Vehicle bottom structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10065492-B2
Application number	US-201715822656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2017
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle bottom structure includes a floor panel, a battery mounted on the floor panel, a deck board, and an inclined portion. The inclined portion is arranged adjacent to the battery. The inclined portion is inclined such that, in a direction parallel to a mounting surface of the floor panel, the inclined portion rises as a distance from the battery increases. The inclined portion includes an end facing the battery. The end is located above a lower surface of the battery and below half the height of the battery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle bottom structure comprising:
a floor panel, which constitutes a floor surface of a vehicle and has a mounting surface on which a battery is mounted;
a battery mounted on the mounting surface of the floor panel;
a plate-shaped deck board, which is located above the floor panel and the battery; and
an inclined portion, which is arranged adjacent to the battery and guides the battery when the battery is removed, wherein
the inclined portion is inclined such that, in a direction parallel to the mounting surface of the floor panel, the inclined portion rises as a distance from the battery increases, and
the inclined portion includes an end facing the battery, wherein the end is located above a lower surface of the battery and below half a height of the battery.

2. The vehicle bottom structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the inclined portion is shaped like a plate that is arranged such that a space is defined between the inclined portion and the floor panel,
the inclined portion is part of a guide member that is arranged adjacent to the battery,
the guide member includes a leg that supports the inclined portion, wherein a lower end of the leg is fixed to the floor panel, and
the inclined portion includes an opening extending therethrough in a thickness direction of the inclined portion.

3. The vehicle bottom structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a placement table, which is detachably attached to an edge of the opening,
wherein the placement table includes an upper surface, which is a plane parallel to the mounting surface when the placement table is attached to the edge of the opening.

4. The vehicle bottom structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the guide member includes a plate-shaped support portion, which extends from an upper end of the inclined portion and away from the battery in the direction parallel to the mounting surface of the floor panel, and
the deck board is arranged on an upper surface of the support portion.

5. The vehicle bottom structure according to claim 2 , wherein
a battery holder, on which the battery is mounted, is provided on the mounting surface,
the battery holder includes
a plate-shaped carrier, on which the battery is mounted, and
a side portion, which protrudes upward from an outer peripheral edge of the carrier,

the battery includes
a rectangular box-shaped battery main body, and
a flange, which protrudes outward from one of four side surfaces of the battery main body that faces the inclined portion, the flange extending along a lower edge of the side surface,

the guide member includes a tongue, which extends downward from the end of the inclined portion,
the tongue is located between the flange and the side portion, and
a lower end of the tongue is located below an upper end of a distal end face of the flange.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakaguchi Naoya

Classifications

• B60L50/64

  Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title

• H01M50/249

  specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) · CPC title

• H01M50/202

  Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B60K2001/0494

  with arrangements for sliding · CPC title