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US 11,387,503 B2Granted
Battery mounting device
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsKenji Katayama, Ryuhei Sumita
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Abstract
The present invention is a battery mounting device which comprises a battery mounted in a cabin of a vehicle, a plate-shaped toe board provided in front of a passenger seat at a position located at a lower level than the passenger seat so as to cover the battery, wherein the battery is provided between the toe board and a floor panel of the vehicle.
Claims7
A battery mounting device, comprising:
- a battery mounted in a cabin of a vehicle;
- and
- a plate-shaped toe board provided in front of a passenger seat at a position located at a lower level than the passenger seat so as to cover the battery,
- wherein said battery is provided between said toe board and a floor panel of the vehicle,
- said toe board is arranged above the floor panel, said toe board being inclined such that a forward side of an inclined surface thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side of the inclined surface,
- said battery is arranged above the floor panel and below said toe board, said battery being inclined such that a forward side thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side thereof,
- a part of said floor panel behind a dash panel is inclined such that a forward side thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side thereof,
- said toe board covers said battery from above, and
- the inclined surface of said toe board is positioned lower than a seating surface of the passenger seat.
6 more elements
A battery mounting device, comprising:
- a battery mounted in a cabin of a vehicle;
- a plate-shaped toe board provided in front of a passenger seat at a position located at a lower level than the passenger seat so as to cover the battery;
- and
- a wire harness electrically coupled to the battery,
- wherein said battery is provided between said toe board and a floor panel of the vehicle and provided to be inclined such that a forward side thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side thereof,
- said toe board arranged above the floor panel is provided to be inclined such that a forward side of an inclined surface thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side of the inclined surface, provided with a fragile portion at an inward part, in a vehicle width direction, of the toe board such that said fragile portion of the toe board is deformed preferentially in a vehicle side collision, and made of metal and provided so as to cover said wire harness,
- a cooling duct where battery-cooling air flows is provided below said fragile portion of the toe board,
- a part of the floor panel behind a dash panel is inclined such that a forward side thereof is located at a higher level than a rearward side thereof,
- said toe board covers said battery from above, and
- the inclined surface of said toe board is positioned lower than a seating surface of the passenger seat.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.