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Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,508 · App. 18/112,013 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Vehicle body base structure

Inventors: Takuya Hirota (Toyota Aichi-ken, JP); Hidenori Yoshioka (Toyota Aichi-ken, JP); Koji Ogawa (Toyota Aichi-ken, JP); Shinya Katayama (Hamamatsu Shizuoka-ken, JP); Kyohei Heki (Ikeda Osaka, JP); Takayuki Omoto (Ikeda Osaka, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K1/04B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,515,508
App. No.
18/112,013
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body base structure includes a battery pack that is configured to supply electric power to a traction motor and that is disposed beneath a floor panel, a bracket that pivotally supports a trailing arm and that is fixed to a rear side member, and a reinforcing brace that is fixed to the bracket and that is also fixed to the battery pack. The bracket is located rearward from the battery pack in a vehicle front-rear direction.

Claims (29)

1 . A vehicle body base structure comprising:

a battery pack that is configured to supply electric power to a traction motor and that is disposed beneath a floor panel;

a bracket that pivotally supports a trailing arm and that is fixed to a rear side member, the bracket being located rearward from the battery pack in a vehicle front-rear direction; and

a reinforcing brace that is fixed to the bracket by a fastener and that is also fixed to the battery pack, a fastening point of the reinforcing brace and the bracket being located rearward beyond a terminal end of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

2 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a rear face of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

3 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a side face of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

4 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a flange extending horizontally at a lower end of the bracket, wherein

the reinforcing brace is fixed to the flange.

5 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a lower face of the battery pack.

6 . A vehicle body base structure comprising:

a battery pack that is configured to supply electric power to a traction motor and that is disposed beneath a floor panel;

a bracket that pivotally supports a trailing arm and that is fixed to a rear side member, the bracket being located rearward from the battery pack in a vehicle front-rear direction; and

a reinforcing brace that is fixed to the bracket by a fastener and that is also fixed to the battery pack, the reinforcing brace is fixed to a rear face at a terminal end of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

7 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 6 , wherein a fastening point of the reinforcing brace and the bracket is located rearward from the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

8 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a side face of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

9 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a flange extending horizontally at a lower end of the bracket, wherein

the reinforcing brace is fixed to the flange.

10 . A vehicle body base structure comprising:

a battery pack that is configured to supply electric power to a traction motor and that is disposed beneath a floor panel;

a bracket that pivotally supports a trailing arm and that is fixed to a rear side member, the bracket being located rearward from the battery pack in a vehicle front-rear direction;

a reinforcing brace that is fixed to the bracket and that is also fixed to the battery pack; and

a flange fixed to and extending horizontally from a lower end of the bracket, the reinforcing brace being fixed to the flange, the bracket connected to the battery pack by the sequential connection of the bracket to the flange, the flange to the reinforcing brace, and the reinforcing brace to the battery pack.

11 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 10 , wherein a fastening point of the reinforcing brace and the bracket is located rearward from the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

12 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 10 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a rear face of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

13 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 12 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a side face of the battery pack in the vehicle front-rear direction.

14 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 10 , wherein the reinforcing brace is fixed to a lower face of the battery pack.

15 . The vehicle body base structure according to claim 10 , wherein the flange is integrally formed with the bracket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2023
From: HIROTA, TAKUYA; YOSHIOKA, HIDENORI; OGAWA, KOJI; KATAYAMA, SHINYA; HEKI, KYOHEI; OMOTO, TAKAYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-048881 · Mar 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230322068A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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