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US 9,409,495 B2Granted
Vehicle apparatus attaching structure
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYutaka Kobayashi
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Abstract
An inverter attachment unit including an inverter is attached to a vehicle body. In addition, an auxiliary battery attachment unit including an auxiliary battery is attached to the vehicle body so that the auxiliary battery attachment unit may be adjacent to the inverter attachment unit. When the auxiliary battery attachment unit is attached to the vehicle body, attachment portions by which the inverter attachment unit is attached to the vehicle body are covered with the auxiliary battery attachment unit.
Claims3
A vehicle structure comprising:
- a vehicle body member to which a main bracket is attached;
- an inverter configured to convert direct-current electric power, supplied from an electric power supply unit, into alternating-current electric power;
- an auxiliary battery connected to the inverter, and configured to supply electric power to the inverter;
- an inverter attachment unit attached to the main bracket and spaced from the vehicle body member, the inverter mounted on the inverter attachment unit;
- and
- an auxiliary battery attachment unit attaching the auxiliary battery to the main bracket, the auxiliary battery positioned between the inverter and the vehicle body member and adjacent to the inverter,
- wherein a portion of the inverter attachment unit is positioned under the auxiliary battery attachment unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.