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Granted Patent B2
US 11,643,029 · App. 16/671,765 · Granted May 9, 2023

Autonomous driving device module mounting structure and autonomous driving electric vehicle

Inventor: Kenta Takei (Ichinomiya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0231B60H1/246B60H1/32B60R16/03B60W40/08H05K7/20909H05K7/20145
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Patent No.
US 11,643,029
App. No.
16/671,765
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An autonomous driving device module mounting structure includes: a floor panel that constitutes a part of a vehicle body and extends in a front to rear direction of a vehicle and a width direction of the vehicle; a rear seat that is disposed on a vehicle upper side of the floor panel such that a gap is formed with respect to the floor panel; and an autonomous driving device module that is equipped with a plurality of devices and is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the floor panel and a vehicle lower side of the rear seat.

Claims (87)

1. An autonomous driving device module mounting structure comprising:

a floor panel that constitutes a part of a vehicle body and extends in a front to rear direction of a vehicle and a width direction of the vehicle;

a rear seat that is disposed on a vehicle upper side of the floor panel such that a gap is formed with respect to the floor panel;

an autonomous driving device module that is equipped with a plurality of devices and is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the floor panel and a vehicle lower side of the rear seat, the plurality of devices including an autonomous driving electronic control unit, a sub-battery, a converter, and an air blowing unit, and an outer casing portion accommodating the autonomous driving electronic control unit, the sub-battery, the converter, and a blowing port of the air blowing unit; and

the outer casing portion including a peripheral wall portion provided with a plurality of protrusion portions protruding from an outer surface of the peripheral wall portion, extending in an up and down direction of the vehicle between an upper end of the peripheral wall portion and a lower end of the peripheral wall portion.

2. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the autonomous driving electronic control unit is configured to control a movement of the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode,

the sub-battery is provided separately from a main battery provided in the vehicle and is configured to supply power to the autonomous driving electronic control unit,

the converter is configured to convert power supplied from the sub-battery and to supply the power to the autonomous driving electronic control unit, and

the air blowing unit is configured to blow cooling air toward at least one of the autonomous driving electronic control unit, the sub-battery, and the converter.

3. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the outer casing portion is disposed with one direction as a long direction,

the blowing port of the air blowing unit is disposed on one side of the outer casing portion in the long direction inside the outer casing portion and is opened to the other side of the outer casing portion in the long direction, and

a portion on the other side of a peripheral wall portion of the outer casing portion in the long direction is provided with an exhaust port.

4. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the autonomous driving electronic control unit includes

an altitude map information electronic control unit,

an own position estimation electronic control unit, and

a driver state estimation electronic control unit,

the altitude map information electronic control unit is configured to store map information,

the own position estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a position of an own vehicle on the basis of the map information and a signal transmitted from a peripheral situation acquisition unit capable of acquiring a peripheral situation of the own vehicle, and

the driver state estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a driver state on the basis of a signal transmitted from a camera configured to monitor a state of a driver sitting on a driver seat.

5. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the autonomous driving electronic control unit includes

an altitude map information electronic control unit,

an own position estimation electronic control unit, and

a driver state estimation electronic control unit,

the altitude map information electronic control unit is configured to store map information,

the own position estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a position of an own vehicle on the basis of the map information and a signal transmitted from a peripheral situation acquisition unit capable of acquiring a peripheral situation of the own vehicle, and

the driver state estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a driver state on the basis of a signal transmitted from a camera configured to monitor a state of a driver sitting on a driver seat.

6. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 5 , wherein

the outer casing portion is disposed with the width direction of the vehicle as a long direction,

an exhaust port side connector portion that is provided in one disposed adjacently to the exhaust port among the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, and the driver state estimation electronic control unit is disposed so that a wiring or device is connectable from an exhaust port side, and

an opening side connector portion that is provided in one disposed adjacently to an opening portion provided in a portion on one side of the peripheral wall portion in the front to rear direction of the vehicle among the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, and the driver state estimation electronic control unit is disposed so that a wiring or device is connectable from an opening portion side.

7. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 5 , wherein

each of the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, the driver state estimation electronic control unit, and the converter includes an inner casing portion constituting an outer shell, and

a flow passage of cooling air blown out from the air blowing unit is formed from the blowing port to the exhaust port by the peripheral wall portion and the inner casing portion.

