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US 2021/0260979 A1Published application
Battery pack support structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomotake Kosuge
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Abstract
A battery pack is placed on a battery frame. The battery frame has a lateral frame which extends in a lateral direction. A connection bracket for connecting the battery frame and a floor of a vehicle is joined to an end of the lateral frame. With the joining of the end of the lateral frame with the connection bracket, a crank shape is formed in the lateral direction. A reinforcement plate functioning as a brace is placed at a corner portion of the crank shape.
Claims5
A battery pack support structure, comprising:
- a battery frame that is placed along a lower surface or an upper surface of a battery pack mounted below a floor of a vehicle, that is joined to the battery pack, and that has a plurality of lateral beams extending in a lateral direction;
- a connection bracket that is joined to an end of at least a part of the plurality of lateral beams, that forms a crank shape in the lateral direction along with the plurality of lateral beams, and that connects the battery frame and the floor;
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- a linear bracing member that is placed at a corner portion of the crank shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.