such arrangement not only makes the manufacturing process of the side outer plate simpler, but also reduces the production cost of each vehicle by about 100 yuan, greatly reducing the development burden.

[0047] In order to further ensure the stability between the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3, prevent the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 from not abutting each other or even being misaligned during vehicle driving, the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 are connected as a whole, and the connection between the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 is covered by the vehicle window glass. The upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 are arranged in a fixed connection, which further improves the stability. Since the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 are covered by the vehicle window glass, the connection between the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 has little or even no effect on the appearance of the vehicle body.

[0048] It should be noted that the connection mode of the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 can be welding connection, bolt connection, or other fixed connection forms, and the present application does not limit this.

[0049] For example, in other embodiments of the present application, the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 are connected by welding, the lower end surface of the upper side rail outer plate 2 along the longitudinal side is a welding surface, the upper end surface of the rear outer plate 3 is a matching surface corresponding to the welding surface, and the welding surface and the matching surface are mutually attached and connected by welding. Such arrangement can ensure the connection strength between the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3, and prevent the upper side rail outer plate 2 and the rear outer plate 3 from easily falling off.

[0050] Further, the side outer plate stiffening plate assembly 1 is composed of a door ring and other parts, the side outer plate stiffening plate assembly 1 further comprises a reinforcing structure 12, the reinforcing structure 12 is located on one side of the door ring 11 in the transverse direction and is fixedly connected with the door ring 11, the door ring 11, the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3 cover at least part of the reinforcing structure 12, and the upper side beam outer plate 2 further covers at least part of the upper end surface of the door ring 11. The door ring 11 is fixedly installed on one side of the reinforcing structure 12 in the transverse direction, and the door ring 11 is specifically installed between the A-pillar and the B-pillar of the automobile body. The door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 are used to replace the traditional side outer plate stiffening plate assembly, which can further achieve the lightweight of the vehicle, and part of the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 are covered by the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3, so as not to affect the appearance of the automobile.

[0051] Since the upper side beam outer plate 2 only covers part of the upper end surface of the door ring 11, that is, the door ring exposed on the part of the upper side beam outer plate 2 also needs to be covered by other parts, the area of the side outer plate which is not covered by the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3 is a front door ring area, the door ring 11 is located in the front door ring area, and the front door ring area is used to be covered by the door assembly parts. The area of the door ring 11 which is not covered by the upper side beam outer plate 2 is covered by the door assembly parts, so that the door ring 11 can be completely covered and prevented from being exposed to the outside to affect the appearance of the automobile.

[0052] Specifically, referring to Figures 2 to 3 In the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of connecting holes 111 are arranged on one end of the door ring 11 in the transverse direction, a plurality of matching holes 121 are arranged on the reinforcing structure 12 corresponding to the plurality of connecting holes 111, the side outer plate assembly further comprises a plurality of connecting bolts 4 and fixing nuts 5 which cooperate with each other, one end of the connecting bolt 4 passes through the connecting hole 111 and the matching hole 121, and the fixing nut 5 is fixed to the part of the connecting bolt 4 which passes out of the connecting hole 111, so as to fix the door ring 11 on the reinforcing structure 12. The door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 are connected by bolts, which has high locking force, and the plurality of connecting bolts 4 and the plurality of fixing nuts 5 cooperate with each other to fix the relative position of the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12, so that the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 cannot relatively deviate or loosen, so that the door ring 11 can be stably installed on the reinforcing structure 12, the strength of the automobile body structure is guaranteed, and the safety performance meets the index requirements.

[0053] It should be noted that the connection form of the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 can also be a welded connection, a buckling connection, or other fixed connection form, and the present application does not make any limitation.

[0054] For example, in other embodiments of the present application, the connection form of the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 can also be fixedly connected to one side of the reinforcing structure 12 in the transverse direction by welding, and the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12 are connected by welding at the mutual abutting position, and the welded connection can ensure the connection strength between the door ring 11 and the reinforcing structure 12, and the door ring 11 can be stably installed on one side of the reinforcing structure 12 in the transverse direction, without causing any impact on the structural strength of the automobile body.

[0055] Further, in the embodiments of the present application, the reinforcing structure 12 includes a C-pillar reinforcing plate 122, an upper D-pillar reinforcing plate 123, a lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124, and a rear wheel cover reinforcing plate 125, the C-pillar reinforcing plate 122 is located on one side of the door ring 11 in the longitudinal direction and is used for being installed on the C-pillar, the upper D-pillar reinforcing plate 123 is located on the side of the C-pillar reinforcing plate 122 away from the door ring 11 and is fixedly connected with the C-pillar reinforcing plate 122, the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate is fixedly installed on the lower end of the upper D-pillar reinforcing plate 123, one end of the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124 in the longitudinal direction is fixedly connected with the C-pillar reinforcing plate 122, and the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate 125 is located on the lower end of the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124 and is fixedly connected with the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124. The C-pillar reinforcing plate 122, the upper D-pillar reinforcing plate 123, the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124, and the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate 125 are all fixedly connected, by setting the reinforcing structure 12 as a split structure, the size of a single part of the reinforcing structure can be reduced, the cost of mold tool development is reduced, and the material utilization rate during processing is improved, which is different from the integral structure, the reinforcing structure 12 does not need to hollow out a door hole in the middle of the sheet metal part during processing, but each part is combined and installed, thereby reducing the production cost.

