Lower structure of an electric vehicle with collision protection for electronic components

1. A lower structure of an electric vehicle on which a high-voltage driving battery is mounted and which can travel by using electric power thereof, the lower structure of the electric vehicle comprising:

a floor panel that expands in a lower portion of a cabin;

a specified vehicle structure that is provided below the floor panel and in an intermediate portion in a right-left direction thereof;

a pair of floor side frames that extend in a front-rear direction along right and left portions of the lower surface of the floor panel;

a specified high-voltage component that is connected to the high-voltage battery and is arranged between the vehicle structure and one of the pair of floor side frames; and

an attachment bracket that attaches the high-voltage component to the floor panel, wherein

the attachment bracket has an outer shell structure including:

an inner wall portion that at least partially divides the high-voltage component and the vehicle structure;

an outer wall portion that at least partially divides the high-voltage component and the one of the pair of floor side frames;

an upper wall portion that is positioned between an upper edge of the inner wall portion and an upper edge of the outer wall portion; and

a lower wall portion that is positioned between a lower edge of the inner wall portion and a lower edge of the outer wall portion.

2. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:

a tunnel section that is provided to extend in the front-rear direction by recessing the intermediate portion in the right-left direction of the floor panel upward; and

a tunnel side frame that extends along a lower edge of the tunnel section, wherein

the vehicle structure is a transmission that is arranged in the tunnel section, and

the outer wall portion opposes a lateral surface of one of the pair of floor side frames, and the inner wall portion opposes a lateral surface of the transmission when the attachment bracket is attached to the tunnel side frame.

3. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:

a second high-voltage component that is connected to the high-voltage battery and is arranged between the vehicle structure and the one of the pair of floor side frames, wherein

the second high-voltage component is arranged below the lower wall portion so as to overlap the high-voltage component.

4. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 2 further comprising:

a second high-voltage component that is connected to the high-voltage battery and is arranged between the vehicle structure and the one of the pair of floor side frames, wherein

the second high-voltage component is arranged below the lower wall portion so as to overlap the high-voltage component.

5. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 3 further comprising:

a front subframe that is arranged in front of the floor panel and one of a right or left rear end portion which is located in front of the high-voltage component; and

a guide bracket that is arranged between the front subframe and the high-voltage component, wherein

the guide bracket has:

a guide surface section that is inclined upward to the front; and

a pair of flange sections that are provided on both sides of the guide surface section, and

one of the flange sections is attached to the one of the pair of floor side frames, another of the flange sections is attached to the tunnel side frame, and the guide surface section guides the front subframe to a position below the second high-voltage component when the front subframe moves rearward.

6. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 4 further comprising:

a front subframe that is arranged in front of the floor panel and one of a right or left rear end portion which is located in front of the high-voltage component; and

a guide bracket that is arranged between the front subframe and the high-voltage component, wherein

the guide bracket has:

a guide surface section that is inclined upward to the front; and

a pair of flange sections that are provided on both sides of the guide surface section, and

one of the flange sections is attached to the one of the pair of floor side frames, another of the flange sections is attached to the tunnel side frame, and the guide surface section guides the front subframe to a position below the second high-voltage component when the front subframe moves rearward.

7. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the guide bracket has a vertical wall portion that opposes the vehicle structure in the right-left direction.

8. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein

the guide bracket has a vertical wall portion that opposes the vehicle structure in the right-left direction.

9. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

10. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 2 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

11. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 3 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

12. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 5 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

13. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 6 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

14. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 7 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

15. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 8 further comprising:

at least one pipe that extends in the front-rear direction along the floor panel to cause a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein

the pipe is routed above the upper wall portion.

16. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

a plurality of the at least one pipe are provided, and

the plurality of the at least one pipe are routed in a central portion in the right-left direction of the upper wall portion.

17. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

a plurality of the at least one pipe are provided, and

the plurality of the at least one pipe are routed in a central portion in the right-left direction of the upper wall portion.

18. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein

a plurality of the at least one pipe are provided, and

the plurality of the at least one pipe are routed in a central portion in the right-left direction of the upper wall portion.

19. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein

a plurality of the at least one pipe are provided, and

the plurality of the at least one pipe are routed in a central portion in the right-left direction of the upper wall portion.

20. The lower structure of the electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein

a plurality of the at least one pipe are provided, and

the plurality of the at least one pipe are routed in a central portion in the right-left direction of the upper wall portion.