Motor vehicle with a box for electronic components extending below the floor of the cabin
The invention relates to a motor vehicle intended to be driven by a driver comprising a cabin comprising a floor with an upper surface, a passenger compartment delimited in a vertical direction by the upper surface of the floor and extending on an upper side of the upper surface, at least one electronic device configured to be electronically controlled, and a box housing an electronic equipment configured to control the at least one electronic device, wherein the box is waterproof and at least a portion of the box extends on a lower side of the upper surface, the lower side of the upper surface being opposite to the upper side. The invention also relates to a method for assembling the box to the cabin of the motor vehicle.
1. A motor vehicle to be driven by a driver, the motor vehicle being a truck, comprising:
a cabin comprising a floor with an upper surface;
a passenger compartment configured to receive a driver inside, delimited in a vertical direction by the upper surface of the floor and extending from an upper side of the upper surface; and
a box housing electronic equipment configured to control at least one electronic device located outside the box;
wherein:
the box is waterproof and at least a portion of the box extends on a lower side of the upper surface, the lower side of the upper surface being opposite to the upper side;
the box comprises a top wall oriented toward the passenger compartment and a top surface of the top wall leveled with the upper surface of the floor in the vertical direction; and
the box comprises vertical sides, the top wall extending beyond the vertical sides and forming a flange, the box being attached to the floor by screws attaching the flange to the floor.
2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a housing receiving the at least a portion of the box.
3. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises a hole through the floor.
4. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the housing is a recess formed in relation to the upper surface of the floor.
5. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises a peripheral wall extending from the upper surface of the floor, the peripheral wall comprising at least one abutment supporting the box.
6. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the electronic equipment is an electronic control unit (ECU) or a fuse and relay center (FRC).
7. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , comprising at least one cable extending from the box to the electronic device to connect the electronic equipment and the electronic device, a portion of the cable extending in the passenger compartment on the upper surface of the floor.
8. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the box is positioned on a passenger side of the cabin.
9. A method for assembling, comprising:
introducing an instrument panel and a box simultaneously in a passenger compartment through a door opening of a cabin of a motor vehicle, the door opening delimiting the passenger compartment in a transversal direction which is perpendicular to a vertical direction, the box housing electronic equipment configured to control at least one electronic device, the box being waterproof and at least a portion of the box extending on a lower side of an upper surface of the cabin, the lower side of the upper surface being opposite to the upper side;
positioning and fixing the instrument panel on the cabin; and
positioning and fixing the box.