Structure of disconnect plug for electric vehicle
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT s.a.s.
InventorsYoichi Yamamoto, Toshitsugu Hirose, Hiroaki Nabuchi, Kentaro Hatta, Koichi Hayashi, Miki Ito
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Abstract
In a structure of a disconnect plug of an electric vehicle, a plug bracket is raised from an inside of a battery unit to an inside of a bulge formed on a floor panel under rear seats for preventing a submarine motion of a passenger. In addition, a disconnect plug is detachably attached to a front face of a plug bracket, and an opening for accessing to the disconnect plug is formed on a front wall of the bulge. Further, a cover for covering the opening capable of being opened and closed is provided on a trim beneath a front face of a seat cushion of the rear seats.
Claims5
A structure of a disconnect plug of an electric vehicle, the structure comprising:
- a battery unit installed beneath rear seats in a passenger compartment;
- a bulge protruding from a floor panel positioned between a seat cushion of the rear seats and the battery unit for preventing a submarine motion of a passenger upon a frontal collision;
- a plug bracket raised from an inside of the battery unit to an inside of the bulge;
- a disconnect plug detachably attached to a front face of the plug bracket for disconnecting electric power circuits of the battery unit;
- an opening opened to front on a front wall of the bulge for accessing the disconnect plug;
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- a cover provided on a trim beneath a front face of the seat cushion to be capable of being opened and closed for covering the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.