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US 12,617,260 · App. 18/242,551 · Granted May 5, 2026

Vehicle body lower part structure

Inventors: Yu Iemura (Wako, JP); Ken Yasui (Wako, JP); Masaaki Tatsuwaki (Wako, JP); Satoru Kawabe (Wako, JP); Satoshi Yaita (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60K1/04B62D25/025B60K2001/0438B62D21/157
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,617,260
App. No.
18/242,551
Filed
Sep 6, 2023
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3655
USPC
180/68.5
Abstract

A vehicle body lower part structure includes: a side frame that connects a side sill to a battery pack that is arranged below a floor portion; and a battery frame that supports a battery within the battery pack. A first joint flange that is joined to a case bottom portion of the side frame is arranged such that a second joint flange that is joined to the case bottom portion of the battery frame overlaps an upper side in an upward-downward direction of the first joint flange.

Claims (13)

1 . A vehicle body lower part structure, comprising:

a side frame that connects a side sill to a battery pack that is arranged below a floor portion; and

a battery frame that supports a battery within the battery pack, wherein a first joint flange that is joined to the battery pack of the side frame is arranged such that a second joint flange that is joined to the battery pack of the battery frame overlaps an upper side in an upward-downward direction of the first joint flange, wherein the battery frame comprises a protrusion portion that protrudes upward from a bend portion formed on an inner end portion in a vehicle width direction of the second joint flange, wherein an edge portion on the battery side of the first joint flange extends to a bend portion side, and wherein the edge portion comprises a first joint section that is joined to the battery pack.

2 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second joint flange comprises a second joint section that is joined to the battery pack, and the first joint section is arranged closer to the battery than the second joint section.

3 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the battery frame forms a hollow cross-section together with the battery pack at the protrusion portion, and the battery is fastened to an inner end section in the vehicle width direction of the protrusion portion of the battery frame.

4 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion portion of the battery frame comprises a plurality of recess sections that are joined to the battery pack along a vehicle forward-rearward direction.

5 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the battery frame comprises a plurality of ridge lines that continue to the second joint flange and an outer surface section on an outside in the vehicle width direction of the protrusion portion, extend in the vehicle width direction, and are spaced from each other in a vehicle forward-rearward direction.

6 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the side frame comprises: a horizontal portion that is fixed to a lower portion of the side sill; and a vertical portion that connects the horizontal portion to the first joint flange, the horizontal portion and vertical portion are formed as hollow portions having a substantially L shape in a cross-section including a plurality of hollow cells, and the second joint flange of the battery frame is arranged at a position that is separated inward in a vehicle width direction from the vertical portion.

7 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 6 , wherein a lower surface of the horizontal portion is formed such that a thickness of an inner region formed on the vertical portion side is thinner than an outer region formed on an outside in the vehicle width direction.

8 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 6 , wherein a lower surface of the horizontal portion is arranged at a lower position than a lower surface of the battery pack,

a lower surface of the vertical portion is formed in an inclination form having an upward gradient toward the first joint flange from the lower surface of the horizontal portion, and

the lower surface of the vertical portion connects the lower surface of the horizontal portion to the first joint flange.

9 . The vehicle body lower part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is formed in a rectangle shape in plain view and is arranged within the battery pack such that a long side is directed in a vehicle forward-rearward direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: IEMURA, YU; YASUI, KEN; TATSUWAKI, MASAAKI; KAWABE, SATORU; YAITA, SATOSHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064802/0217 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-158038 · Sep 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240109408A1 · Apr 4, 2024
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