MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514027654 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, Japan, on March 25, for 'vehicle rear structure.'

Inventor(s) include Yamazaki Shota.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "[Problem to be Solved] To improve workability of a spare tire being put into, and being taken out from, a tire accommodating portion. [Solution] A vehicle rear structure is provided with a tire accommodating portion 12 accommodating a spare tire in a floor portion. The tire accommodating portion 12 is provided with a tire installation member 20 that protrudes upward from a bottom portion, the spare tire being attachable to and detachable from the tire installation portion, the tire accommodating portion 12 is provided with a support bracket 30 including a joined surface portion 32 that is joined to the bottom portion located on a rear side of the tire installation member, both outer portions of the joined surface portion 32 are located further upward than an intermediate portion 32c, and the tire installation member 20 is configured such that the spare tire is installed in the tire installation member 20 in a state in which an outer peripheral surface of the spare tire abuts both the outer portions."

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