# US 11,897,542 B2 · Power supply device mounting structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,542 B2 - Document ID: US11897542B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/200,306 - Filed: 2021-03-12 - Published: 2021-09-23 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-17 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kazuya Nakano; Kazuto Yamane; Masaki Takahashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897542B2 ## CPC - B62D 21/15: having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60K 11/06: with air cooling - H01M 10/6563: with forced flow, e.g. by blowers - H01M 50/244: Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method - H01M 50/249: specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) - B60K 2001/005: {the electric storage means} - B60K 2001/0433: {Arrangement under the rear seats} - B60Y 2306/01: Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A power supply device mounting structure for a power supply device disposed below a seat disposed in a vehicle interior is provided. The power supply device mounting structure includes a plate member and a contact portion. The plate member is disposed between the power supply device and a seat surface portion of the seat and the plate member covers an upper surface of the power supply device. The contact portion is provided at a position facing an edge portion of the plate member and the contact portion comes into contact with the seat surface portion when a load is input from the seat surface portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power supply device mounting structure for a power supply device disposed below a seat disposed in a vehicle interior, the power supply device mounting structure comprising: a plate member that is disposed between the power supply device and a seat surface portion of the seat and that covers an upper surface of the power supply device and that has an edge portion; and a contact portion that is provided in the vehicle interior at a rearward side of the edge portion of the plate member and that comes into contact with the seat surface portion when a load is input from the seat surface portion, the edge portion being positioned at the rearward side of the vehicle interior. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power supply device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion includes a vertical wall portion that extends in a direction intersecting a lower surface of the seat surface portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The power supply device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the plate member includes an upper surface portion that faces a lower surface of the seat surface portion, and wherein the contact portion includes a contact surface portion that is located on an extension line of the upper surface portion as viewed from a lateral side and that faces the lower surface of the seat surface portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The power supply device mounting structure according to claim 3, wherein the power supply device includes: a battery that supplies electric power; a battery cover that covers an upper surface of the battery; a case that accommodates the battery and is fastened to the battery cover; an exhaust duct that is connected to an exhaust port of the battery cover and through which air in the case is discharged to an outside of the case; and an exhaust duct cover that covers an upper surface of the exhaust duct, wherein the plate member is configured with the exhaust duct cover, and wherein the contact portion is provided at an end portion of the exhaust duct. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The power supply device mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the power supply device further includes a seal member that is disposed so as to seal a space between the battery cover and the exhaust duct, and wherein the contact portion extends outward with respect to the seal member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The power supply device mounting structure according to claim 5, wherein the contact portion includes: a vertical wall portion that extends in a direction intersecting the lower surface of the seat surface portion; and the contact surface portion that extends outward from the vertical wall portion with respect to the seal member, and wherein the vertical wall portion is disposed at a position overlapping the seal member as viewed from above.