Hybrid vehicle having improved arrangement structure
View Patent ↗A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from the under surface of the exterior of a vehicle body. A battery provides an electric driving force to a vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is recessed downward between the bottom of the interior of the vehicle body and a rear seat. The first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
1. A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure, comprising:
a fuel tank, which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from a vehicle body bottom; and
a battery, which provides an electric driving force to the hybrid vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is under a rear seat and recessed downward from a bottom of an interior of the vehicle body;
a fixed side member which is fastened to the vehicle body bottom part adjacent to one end of a rear of the fuel tank and to one end of a front of the battery, and is disposed in the second area adjacent to the first area;
wherein the fixed side member is further fastened to one end of the rear of the fuel tank and one end of the front of the battery;
wherein the first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
2. The hybrid vehicle claim 1 , further comprising:
a first lateral member which is fastened to the vehicle body bottom part adjacent to one end of a front of the rear seat in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and one end of the fuel tank, and disposed in the first area; and
a second lateral member which is fastened to the vehicle body bottom part adjacent to one end of a rear of the rear seat in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and disposed in the second area.
3. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of longitudinal members which are formed along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
wherein at least one of a first lateral member, a second lateral member, and the fixed side member is fastened to the pair of longitudinal members.
4. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a height of a lower surface of the second area is lower than a height of an upper surface of the first area.
5. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fuel tank band which surrounds at least a portion of the fuel tank to fix the fuel tank to the vehicle body bottom part.
6. The hybrid vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising:
a rear suspension which is formed along a lateral direction of the vehicle body, and disposed in between the second lateral member and the battery.
7. A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure, comprising:
a fuel tank, which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from an under surface of an exterior of a vehicle body;
a battery, which provides an electric driving force to the hybrid vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is under a rear seat and recessed downward from a bottom of an interior of the vehicle body; and
a rear suspension which is formed along a lateral direction of the vehicle body, and disposed in between a fixed side member and the battery;
wherein the first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; and
wherein the fixed side member is fastened to one end of the rear of the fuel tank and to one end of the front of the battery.