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US 11,453,283 B2Granted
Vehicle underfloor battery connector protector structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Fukuoka
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Abstract
A vehicle underfloor structure includes a battery having at least one connector projecting from a front end of the battery, and a protector covering and protecting the at least one connector from below, the protector having a rear portion attached to the battery and a front portion fastened to an attachment bar by a fastening bolt. The protector includes a fastening hole through which the fastening bob is inserted, and a cutout connected to a rear portion of the fastening hole and allowing the fastening bolt to separate from the protector.
Claims4
A vehicle underfloor structure comprising:
- a battery disposed under a floor of a vehicle and having at least one connector projecting from a front end of the battery;
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- a protector covering and protecting the at least one connector from below, the protector having a rear portion attached to the battery and a front portion fastened to a frame by a fastening member, wherein
- the protector includes a fastening hole through which the fastening member is inserted, and a cutout formed with a rear portion of the fastening hole and allowing the fastening member to separate from the protector, and
- the protector further includes a plurality of raised parts and a plurality of recessed parts, the plurality of raised parts being raised in a thickness direction of the protector and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the plurality of recessed parts being recessed in the thickness direction of the protector and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.