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Granted Patent B2
US 11,858,333 · App. 17/585,318 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Vehicle body structure

Inventors: Isao Toda (Hiroshima, JP); Takayuki Kimura (Hiroshima, JP); Takehiro Kamei (Hiroshima, JP); Hiroshi Tanaka (Hiroshima, JP); Haruo Ohe (Hiroshima, JP); Masaya Hiramatsu (Hiroshima, JP); Masanobu Fukushima (Hiroshima, JP); Takao Fukuda (Hiroshima, JP); Hironobu Hashiguchi (Hiroshima, JP); Hiroyuki Baba (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B60K1/04B62D25/20B60K2001/0438B60N2/005
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Patent No.
US 11,858,333
App. No.
17/585,318
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body structure includes a front floor panel provided on a vehicle front side and a rear floor panel provided at the rear of the front floor panel. The front floor panel is positioned higher than the rear floor panel. A first battery arrangement portion is provided long in a vehicle front-rear direction at a center portion of the front floor panel in the vehicle width direction. A second battery arrangement portion is provided outside the first battery arrangement portion in a vehicle width direction below the front floor panel. An upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion is positioned higher than an upper portion of the second battery arrangement portion.

Claims (57)

1. A vehicle body structure of a motor vehicle comprising:

a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle interior;

a traction motor; and

batteries that supply electric power to the traction motor,

the floor panel including

a front floor panel provided on a vehicle front side, and

a rear floor panel provided at a rear of the front floor panel,

the front floor panel being positioned higher than the rear floor panel,

a first battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged being provided to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction at a center portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction,

a second battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged being provided outside the first battery arrangement portion in a vehicle width direction below the front floor panel,

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion being positioned higher than an upper portion of the second battery arrangement portion.

2. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pair of right and left side sills arranged to extend in a front-rear direction at both end portions of the floor panel in a vehicle width direction; and

a pair of right and left pillars each extending upward from the pair of right and left side sills, wherein

the second battery arrangement portion is provided inside a vicinity of the pillars in the vehicle width direction below the floor panel.

3. The vehicle body structure of claim 2 , wherein

a heel rest portion for placing a heel of a pedal operator operating a pedal provided at the motor vehicle is provided on the front floor panel.

4. The vehicle body structure of claim 3 , further comprising:

a floor tunnel portion bulging upward at a center portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction, wherein

the first battery arrangement portion is provided inside the floor tunnel portion.

5. The vehicle body structure of claim 4 , wherein

the floor panel includes a rear-seat-side floor panel provided at a rear of the rear floor panel and fixed to a rear seat,

a rear battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged is provided below the rear-side-side floor panel, and

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion is positioned higher than an upper portion of the rear battery arrangement portion.

6. The vehicle body structure of claim 5 , wherein

a rear portion of the first battery arrangement portion extends to the rear battery arrangement portion.

7. The vehicle body structure of claim 2 , further comprising:

a floor tunnel portion bulging upward at a center portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction, wherein

the first battery arrangement portion is provided inside the floor tunnel portion.

8. The vehicle body structure of claim 2 , wherein

the floor panel includes a rear-seat-side floor panel provided at a rear of the rear floor panel and fixed to a rear seat,

a rear battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged is provided below the rear-side-side floor panel, and

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion is positioned higher than an upper portion of the rear battery arrangement portion.

9. The vehicle body structure of claim 3 , wherein

the floor panel includes a rear-seat-side floor panel provided at a rear of the rear floor panel and fixed to a rear seat,

a rear battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged is provided below the rear-side-side floor panel, and

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion is positioned higher than an upper portion of the rear battery arrangement portion.

10. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein

a heel rest portion for placing a heel of a pedal operator operating a pedal provided at the motor vehicle is provided on the front floor panel.

11. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a floor tunnel portion bulging upward at a center portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction, wherein

the first battery arrangement portion is provided inside the floor tunnel portion.

12. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein

the floor panel includes a rear-seat-side floor panel provided at a rear of the rear floor panel and fixed to a rear seat,

a rear battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged is provided below the rear-side-side floor panel, and

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion is positioned higher than an upper portion of the rear battery arrangement portion.

13. A vehicle body structure of a motor vehicle comprising:

a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle interior;

a traction motor; and

batteries that supply electric power to the traction motor,

the floor panel including

a front panel portion provided on a vehicle front side, and

a rear panel portion provided at a rear of the front panel portion,

the front panel portion being positioned higher than the rear panel portion,

a first battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged being provided to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction at a center portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction,

a second battery arrangement portion in which the batteries are arranged being provided outside the first battery arrangement portion in a vehicle width direction below the front panel portion,

an upper portion of the first battery arrangement portion being positioned higher than an upper portion of the second battery arrangement portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: TODA, ISAO; KIMURA, TAKAYUKI; KAMEI, TAKEHIRO; TANAKA, HIROSHI; OHE, HARUO; HIRAMATSU, MASAYA; FUKUSHIMA, MASANOBU; FUKUDA, TAKAO; HASHIGUCHI, HIRONOBU; BABA, HIROYUKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-057940 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220314771A1 · Oct 6, 2022