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US 8,037,960 · App. 12/223,933 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Structure for mounting electricity storage pack on vehicle

Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,037,960
App. No.
12/223,933
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A structure for mounting a battery pack on a vehicle includes a mount for supporting the battery pack. The battery pack is fixed to an upper side of the mount by bolts. The battery pack is disposed on a rear side of a rear seat. The battery pack includes screw holes through which the bolts are inserted. The screw holes have closed shapes. The screw holes are long in a front-rear direction and formed so that the battery pack moves when an impact is applied on it. A fixed state of the battery pack by the bolts is canceled after movement of the battery pack.

Claims (24)

1. A structure for mounting an electricity storage pack on a vehicle, the structure comprising a support member for supporting the electricity storage pack, wherein

said electricity storage pack is fixed to an upper side of said support member by a first screw,

said first screw has a shaft portion and a head portion,

said electricity storage pack is disposed on a rear side of a rear seat in the vehicle,

said electricity storage pack includes a first screw insertion hole through which said first screw is inserted,

said first screw insertion hole has a closed shape,

said first screw insertion hole includes:

a first opening portion;

a second opening portion disposed on a rear side of said first opening portion in the vehicle; and

a connecting portion formed to connect said first opening portion and said second opening portion,

said first opening portion is formed to be smaller than said head portion of said first screw,

said electricity storage pack includes a step portion formed in a step shape,

said first screw insertion hole is formed at said step portion,

said second opening portion is formed at a higher portion than said first opening portion,

said second opening portion is formed to be larger than said head portion,

said electricity storage pack moves toward a front side of the vehicle due to movement of said first screw from said first opening portion to said second opening portion when an impact is applied on said electricity storage pack from a rear side of the vehicle, and

as said electricity storage pack moves toward the front side of the vehicle, said head portion of said first screw passes through said second opening portion, and said electricity storage pack is released from said upper side of said support member.

2. The structure for mounting the electricity storage pack on the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

said electricity storage pack includes a case in which an electricity storage device is disposed,

said case includes:

a lower case on which said electricity storage device is placed; and

an upper case formed to be fixed to said lower case and to cover said electricity storage device,

said lower case and said upper case are fixed to each other by a third screw, and

said third screw is formed so as not to fix said electricity storage pack and said support member to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2008
From: KIYA, NOBUAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 021407/0610 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-053225 · Feb 28, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090226806A1 · Sep 10, 2009