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Granted Patent B2
US 11,420,509 · App. 16/736,051 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Vehicle lower structure

Inventor: Koji Saeki (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K1/04B60N2/015B60R22/26B62D25/20B60K2001/0433
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Patent No.
US 11,420,509
App. No.
16/736,051
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floor anchor for supporting a webbing waist portion of a seat belt mechanism is supported by a seat rail that is a frame member of a seat cushion. The seat rail is supported by a rear floor panel through a fastening panel that is a holding member. An end portion of a battery pack is also supported by the floor panel through the fastening panel.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicle lower structure comprising:

a battery pack disposed on a floor panel; and

a seat disposed on the battery pack, wherein

a floor anchor for supporting a waist portion of webbing of a seat belt mechanism is supported by a frame member of a seat cushion of the seat,

the frame member of the seat cushion is supported by the floor panel through a holding member, and

an end portion of the battery pack is supported by the floor panel through the holding member,

front and rear portions, in a vehicle front-rear direction, of the holding member is provided with joint points for the floor panel, and

in a region, between the joint points respectively provided at the front and the rear portions in the vehicle front-rear direction, where no joint point between the holding member and the floor panel is provided, a seat support point for the frame member and the holding member, and a battery support point for the end portion of the battery pack and the holding member are provided.

2. The vehicle lower structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the holding member extends in a vehicle width direction,

the holding member has a plurality of seat support points and a plurality of battery support points, the seat support points and the battery support points being formed alternately along the vehicle width direction, and

a separation distance between each of the seat support points and the corresponding battery support point is equal throughout the plurality of the seat support points and the plurality of the battery support points.

3. The vehicle lower structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the holding member includes a lower horizontal portion extending in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of battery support points are formed in an upper surface of the lower horizontal portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2020
From: SAEKI, KOJI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051468/0874 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-003104 · Jan 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200223303A1 · Jul 16, 2020
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