Hybrid vehicle having improved arrangement structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsHyun Do Jeon, Tac Koon Kim, Bu Yeol Ryu
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from the under surface of the exterior of a vehicle body. A battery provides an electric driving force to a vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is recessed downward between the bottom of the interior of the vehicle body and a rear seat. The first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
Claims7
A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure, comprising:
- a fuel tank, which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from a vehicle body bottom;
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- a battery, which provides an electric driving force to the hybrid vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is under a rear seat and recessed downward from a bottom of an interior of the vehicle body;
- a fixed side member which is fastened to the vehicle body bottom part adjacent to one end of a rear of the fuel tank and to one end of a front of the battery, and is disposed in the second area adjacent to the first area;
- wherein the fixed side member is further fastened to one end of the rear of the fuel tank and one end of the front of the battery;
- wherein the first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure, comprising:
- a fuel tank, which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from an under surface of an exterior of a vehicle body;
- a battery, which provides an electric driving force to the hybrid vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is under a rear seat and recessed downward from a bottom of an interior of the vehicle body;
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- a rear suspension which is formed along a lateral direction of the vehicle body, and disposed in between a fixed side member and the battery;
- wherein the first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
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- wherein the fixed side member is fastened to one end of the rear of the fuel tank and to one end of the front of the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.