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Granted Patent B2
US 11,752,853 · App. 17/500,467 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Vehicle and vehicle base structure

Inventors: Shin Inoue (Okazaki, JP); Katsuya Oshima (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B60K1/04B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 11,752,853
App. No.
17/500,467
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Included are a pair of rockers, a floor panel disposed between the rockers, a battery pack disposed beneath the floor panel, a bracket that connects the battery pack to the rockers, and an under cover that covers a lower face of the battery pack. The battery pack includes a tray, a first partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a front-rear direction, and a plurality of battery cells disposed on both sides of the first partitioning plate upon the tray. The under cover has a first portion and a second portion disposed beneath the tray with a spacing as to the tray. The second portion is situated on an upper side from the first portion. The second portion is disposed beneath the first partitioning plate.

Claims (42)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a pair of rockers;

a floor panel disposed between the rockers;

a battery pack disposed beneath the floor panel;

a bracket that connects the battery pack to the rockers; and

an under cover that covers a lower face of the battery pack, wherein:

the battery pack includes

a tray,

a first partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a front-rear direction,

a plurality of battery cells disposed on both sides of the first partitioning plate upon the tray,

a second partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a right-left direction, and

a tray bracket joined to below the tray beneath the second partitioning plate;

the under cover has a first portion and a second portion disposed beneath the tray and spaced apart from the tray;

the tray bracket and the under cover are fastened by a bolt;

the second portion is situated on an upper side from the first portion;

the second portion is disposed beneath the first partitioning plate; and

the second portion is provided at a position away from the bolt.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a spacing is provided between the second portion and the tray.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is provided between the second portion and the tray.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of the second partitioning plates is spaced apart and arranged in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and

the second portion is provided between the second partitioning plates.

5. A vehicle base structure, comprising:

a floor panel;

a battery pack disposed beneath the floor panel; and

an under cover that covers a lower face of the battery pack, wherein:

the battery pack includes

a tray,

a first partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a first direction, and

a battery cell disposed adjacent to the first partitioning plate upon the tray,

a second partitioning plate that is disposed upon the tray and that extends in a second direction that is different from the first direction, and

a tray bracket is joined to below the tray beneath the second partitioning plate;

the under cover has a first portion and a second portion disposed beneath the tray and spaced apart from the tray;

the tray bracket and the under cover are fastened by a bolt;

the second portion is spaced apart from the tray by a first distance which is less than a second distance between the first portion and the tray;

the second portion is disposed beneath the first partitioning plate; and

the second portion is provided at a position away from the bolt.

6. The vehicle base structure according to claim 5 , wherein:

a plurality of the second partitioning plates is spaced apart and arranged in the first direction; and

the second portion is provided between the second partitioning plates.

7. The vehicle base structure according to claim 5 , wherein an elastic member is provided between the second portion and the tray.

8. The vehicle base structure according to claim 5 , wherein the battery cell is disposed on both ends of the first partitioning plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: INOUE, SHIN; OSHIMA, KATSUYA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057783/0662 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-174155 · Oct 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220118842A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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