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Granted Patent B2
US 11,230,321 · App. 16/878,977 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Body of vehicle equipped with high-voltage battery

Inventors: Se Hoon Jung (Seoul, KR); Ki Bong Park (Incheon, KR); Young Tae Yang (Yongin-si, KR); Jun Seok Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Min Gyu Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Ji Ho Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Byung Su Kim (Incheon, KR); Hyo Seop Cha (Seoul, KR); Hyeon Su Jin (Bucheon-si, KR); Dong Su Yang (Incheon, KR); Jin Won Kim (Pyeongtaek-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
B62D21/03B60K1/04B62D25/2036B60K2001/0438B62D21/15
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Patent No.
US 11,230,321
App. No.
16/878,977
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A body of a vehicle equipped with a high-voltage battery is disclosed. The vehicle body includes a rear cross member mounted below the rear side of the front seat so as to be oriented in the lateral direction of the vehicle body, a front cross member mounted in front of the rear cross member so as to be oriented in the lateral direction of the vehicle body, a high-voltage battery mounted between the front cross member and the rear cross member, and a plurality of longitudinal support members mounted to support the bottom of the high-voltage battery and to connect the front cross member and the rear cross member to each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

Claims (19)

1. A body of a vehicle equipped with a high-voltage battery, the body comprising:

a rear cross member mounted below a rear side of a front seat so as to be oriented in a lateral direction of the body;

a front cross member mounted in front of the rear cross member so as to be oriented in the lateral direction of the body,

wherein the high-voltage battery is mounted between the front cross member and the rear cross member; and

a plurality of longitudinal support members mounted to support a bottom of the high-voltage battery and to connect the front cross member and the rear cross member to each other in a longitudinal direction of the body.

2. The body according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal support members is mounted so as to be oriented in the longitudinal direction of the body and to be connected to a rear end of a front-side rear member, extending backwards in the longitudinal direction of the body from a front side member disposed at a front portion of the body.

3. The body according to claim 1 , wherein each of the front cross member and the rear cross member is coupled at opposite ends thereof to side sills of the body.

4. The body according to claim 3 , wherein a rear end of a front-side rear member, extending backwards in the longitudinal direction of the body from a front side member disposed at a front portion of the body, is coupled to the front cross member, and

wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal support members is connected to the rear end of the front-side rear member on the front cross member.

5. The body according to claim 1 , wherein the high-voltage battery comprises:

a tunnel portion extending along a longitudinal center axis of the body and formed so as to be recessed upwards and to be open downwards; and

storage portions formed on opposite sides of the tunnel portion to accommodate battery modules constituting the high-voltage battery.

6. The body according to claim 5 , wherein the tunnel portion is configured to allow internal spaces in the storage portions to communicate with each other therethrough.

7. The body according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a plurality of lateral support members configured to support the high-voltage battery,

wherein the plurality of lateral support members is provided under the high-voltage battery and extends in the lateral direction of the body from the tunnel portion to side sills of the body.

8. The body according to claim 5 , wherein the storage portions of the high-voltage battery are directly coupled to side sills of the body.

9. The body according to claim 5 , wherein the tunnel portion of the high-voltage battery is formed narrower than each of the storage portions formed on opposite sides of the tunnel portion.

10. The body according to claim 5 , wherein the tunnel portion of the high-voltage battery is formed in a shape of an inverted U in cross-section so as to be open in a downward direction of the body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2020
From: JUNG, SE HOON; PARK, KI BONG; YANG, YOUNG TAE; CHOI, JUN SEOK; PARK, MIN GYU; CHOI, JI HO; KIM, BYUNG SU; CHA, HYO SEOP; JIN, HYEON SU; YANG, DONG SU; KIM, JIN WON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052717/0469 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0017838 · Feb 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210253168A1 · Aug 19, 2021
Cited By (1)
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