Battery mounting structure for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuhiro Hara
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Abstract
A battery mounting structure for maintaining a sufficient passenger compartment in vehicles is provided. The battery mounting structure comprises a pair of longitudinal side sills (11, 12), and a battery pack (7) disposed between the side sills (11, 12). A plurality of battery modules (9) are juxtaposed in a casing (8) of the battery pack (7). A linear depression (39) protrudes downwardly from a reinforcement member (15) situated underneath a floor panel (17) supported by the side sills (11, 12), and the battery pack (7) has a linear depression (38) hold the linear depression (39) therein.
Claims12
A battery mounting structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of frame members extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle while maintaining a predetermined clearance therebetween in a width direction of the vehicle;
- a battery pack disposed between the frame members;
- a floor panel supported by the frame members;
- a first reinforcement member having a linear depression protruding downwardly that is disposed underneath the floor panel,
- wherein the battery pack is situated underneath the floor panel, and
- the battery pack includes a linear depression to which the linear depression of the first reinforcement member is fitted;
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- a second reinforcement member extending along the linear depression of the battery pack in a casing of the battery pack, wherein the second reinforcement member directly contacts the linear depression of the battery pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.