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US 7,743,863 B2Granted
Carrying structure for a vehicle battery pack
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTatsuya Shindou
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Abstract
A carrying structure for a vehicle battery includes a vehicle floor panel having a step portion that rises upward toward a rear of the vehicle. A battery is arranged at the step portion for feeding electric power to a driving motor that drives driving wheels of the vehicle. A seat is arranged above the battery, and a tip-up mechanism enables the seat to tip up toward a front of the vehicle with a front part of the seat serving as a rotational pivot.
Claims9
A carrying structure for a vehicle battery for feeding electric power to a driving motor that drives driving wheels of a vehicle, the carrying structure comprising:
- a vehicle floor panel having a step portion including a lower floor panel and an upper floor panel each inclined upward toward a rear of the vehicle;
- a battery accommodating part formed between the lower floor panel and the upper floor panel for accommodating the battery;
- a seat accommodating part for accommodating a seat arranged above the battery;
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- a tip-up mechanism that enables the seat to tip up toward a front of the vehicle with a front part of the seat serving as a rotational pivot;
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- a fuel tank accommodating part below the floor panel for accommodating a fuel tank having a fuel pump in an upper portion toward the rear of the vehicle with respect to the battery accommodating part;
- the vehicle floor panel including an opening above the fuel pump area that can be readily opened and closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.