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US 8,556,335 B2Granted
Vehicle bottom structure
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorHiroo Mizoguchi
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AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorHiroo Mizoguchi
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A vehicle bottom structure is provided which, in the case where a vehicle is involved in an accident such as a rear-end collision, can prevent an exhaust system component reaching a high temperature from being brought into contact with a fuel tank without causing any trouble. A vehicle bottom structure according to the present invention includes a suspension member installed between a fuel tank and a muffler silencer and extending in the width direction of the vehicle, and a stopping member suspended from the bottom of the vehicle between the suspension member and the muffler silencer, the vertical position of the sopping member overlapping the vertical position of the muffler silencer. The suspension member is on a trajectory obtained by rotating the stopping member to the front side of the vehicle around the point at which the stopping member is suspended from the bottom of the vehicle.
A vehicle bottom structure for a vehicle in which a fuel tank made of resin is mounted to a bottom of the vehicle, a muffler silencer is installed rearward of the fuel tank, and a muffler pipe extending from a front of the vehicle passes the side of the fuel tank and is connected to the muffler silencer, the vehicle bottom structure comprising:
A vehicle bottom structure including a bottom of a vehicle in which a fuel tank made of resin is mounted, a muffler silencer is installed rearward of the fuel tank, and a muffler pipe extending from a front of the vehicle passes the side of the fuel tank and is connected to the muffler silencer, the vehicle bottom structure comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.