[0056] In the embodiments of the present application, in order to further improve the structural strength of the reinforcing structure 12 and increase the overall structural strength of the automobile body, the reinforcing structure 12 further includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs 126, one end of each reinforcing rib 126 is fixedly connected with the lower D-pillar reinforcing plate 124, and the other end is fixedly connected with the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate 125. The plurality of reinforcing ribs 126 are arranged on the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate 125, which can further increase the structural strength of the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate, thereby further increasing the torsional stiffness of the rear part of the automobile body, so as to further improve the structural strength of the automobile body and improve the safety of the vehicle.

[0057] In order to further ensure the yield strength of the door ring, the material of the door ring 11 is set to be hot-stamping steel. The door ring 11 is manufactured by laser welding and hot stamping, that is, a hot-stamping integrated door ring, which is replaced by one part instead of multiple parts, optimizes the thickness distribution, only needs one set of stamping die, and is formed by one stamping operation without subsequent assembly, thereby reducing the process difficulty of manufacturing the side outer plate reinforcement plate assembly 1. Meanwhile, the hot-stamping integrated door ring can more effectively meet the requirements of the vehicle body structure strength, and the weight of the hot-stamping integrated door ring is lighter than that of the traditional side outer plate reinforcement plate assembly, so that the light weight of the automobile body is realized while the safety of the vehicle is improved.

[0058] In addition, the application provides an automobile, which comprises an automobile appearance cover and the side outer plate assembly structure 100, the automobile appearance cover is fixedly connected to one end of the side outer plate assembly structure 100 in the transverse direction and covers at least part of the side outer plate assembly structure 100.

[0059] Specifically, in the embodiments of the application, the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3 are at least partially exposed to the automobile appearance cover and form the appearance of the automobile body together with the automobile cover. Since the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3 can be used as the appearance parts of the automobile body, that is, the upper side beam outer plate 2 and the rear wall outer plate 3 are at least partially exposed to the automobile appearance cover, the appearance of the automobile is not affected.

[0060] It can be understood that the specific structure of the automobile refers to the above-mentioned embodiments, and since the automobile adopts all the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, it has the beneficial effects of the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0061] The above-mentioned is only the preferred embodiment of the application, and does not limit the patent scope of the application. Any equivalent structural transformation made by referring to the content of the specification and drawings of the application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A side outer panel assembly structure characterized by, The side outer panel assembly comprises: a door ring, which is welded as a whole by multiple parts and is installed on one side of the vehicle frame in the transverse direction; an upper side rail outer panel, which is fixedly installed at the upper end of the side outer panel assembly, and whose lower end protrudes downward on one side in the transverse direction, and which covers at least part of the upper end surface of the side outer panel assembly; and a rear outer panel, which is installed on one side of the side outer panel assembly in the transverse direction, and whose upper end abuts against one side in the longitudinal direction of the lower end of the upper side rail outer panel, and which covers at least part of the end surface of the side outer panel assembly in the transverse direction; wherein the abutting position of the upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel is covered by the vehicle window glass. The side outer panel assembly further comprises a reinforcing structure, which is located on one side of the door ring in the transverse direction and is fixedly connected with the door ring; the reinforcing structure comprises a C-pillar reinforcing plate and a D-pillar upper reinforcing plate, the C-pillar reinforcing plate is located on one side of the door ring in the longitudinal direction and is installed on the C-pillar, and the D-pillar upper reinforcing plate is located on the side of the C-pillar reinforcing plate away from the door ring and is fixedly connected with the C-pillar reinforcing plate. The upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel are used as vehicle body appearance parts; the area of the side outer panel assembly that is not covered by the upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel is a front door ring area, the door ring is located in the front door ring area, and the front door ring area is covered by the vehicle door assembly parts.

2. The side wall outer panel assembly structure of Claim 1, wherein, The upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel are connected as a whole, and the connection position of the upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel is covered by the vehicle window glass.

3. The side outer panel assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the door ring, the upper side rail outer panel and the rear outer panel cover at least part of the reinforcing structure, and the upper side rail outer panel further covers at least part of the upper end surface of the door ring.

4. The side wall outer panel assembly structure of Claim 3, wherein one end of each of the plurality of connecting bolts passes through the connecting hole and the matching hole, and the fixing nut is fixed to the part of the connecting bolt that passes out of the connecting hole, so as to fix the door ring on the reinforcing structure. The reinforcing structure comprises:

5. The side wall outer panel assembly structure of Claim 3, wherein a D-pillar lower reinforcing plate, which is fixedly installed at the lower end of the D-pillar upper reinforcing plate and is fixedly connected with the D-pillar upper reinforcing plate on one end in the longitudinal direction; and a rear wheel cover reinforcing plate, which is located at the lower end of the D-pillar lower reinforcing plate and is fixedly connected with the D-pillar lower reinforcing plate. The reinforcing structure further comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs, one end of each of the reinforcing ribs is fixedly connected with the D-pillar lower reinforcing plate, and the other end is fixedly connected with the rear wheel cover reinforcing plate.

6. The side wall outer panel assembly structure of Claim 5, wherein The material of the door ring is hot-formed steel.

7. The side wall outer panel assembly structure of Claim 1 wherein, ​ 8. An automobile characterized by comprising: The automobile comprises an automobile appearance covering and the side wall outer plate assembly structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, the automobile appearance covering is fixedly connected to one end of the side wall outer plate assembly structure in the transverse direction and covers at least part of the side wall outer plate assembly structure.

9. The vehicle of claim 8, wherein The upper side beam outer plate and the rear wall outer plate are at least partially exposed to the automobile appearance covering and jointly form the appearance of the automobile body with the automobile appearance covering.

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