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US 11,110,785 B2Granted
Vehicle rear portion structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Koike, Junichi Shimasaki
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Abstract
In a vehicle rear portion of a vehicle, a third hydrogen tank is disposed between a left and right pair of rear side members that structure portions of the vehicle body and extend in the vehicle front-and-rear direction. An auxiliary battery is disposed at a vehicle width direction outer side of the rear side members.
Claims18
A vehicle rear portion structure comprising:
- a left and right pair of rear side members that structure portions of a vehicle body at a vehicle rear portion, the rear side members extending in the vehicle front-and-rear direction and being disposed apart in the vehicle width direction;
- a hydrogen tank that is disposed between the left and right pair of rear side members and is fixed to the vehicle body;
- a floor panel that is disposed at a vehicle width direction outer side of the vehicle rear portion, a vehicle width direction inner end portion of the floor panel being fixed to one of the rear side members and the floor panel extending to the vehicle width direction outer side relative to one of the rear side members;
- a battery that is disposed on the floor panel at the vehicle width direction outer side of one of the rear side members;
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- a battery clamp, a vehicle width direction inner end portion of which is fixed to one of the rear side members, the battery clamp extending toward the vehicle width direction outer side to an upper portion of the battery, and the battery clamp and the floor panel sandwiching and retaining the battery from above and below,
- wherein each rear side member includes a curved portion that is curved into an upper side protrusion in an arch shape in a vehicle side view, each rear side member extends in the vehicle front-and-rear direction to the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear relative to the curved portion, and the battery is disposed on the floor panel at the vehicle width direction outer side of one of the rear side members at the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear side relative to the curved portion.
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A vehicle rear portion structure comprising:
- a left and right pair of rear side members that structure portions of a vehicle body at a vehicle rear portion, the rear side members extending in the vehicle front-and-rear direction and being disposed apart in the vehicle width direction;
- a hydrogen tank that is disposed between the left and right pair of rear side members and is fixed to the vehicle body;
- a floor panel that is disposed at a vehicle width direction outer side of the vehicle rear portion, a vehicle width direction inner end portion of the floor panel being fixed to one of the rear side members and the floor panel extending to the vehicle width direction outer side relative to one of the rear side members;
- a battery that is disposed on the floor panel at the vehicle width direction outer side of one of the rear side members;
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- a battery clamp, a vehicle width direction inner end portion of which is fixed to one of the rear side members, the battery clamp extending toward the vehicle width direction outer side to an upper portion of the battery, and the battery clamp and the floor panel sandwiching and retaining the battery from above and below,
- wherein each rear side member includes a curved portion that is curved into an upper side protrusion in an arch shape in a vehicle side view, each rear side member extends in the vehicle front-and-rear direction to the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear relative to the curved portion, and the battery is disposed on the floor panel at the vehicle width direction outer side of one of the rear side members at the vehicle front-and-rear direction rear side relative to the curved portion;
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- the vehicle rear portion structure further includes a floor reinforcement that is fixed to the floor panel at a lower portion of the floor panel, a vehicle width direction inner end portion of the floor reinforcement being fixed to one of the rear side members, and the floor reinforcement extending toward the vehicle width direction outer side to a location at which the battery is disposed on the floor panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.