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Granted Patent B2
US 11,447,184 · App. 17/131,764 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Vehicle body lower structure

Inventors: Naoki Takahashi (Miyoshi, JP); Katsuya Ooshima (Tokyo-to, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D25/025B62D21/15B62D21/157B62D27/02
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Patent No.
US 11,447,184
App. No.
17/131,764
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker arranged in a lower lateral part of a vehicle body and extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a power source arranged adjacent to the rocker; a first energy absorbing member arranged under the rocker; a second energy absorbing member arranged between the first energy absorbing member and the power source; and a bracket extending from a bottom of the power source along a vehicle width direction, the bracket being fixed to the second energy absorbing member, wherein the first energy member, the rocker, and the bracket are fixed to each other.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicle body lower structure comprising:

a rocker arranged at a lower lateral part of a vehicle body and extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body;

a power source arranged adjacent to the rocker;

a first energy absorbing member arranged under the rocker;

a second energy absorbing member arranged between the first energy absorbing member and the power source; and

a bracket extending from a bottom of the power source along a vehicle width direction, the bracket being fixed to a lower surface of the second energy absorbing member,

wherein

the first energy member, the rocker, and the bracket are fixed to each other.

2. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement member arranged in the rocker,

wherein the reinforcement member, the first energy absorbing member, the rocker, and the bracket are fixed to each other.

3. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 2 , further comprising a collar penetrating an upper plate of the first energy absorbing member, a lower end of the collar being in contact with a lower plate of the first energy absorbing member, and an upper end of the collar being in contact with the rocker;

wherein the rocker, the reinforcement member, the first energy absorbing member, and the bracket are fixed to each other with a bolt passing through the collar.

4. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the first energy absorbing member and the second energy absorbing member are hollow beams.

5. The vehicle body lower structure of claim 1 , wherein the bracket horizontally extends from the bottom of the power source along the vehicle width direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: TAKAHASHI, NAOKI; OOSHIMA, KATSUYA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054734/0857 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-006329 · Jan 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210221435A1 · Jul 22, 2021
Cited By (2)
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