IP Library Granted Patent US 12,240,310
Granted Patent B2
US 12,240,310 · App. 17/730,694 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Floor structure

Inventors: Masayuki Yoshikawa (Toyota, JP); Kenichi Ichinose (Toyota, JP); Hiroyuki Nishimura (Toyota, JP); Michio Yasunishi (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K1/04B62D25/2009B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,240,310
App. No.
17/730,694
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a structure of the floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on the lower side of the floor, the structure including a floor panel constituting the floor; a floor tunnel extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle on the middle portion of the floor panel; a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are connected to each other.

Claims (27)

1. A structure of a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on a lower side of a floor, comprising:

a floor panel constituting the floor;

a floor tunnel extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle on a middle portion of the floor panel;

a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are connected to each other, the electromagnetic wave shielding panel is welded to the floor tunnel.

2. The floor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers a welded portion where the three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are placed one on the other in a top view and then spot-welded.

3. The floor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel further extends in a right-left direction of the vehicle, so that this extended portion of the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers a welded portion where two members, namely, the floor panel and the lower dash panel, are placed one on the other and spot-welded.

4. The floor structure according to claim 3 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers three spot-welded portions, namely, one welded portion where the three members are placed one on the other and spot-welded, and two welded portions, each where the two members are placed one on the other and spot-welded.

5. The floor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel extends forward and upward of the vehicle until a position in front of the lower dash panel, the position being covered with an instrument panel suspended from above.

6. The floor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel comprises a bent portion that abuts the floor tunnel and that the bent portion is welded to the floor tunnel.

7. The floor structure according to claim 6 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel is welded at one point where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are positioned one on the other, as viewed from a top view.

8. A structure of a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on a lower side of a floor, comprising:

a floor panel constituting the floor;

a floor tunnel extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle on a middle portion of the floor panel;

a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are connected to each other, the electromagnetic wave shielding panel is welded at one point where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are positioned one on top of the other, as viewed from a top view.

9. The floor structure according to claim 8 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers a welded portion where the three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are placed one on the other in the top view and then spot-welded.

10. The floor structure according to claim 9 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel further extends in a right-left direction of the vehicle, so that this extended portion of the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers a welded portion where two members, namely, the floor panel and the lower dash panel, are placed one on the other and spot-welded.

11. The floor structure according to claim 10 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers three spot-welded portions, namely, one welded portion where the three members are placed one on the other and spot-welded, and two welded portions, each where the two members are placed one on the other and spot-welded.

12. The floor structure according to claim 8 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel extends forward and upward of the vehicle until a position in front of the lower dash panel, the position being covered with an instrument panel suspended from above.

13. The floor structure according to claim 8 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel comprises a bent portion that abuts the floor tunnel and that the bent portion is welded to the floor tunnel.

14. A structure of a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack mounted on a lower side of a floor, comprising:

a floor panel constituting the floor;

a floor tunnel extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle on a middle portion of the floor panel;

a lower dash panel disposed in front of the floor panel and the floor tunnel; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding panel covering a corner where three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are connected to each other, the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers only a portion of the floor panel at the corner where the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel are connected, and the remainder of the floor panel is uncovered by the electromagnetic wave shielding panel.

15. The floor structure according to claim 14 , wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding panel covers a welded portion where the three members, namely, the floor panel, the floor tunnel, and the lower dash panel, are placed one on the other in a top view and then spot-welded.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2022
From: YOSHIKAWA, MASAYUKI; ICHINOSE, KENICHI; NISHIMURA, HIROYUKI; YASUNISHI, MICHIO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-077801 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220348067A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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