IP Library Granted Patent US 12,202,539
Granted Patent B2
US 12,202,539 · App. 17/693,600 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Vehicle-body structure of electric automotive vehicle

Inventors: Takehiro Kamei (Hiroshima, JP); Takayuki Kimura (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D21/15B60K1/04B62D21/11B60K2001/0438
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,202,539
App. No.
17/693,600
Filed
Mar 14, 2022
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3613
USPC
180/291
Abstract

A floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion which is located at a higher level than the first floor portion. In a vehicle-body structure, a connecting member which extends from a battery case to a second floor portion and connects the battery case and the second floor portion is provided.

Claims (24)

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,

wherein said floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion located at a higher level than said first floor portion, and a connecting member connecting said battery case and said second floor portion is provided,

a first cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a lower face of said second floor portion, an upper portion of said connecting member is fixed to said first cross member, and said battery case and said second floor portion are connected via said first cross member by said connecting member,

the second floor portion has first and second end portions in the vehicle width direction,

the first cross member has first and second end portions, and

right and left wheelhouse portions are connected to the first and second end portions of said second floor portion, respectively, and the first and second end portions of said first cross member are connected to said right and left wheelhouse portions, respectively.

2. 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,

wherein said floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion located at a higher level than said first floor portion, and a connecting member connecting said battery case and said second floor portion is provided, wherein

a first cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a lower face of said second floor portion, an upper portion of said connecting member is fixed to said first cross member, and said battery case and said second floor portion are connected via said first cross member by said connecting member,

said battery case comprises a second cross member extending in the vehicle width direction, and a lower portion of said connecting member is fixed to said second cross member,

said first cross member and said second cross member are provided to face each other in a vertical direction,

the second floor portion has first and second end portions in the vehicle width direction,

the first cross member has first and second end portions, and

right and left wheelhouse portions are connected to the first and second end portions of said second floor portion, respectively, and the first and second end portions of said first cross member are connected to said right and left wheelhouse portions, respectively.

3. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 2 , wherein a floor-side cross member which extends in the vehicle width direction just above said first cross member is attached to an upper face of said second floor portion.

4. 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,

wherein said floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion located at a higher level than said first floor portion, and a connecting member connecting said battery case and said second floor portion is provided, wherein

a first cross member extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a lower face of said second floor portion, an upper portion of said connecting member is fixed to said first cross member, and said battery case and said second floor portion are connected via said first cross member by said connecting member,

said battery case comprises a second cross member extending in the vehicle width direction, and a lower portion of said connecting member is fixed to said second cross member,

the second floor portion has first and second end portions in the vehicle width direction,

the first cross member has first and second end portions, and

right and left wheelhouse portions are connected to the first and second end portions of said second floor portion, respectively, and the first and second end portions of said first cross member are connected to said right and left wheelhouse portions, respectively.

5. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a floor-side cross member which extends in the vehicle width direction just above said first cross member is attached to an upper face of said second floor portion.

6. The vehicle-body structure of the electric automotive vehicle of claim 4 , wherein a floor-side cross member which extends in the vehicle width direction just above said first cross member is attached to an upper face of said second floor portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2022
From: KAMEI, TAKEHIRO; KIMURA, TAKAYUKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059253/0443 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-092536 · Jun 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220379963A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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