Vehicle Floor System
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSeung Min Kang, Gyu Gab Hong, Ki Bong Park
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Abstract
An embodiment vehicle floor system includes a floor, a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and wherein each side longitudinal member includes a horizontal rib provided therein, a structural transverse member disposed on the floor and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the horizontal ribs are aligned with the structural transverse member in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a battery assembly disposed under the floor.
Claims20
A vehicle floor system comprising:
- a floor;
- a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and wherein each side longitudinal member comprises a horizontal rib provided therein;
- a structural transverse member disposed on the floor and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the horizontal ribs are aligned with the structural transverse member in the transverse direction of the vehicle;
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- a battery assembly disposed under the floor.
A vehicle floor system comprising:
- a floor;
- a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on both side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and wherein each side longitudinal member comprises:
- a horizontal rib provided therein;
- an exterior portion facing an exterior of the vehicle;
- and
- an interior portion facing an interior of the vehicle, wherein a thickness of the exterior portion is greater than a thickness of the interior portion;
- a structural transverse member disposed on the floor and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the horizontal ribs are aligned with the structural transverse member in the transverse direction of the vehicle;
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- a battery assembly disposed under the floor.
A vehicle comprising:
- a floor;
- a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on both side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein each side longitudinal member comprises a horizontal rib provided therein;
- a structural transverse member disposed below the floor and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the horizontal rib is aligned with the structural transverse member in the transverse direction of the vehicle;
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- a battery assembly mounted under the floor and directly connected to the structural transverse member by a plurality of fasteners, the battery assembly comprising a battery case, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the battery case, a battery cover configured to cover the battery case, a battery transverse member disposed in the battery case, and a side mount protruding from an exterior side surface of the battery case toward a side sill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.