Lower vehicle body structure for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11077881-B2
Application number	US-201816491515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2018
Priority date	Mar 10, 2017
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle includes a floor panel, a pair of side frames, a battery, a left and right pair of side sills, a cross-member, an impact absorption member, and a reinforcement member. The impact absorption member is disposed at a lower surface side of the floor panel and at a position overlapping the cross-member in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to extend in a vehicle width direction between the side frames and the side sills. Also, the impact absorption member is joined to the side frames and the side sills. The reinforcement member is disposed in the cross-member to extend in the vehicle width direction between portions of the cross-member, which correspond to the left and right pair of side frames in the vehicle width direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:
a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle compartment;
a left and right pair of side frames disposed at a lower surface side of the floor panel so as to be spaced apart in a vehicle width direction and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body;
a battery disposed below the floor panel and between the left and right pair of side frames;
a left and right pair of side sills respectively joined to vehicle-widthwise both end portions of the floor panel and arranged on vehicle-widthwise outer sides of the left and right pair of side frames to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body;
a cross-member disposed on an upper surface side of the floor panel to extend in the vehicle width direction between the left and right pair of side sills;
an impact absorption member which is disposed at the lower surface side of the floor panel and at a position overlapping the cross-member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to extend in the vehicle width direction between the side frames and the side sills and is also joined to the side frames and the side sills to absorb an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side; and
a reinforcement member disposed in the cross-member to extend in the vehicle width direction between portions of the cross-member, which correspond to the left and right pair of side frames in the vehicle width direction, wherein
the impact absorption member includes impact absorption member side fragile portions which are fragile to an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side, and the cross- member includes cross-member side fragile portions which are fragile to an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side and are provided on vehicle-widthwise outer sides of the side frames in the vehicle width direction,
the impact absorption member side fragile portions and the cross-member side fragile portions are provided at positions overlapping with each other in the vehicle width direction, and
the impact absorption member side fragile portions are configured with first recessed portions which are provided on a front surface portion and a rear surface portion of the impact absorption member respectively so that the first recessed portions extend in the up-down direction of the vehicle body and dent toward an inner side of the impact absorption member respectively, and
the cross-member side fragile portions are configured with second recessed portions which are provided on a front surface portion and a rear surface portion of the cross-member respectively so that the second recessed portions extend in the up-down direction of the vehicle body and dent toward an inner side of the cross-member respectively.

2. The lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the cross-member includes a plurality of cross-members disposed on the upper surface side, the plurality of cross-members being arranged to overlap with the battery in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and being arranged to be spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and
the impact absorption member includes a plurality of impact absorption members disposed at positions overlapping the plurality of cross-members in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

3. A lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle, comprising:
a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle compartment;
a left and right pair of side frames disposed at a lower surface side of the floor panel so as to be spaced apart in a vehicle width direction and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body;
a battery disposed below the floor panel and between the left and right pair of side frames;
a left and right pair of side sills respectively joined to vehicle-widthwise both end portions of the floor panel and arranged on vehicle-widthwise outer sides of the left and right pair of side frames to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body;
a cross-member disposed on an upper surface side of the floor panel to extend in the vehicle width direction between the left and right pair of side sills;
an impact absorption member which is disposed at the lower surface side of the floor panel and at a position overlapping the cross-member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to extend in the vehicle width direction between the side frames and the side sills and is also joined to the side frames and the side sills to absorb an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side; and
a reinforcement member disposed in the cross-member to extend in the vehicle width direction between portions of the cross-member, which correspond to the left and right pair of side frames in the vehicle width direction, wherein
each of the pair of side frames has a closed cross-section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and
the reinforcement member extends from a position where one end portion of the reinforcement member in the vehicle width direction overlaps an intermediate portion of a bottom surface of the one side frame in the vehicle width direction to a position where the other end portion of the reinforcement member in the vehicle width direction overlaps an intermediate portion of a bottom surface of the other side frame in the vehicle width direction.

4. The lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the impact absorption member includes impact absorption member side fragile portions which are fragile to an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side, and the cross-member includes cross-member side fragile portions which are fragile to an impact load input from the vehicle-widthwise outer side and are provided on vehicle-widthwise outer sides of the side frames in the vehicle width direction.

5. The lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the impact absorption member side fragile portions and the cross-member side fragile portions are provided at positions overlapping with each other in the vehicle width direction.

6. The lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the cross-member includes a plurality of cross-members disposed on the upper surface side, the plurality of cross-members being arranged to overlap with the battery in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and being arranged to be spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and
the impact absorption member includes a plurality of impact absorption members disposed at positions overlapping the plurality of cross-members in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

7. The lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the reinforcement member is disposed inside the cross member, is formed to be shorter in length in the vehicle width direction than the cross-member, and includes: an upper surface portion extending in the vehicle width direction; and a front surface portion and a rear surface portion each extending downward from the upper surface portion, and
linking members each coupled to the front surface portion and the rear surface portion of the reinforcement member so as to section the inside of the cross-member in the vehicle width direction are respectively provided at both end portions of the reinforcement member in the vehicle width direction.

Assignees

• Mazda Motor

Inventors

• Matsuda Yamato
• Nakayama Nobuyuki
• Muraoka Shuji

Classifications

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• B62D25/2036

  the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D21/157 Primary

  for side impacts · CPC title

• B60L50/66

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title