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AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYutaka Yokoyama, Kenji Inakoshi, Arihiro Yamada, Takaaki Fujitani, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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In a mounting structure for a vehicle battery box, a battery box is supported in a suspended manner between left and right rear side frames at the rear of a vehicle with first and second cross members that are installed between the left and right rear side frames. The first cross member is fixed at a substantially front end of a rear deformation zone that is set at the left and right rear side frames. High-voltage equipment is fixed between the first and second cross members on the top surface of the right rear side frame. The battery box is electrically connected to the high-voltage equipment with a connecting member.
A mounting structure for a vehicle battery box comprising:
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Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units: of the electric storage means for propulsion
Using power supplied by batteries: constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…
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The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-145258 filed on Jun. 25, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a vehicle battery box, especially for a battery box that houses a high-voltage battery for hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles and the like.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery box, high-voltage equipment and a connecting member at the rear of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the battery box, the high-voltage equipment and the connecting member according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic top view explaining the battery box, the high-voltage equipment and the connecting member at the rear of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Embodiments of the present invention will hereunder be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a battery box that houses a high-voltage battery for a hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle. The battery box 1 is supported in a suspended manner between a left rear side frame 2L and a right rear side frame 2R of a vehicle with a first cross member 3 and a second cross member 4 that are installed between the left and right rear side frames 2L and 2R.
A crushable zone (rear deformation zone) A is set in a region from the rear end of the left and right rear side frames 2L and 2R to a neighborhood of the rear of wheels 5L and 5R. The crushable zone (rear deformation zone) A is deformed by an input of a predetermined impact force from the rear due to a collision or the like (for example, an impact force that is as large as to deploy an airbag), thereby absorbing the impact force. The first cross member 3 is disposed at a substantially front end of the rear deformation zone A, and the front of the battery box 1 is supported by the second cross member 4. Reference numeral 6 in the drawings denotes a rear wheel final reduction gear disposed under the battery box 1.