IP Library Granted Patent US 12679461
Granted Patent B2
US 12679461 · App. 18/141,480 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Vehicle body reinforcing structure and vehicle

Inventors: Jianli Yu (Guangdong, CN); Koji Yoshikawa (Guangdong, CN); Yao Yang (Guangdong, CN); Nobuo Aizawa (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62D21/03B60K1/04
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Patent No.
US 12679461
App. No.
18/141,480
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body reinforcing structure installed in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a battery pack provided in the vehicle body includes a first reinforcing member including at least a cross connection portion; and a second reinforcing member including at least a reinforcing portion arranged to extend along a longitudinal direction of a side surface of the battery pack, wherein both the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the side surface of the battery pack, and the two ends of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are connected to the vehicle body respectively.

Claims (46)

1 . A vehicle body reinforcing structure installed in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a battery pack provided in the vehicle body, the vehicle body reinforcing structure comprising:

a first reinforcing member including at least a cross connection portion; and

a second reinforcing member including at least a reinforcing portion arranged to extend along a longitudinal direction of a lateral side surface of the battery pack,

wherein both the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the lateral side surface of the battery pack,

the two ends of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are connected to the vehicle body respectively,

the first reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing rod and a second reinforcing rod, and the cross connection portion is formed by the first reinforcing rod and the second reinforcing rod crossing each other, and

the first reinforcing rod includes a first bending portion,

the first reinforcing rod and the reinforcing portion encircle to form a triangular structure, and/or

the second reinforcing rod includes a second bending portion, and

the second reinforcing rod and the reinforcing portion encircle to form a triangular structure.

2 . The vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 1 , wherein a central axis of the first reinforcing rod, a central axis of the second reinforcing rod, and a central axis reinforcing portion are on the same plane of a first reference plane.

3 . A vehicle body reinforcing structure installed in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a battery pack provided in the vehicle body, the vehicle body reinforcing structure comprising:

a first reinforcing member including at least a cross connection portion; and

a second reinforcing member including at least a reinforcing portion arranged to extend along a longitudinal direction of a lateral side surface of the battery pack,

wherein both the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the lateral side surface of the battery pack,

the two ends of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are connected to the vehicle body respectively,

the vehicle body further includes a connection bracket, wherein at least one of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member is connected with the vehicle body via the connection bracket and the battery pack,

the connection bracket includes a first connection portion at a first end, and a second connection portion at a second end,

the first connection portion is connected with the battery pack,

the second connection portion is connected with the vehicle body,

the first connection portion is positioned at a first side of a first reference plane, and

the second connection portion is positioned at a second side of the first reference plane.

4 . A vehicle body reinforcing structure installed in a vehicle including a vehicle body and a battery pack provided in the vehicle body, the vehicle body reinforcing structure comprising:

a first reinforcing member including at least a cross connection portion; and

a second reinforcing member including at least a reinforcing portion arranged to extend along a longitudinal direction of a lateral side surface of the battery pack,

wherein both the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the lateral side surface of the battery pack,

the two ends of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are connected to the vehicle body respectively,

the vehicle body reinforcing structure further includes a connection bracket,

at least one of the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member is connected with the vehicle body via the connection bracket and the battery pack, and

the connection bracket includes a covering portion that covers an outside wall of the first reinforcing member or the second reinforcing member connected to the connection bracket.

5 . The vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein an first end of the first reinforcing rod and a first end of the second reinforcing rod are connected with each other to form a first fixing portion,

the first reinforcing rod and the second reinforcing rod form a triangular structure with the cross connection portion at the first fixing portion, and/or

a second end of the first reinforcing rod and a second end of the second reinforcing rod are connected with each other to form a second fixing portion, and

the first reinforcing rod and the second reinforcing rod form the triangular structure with the cross connection portion at the second fixing portion.

6 . The vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a first connection bracket and a second connection bracket, wherein

the first connection bracket is connected with the first bending portion of the first reinforcing rod and arranged to be inclined toward a direction of an intermediate portion of the reinforcing portion to be connected with the reinforcing portion,

the second connection bracket is connected with the second bending portion of the second reinforcing rod and arranged to be inclined toward a direction of the intermediate portion of the reinforcing portion to be connected with the reinforcing portion, and

the first bending portion and the second bending portion are positioned at different sides of the cross connection portion.

7 . The vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second reinforcing rod includes a first strut and a second strut, and

the first strut and the second strut are connected to two sides of the first reinforcing rod so as to form the cross connection portion with the first reinforcing rod.

8 . A vehicle comprising the vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 1 .

9 . A vehicle comprising the vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 3 .

10 . A vehicle comprising the vehicle body reinforcing structure according to claim 4 .