8. The autonomous driving device module mounting structure according to claim 7 , wherein

the inner casing portion is provided with a heat dissipation portion that protrudes toward the flow passage and extends along the flow passage.

9. An autonomous driving electric vehicle comprising:

a floor panel that constitutes a part of a vehicle body and extends in a front to rear direction of a vehicle and a width direction of the vehicle;

a rear seat that is disposed on a vehicle upper side of the floor panel so that a gap is formed with respect to the floor panel and on which a passenger is able to sit;

an autonomous driving device module that is equipped with a plurality of devices and is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the floor panel and a vehicle lower side of the rear seat;

a main battery that is configured to supply power to a power unit and the autonomous driving device module, is provided separately from the autonomous driving device module, and is disposed on a vehicle lower side of the floor panel; and

a pair of floorcross members extending in the width direction of the vehicle along a surface on the floor panel and within the gap, the autonomous driving device module disposed on the pair of floor cross members.

10. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of devices includes

an autonomous driving electronic control unit,

a sub-battery,

a converter, and

an air blowing unit,

the autonomous driving electronic control unit is configured to control a movement of the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode,

the sub-battery is provided separately from the main battery provided in the vehicle and is configured to supply power to the autonomous driving electronic control unit,

the converter is configured to convert power supplied from the sub-battery and to supply the power to the autonomous driving electronic control unit, and

the air blowing unit is configured to blow cooling air toward at least one of the autonomous driving electronic control unit, the sub-battery, and the converter.

11. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

the autonomous driving device module includes an outer casing portion,

the outer casing portion is able to accommodate the autonomous driving electronic control unit, the sub-battery, the converter, and a blowing port of the air blowing unit,

the outer casing portion is disposed with one direction as a long direction,

the blowing port of the air blowing unit is disposed on one side of the outer casing portion in the long direction inside the outer casing portion and is opened to the other side of the outer casing portion in the long direction, and

a portion on the other side of a peripheral wall portion of the outer casing portion in the long direction is provided with an exhaust port.

12. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

the autonomous driving electronic control unit includes

an altitude map information electronic control unit,

an own position estimation electronic control unit, and

a driver state estimation electronic control unit,

the altitude map information electronic control unit is configured to store map information,

the own position estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a position of an own vehicle on the basis of the map information and a signal transmitted from a peripheral situation acquisition unit capable of acquiring a peripheral situation of the own vehicle, and

the driver state estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a driver state on the basis of a signal transmitted from a camera configured to monitor a state of a driver sitting on a driver seat.

13. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein

the autonomous driving electronic control unit includes

an altitude map information electronic control unit,

an own position estimation electronic control unit, and

a driver state estimation electronic control unit,

the altitude map information electronic control unit is configured to store map information,

the own position estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a position of an own vehicle on the basis of the map information and a signal transmitted from a peripheral situation acquisition unit capable of acquiring a peripheral situation of the own vehicle, and

the driver state estimation electronic control unit is configured to estimate a driver state on the basis of a signal transmitted from a camera configured to monitor a state of a driver sitting on a driver seat.

14. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein

the outer casing portion is disposed with the width direction of the vehicle as a long direction,

an exhaust port side connector portion that is provided in one disposed adjacently to the exhaust port among the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, and the driver state estimation electronic control unit is disposed so that a wiring or device is connectable from an exhaust port side, and

an opening side connector portion that is provided in one disposed adjacently to an opening portion provided in a portion on one side of the peripheral wall portion in the front to rear direction of the vehicle among the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, and the driver state estimation electronic control unit is disposed so that a wiring or device is connectable from an opening portion side.

15. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein

each of the altitude map information electronic control unit, the own position estimation electronic control unit, the driver state estimation electronic control unit, and the converter includes an inner casing portion constituting an outer shell, and

a flow passage of cooling air blown out from the air blowing unit is formed from the blowing port to the exhaust port by the peripheral wall portion and the inner casing portion.

16. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein

the inner casing portion is provided with a heat dissipation portion that protrudes toward the flow passage and extends along the flow passage.

17. The autonomous driving electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the floor panel extends between the main battery and the rear seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: TAKEI, KENTA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050893/0566 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-212533 · Nov 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200148136A1 · May 14, 2020