Vehicle front-part structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11124135-B2
Application number	US-201916260171-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2018
Publication date	Sep 21, 2021
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021

Abstract

A pair of floor-side extensions are provided in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of at least one of a dash lower panel and a floor panel constituting the floor of a vehicle chamber so as to protrude downward in front of the battery unit front surface with a high voltage cable interposed between the pair of floor-side extension members. A pair of member-side extensions are provided so as to protrude upward at positions facing the pair of floor-side extensions in the vehicle front-and-rear direction on the rear end edge of a suspension member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle front-part structure comprising:
a battery unit provided under a floor of a vehicle chamber;
an electric power conversion unit provided in an engine compartment in front of the vehicle chamber;
a suspension member provided under the electric power conversion unit and in front of the battery unit; and
a high voltage cable that extends upward and forward from a front surface of the battery unit and is connected to the electric power conversion unit, wherein
a pair of floor-side extension members are provided in the vehicle width direction on a lower surface of at least one of a dash lower panel and a floor panel constituting the floor of the vehicle chamber so as to protrude downward in front of the front surface of the battery unit with the high voltage cable interposed between the pair of floor-side extension members, and
a pair of member-side extension members are provided so as to protrude upward at positions facing the pair of floor-side extension members in the vehicle front-and-rear direction on a rear end edge of the suspension member.

2. The vehicle front-part structure according to claim 1 , wherein opposing surfaces of the pair of floor-side extension members and the pair of member-side extension members that face each other in the vehicle front-and-rear direction are inclined surfaces inclined downward toward the vehicle rear.

3. The vehicle front-part structure according to claim 2 , wherein the opposing surfaces of the pair of member-side extension members are inclined to be more horizontal than the opposing surfaces of the pair of floor-side extension members.

4. The vehicle front-part structure according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of floor-side extension members are provided under a portion of at least one of the dash lower panel and the floor panel, the portion having a reinforcing member on an upper surface of the portion.

5. A vehicle front-part structure comprising:
a battery unit provided under a floor of a vehicle chamber;
an electric power conversion unit provided in an engine compartment in front of the vehicle chamber;
a suspension member provided under the electric power conversion unit and in front of the battery unit; and
a high voltage cable that extends upward and forward from a front surface of the battery unit and is connected to the electric power conversion unit, wherein
a floor-side extension member having a pair of floor-side protruding portions is provided, the pair of floor-side protruding portions being arranged in the vehicle width direction on a lower surface of at least one of a dash lower panel and a floor panel constituting the floor of the vehicle chamber, the pair of floor-side protruding portions protruding downward in front of the front surface of the battery unit with the high voltage cable interposed between the pair of floor-side protruding portions, and
a member-side extension member having a pair of member-side protruding portions is provided, the pair of member-side protruding portions protruding upward at positions facing the pair of floor-side protruding portions in the vehicle front-and-rear direction on a rear end edge of the suspension member.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamada Akihiro
• Tomiki Kenshi
• Fujii Yusuke
• Kasai Satoshi

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

• B60K1/04

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B62D21/152

  Front or rear frames · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title