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Granted Patent B2
US 9,281,505 · App. 14/433,709 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Battery mounting structure for vehicle

Inventors: Yasuyuki Hihara (Toyota, JP); Hiroaki Iwamoto (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01M2/1083B60K1/04B62D21/157B62D25/20H01M2/10H01M8/1072H01M8/1083H01M8/2475B60K2001/0438B60Y2306/01H01M2220/20H01M2250/20
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Patent No.
US 9,281,505
App. No.
14/433,709
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery mounting structure for a vehicle includes a battery frame upper fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin, a battery frame lower fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin, and an intermediate member fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin. A battery that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel is attached at the battery frame upper. With the battery frame upper the battery frame lower structures a closed cross section structure. The intermediate member is interposed between the battery frame upper and the battery frame lower. The intermediate member is provided with a plural number of upper end portions that abut against or are disposed close to a lower face of the battery frame upper and a plural number of lower end portions that abut against or are disposed close to an upper face of the battery frame lower.

Claims (10)

1. A battery mounting structure for a vehicle, comprising:

a battery frame upper member fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin to which a battery is attached, the battery being disposed at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel;

a battery frame lower member fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin that, with the battery frame upper member, structures a closed cross section structure; and

an intermediate member fabricated of fiber-reinforced resin that is interposed between the battery frame upper member and the battery frame lower member, the intermediate member being provided with:

a plurality of upper end portions that abut against or are disposed close to a lower face of the battery frame upper member, and

a plurality of lower end portions that abut against or are disposed close to an upper face of the battery frame lower member.

2. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the upper end portions and the lower end portions of the intermediate member are joined to, respectively, the lower face of the battery frame upper member and the upper face of the battery frame lower member by adhesive.

3. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the upper end portions and the lower end portions of the intermediate member are respectively formed as flat surfaces.

4. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein vertical walls are formed between the upper end portions and the lower end portions of the intermediate member.

5. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the vertical walls extend in a vehicle width direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2015
From: HIHARA, YASUYUKI; IWAMOTO, HIROAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035337/0928 →
Continuity (1)
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