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Granted Patent B2
US 12,134,312 · App. 17/654,730 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Vehicle-body structure of electric automotive vehicle

Inventors: Takehiro Kamei (Hiroshima, JP); Takayuki Kimura (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B60K1/04B62D21/02B62D25/025B62D25/2036B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,134,312
App. No.
17/654,730
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle comprises floor-side cross members attached to a floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel and battery-side cross members provided at a battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction. The floor-side cross members and the battery-side cross members are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle, in which a motor for vehicle driving is provided and a battery case where a battery to supply electric power to the motor for vehicle driving is stored is arranged below a floor panel, comprising:

a floor-side cross member attached to the floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel;

a battery-side cross member provided at the battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction,

a pair of right-and-left side sills extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both end portions, in the vehicle width direction, of said floor panel; and

a pair of right-and-left pillars extending upward respectively from said side sills,

wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view, and

wherein only said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member, which are located in a non-overlapping area with said pillar, are offset from each other in the longitudinal direction in the vehicle side view.

2. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said floor-side cross member is attached to an upper face of said floor panel.

3. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 2 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member respectively overlap a pair of right-and-left side sills which are provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both end portions, in the vehicle width direction, of said floor panel in the vehicle side view.

4. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 3 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

5. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 2 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

6. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said floor-side cross member is attached to an upper face of said floor panel.

7. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 6 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

8. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

9. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member respectively overlap a pair of right-and-left side sills which are provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both end portions, in the vehicle width direction, of said floor panel in the vehicle side view.

10. A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle in which a motor for vehicle driving is provided and a battery case where a battery to supply electric power to the motor for vehicle driving is stored is arranged below a floor panel, comprising:

a floor-side cross member attached to the floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel; and

a battery-side cross member provided at the battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction,

wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view, and

wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member respectively overlap a pair of right-and-left side sills which are provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both end portions, in the vehicle width direction, of said floor panel in the vehicle side view.

11. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

12. A vehicle-body structure of an electric automotive vehicle in which a motor for vehicle driving is provided and a battery case where a battery to supply electric power to the motor for vehicle driving is stored is arranged below a floor panel, comprising:

a floor-side cross member attached to the floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction along the floor panel; and

a battery-side cross member provided at the battery case and extending in the vehicle width direction,

wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member are offset from each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle side view,

wherein said floor-side cross member is attached to an upper face of said floor panel, and

wherein said floor-side cross member and said battery-side cross member respectively overlap a pair of right-and-left side sills which are provided to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at both end portions, in the vehicle width direction, of said floor panel in the vehicle side view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2022
From: KAMEI, TAKEHIRO; KIMURA, TAKAYUKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059258/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-092539 · Jun 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220379705A1 · Dec 1, 2022
Cited By (1)
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