Electric device mounting structure
AssigneesMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshihiko Ando, Yoshio Hiraiwa
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Abstract
A mounting structure for an electric device of a vehicle includes a case body configured to accommodate the electric device inside the case body, at least one fixing portion provided continuously with the case body and configured to be fixed to a vehicle body of the vehicle, and at least one hollow portion disposed between the case body and the fixing portion. When a load from the vehicle body is transmitted to the fixing portion, the hollow portion is deformed and/or broken by the load so that the load can be absorbed. Thus, transmission of the load to the case body can be suppressed.
Claims9
A structure for mounting an electric device of a vehicle, the structure comprising:
- a case body configured to accommodate the electric device inside the case body, the case body having a wall extending in a vertical direction;
- a fixing bracket extending from the wall, the fixing bracket having a vehicle front side wall that extends parallel to the wall of the case body in the vertical direction, the vehicle front side wall and the wall of the case body defining a hollow portion therebetween;
- at least one fixing portion provided in the fixing bracket and configured to fix the case body to a vehicle body of the vehicle;
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- at least one hollow portion disposed between the vehicle front side wall and the wall of the case body,
- wherein the at least one fixing portion is provided at a side opposite to the wall of the case body with respect to the vehicle front side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.