Support apparatus for battery pack and electric truck
A support apparatus for a battery pack being mounted under side rails constituting a ladder frame of a vehicle and including a pair of side faces, the side faces facing outward in a vehicle width direction. The support apparatus has a battery-side bracket that includes an opposing face facing the side face and accommodates the battery pack and a frame-side bracket coupling the battery-side bracket to the side rail. The battery-side bracket has a device mounting unit for mounting an on-board device at an outer face opposite to the opposing face.
1. A support apparatus for a battery pack being mounted under side rails constituting a ladder frame of a vehicle and including a pair of side faces, the side faces facing outward in a vehicle width direction, the support apparatus comprising:
a battery-side bracket that includes an opposing face facing the side face and accommodates the battery pack; and
a frame-side bracket coupling the battery-side bracket to the side rail;
wherein the battery-side bracket comprises a device mounting unit for mounting an on-board device at an outer face opposite to the opposing face.
2. The support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device mounting unit comprises a weld bolt having a head portion being welded to the opposing face and a screw portion protruding from the head portion outward in the vehicle width direction further than the outer face.
3. The support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device mounting unit comprises a weld nut welded to the opposing face.
4. The support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the battery-side bracket comprises a successive face being provided successively to the outer face and forming a corner portion in conjunction with the outer face; and
the device mounting unit is formed on the corner portion provided from the outer face to the successive face.
5. The support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the side faces are positioned on outsides in the vehicle width direction with respect to the side rails.
6. An electric truck, comprising:
the support apparatus according to claim 1 .
7. The electric truck according to claim 6 , wherein the on-board device comprises a casing provided with a charging opening for charging the battery pack from outside.
8. The electric truck according to claim 6 , wherein the on-board device comprises a sensor that detects an object being outside in the vehicle width direction.