Vehicle lower structure
A first body cross-member is disposed on body mounts and fixed to the body mounts through outer brackets and mount bolts that are fastening members. A battery and a cooling blower that is a battery accessory provided on an outer side of the battery in a vehicle width direction are installed on a vehicle body, between a pair of rockers. The rockers have a closed cross-sectional structure, and a brace that is a reinforcing member is housed in a battery flanking portion of each rocker that is a portion corresponding to the cooling blower in position in a vehicle front-rear direction.
1. A vehicle lower structure in which a vehicle body is installed on a ladder frame that is a framework member,
the ladder frame including
a pair of left and right side rails extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, and
body mounts respectively mounted on the side rails,
the body including, as framework members
a pair of left and right rockers that is provided at both ends in a vehicle width direction, outward of the pair of side rails in the vehicle width direction, and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, and
a first body cross-member extending in the vehicle width direction so as to be suspended between the pair of rockers, wherein:
the first body cross-member is disposed on the body mounts and fixed to the body mounts through fastening members;
a battery and a battery accessory provided on an outer side of the battery in the vehicle width direction are installed on the body, between the pair of rockers; and
the rockers have a closed cross-sectional structure, and a brace that is a reinforcing member is housed in a battery flanking portion of each of the rockers that is a portion corresponding to the battery accessory in position in the vehicle front-rear direction.
2. The vehicle lower structure according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the brace in the vehicle front-rear direction is equal to or shorter than a length of the battery accessory in the vehicle front-rear direction.
3. The vehicle lower structure according to claim 1 , wherein a reference point for positioning the brace is provided in the battery flanking portion of the rocker.
4. The vehicle lower structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the body has, in addition to the first body cross-member fixed to the body mounts, a second body cross-member that is provided frontward of the first body cross-member and extends in the vehicle width direction so as to be suspended between the pair of rockers; and
the battery and the battery accessory are disposed closer to the first body cross-member than to the second body cross-member.