Body of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11396333-B2
Application number	US-202017031912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2019
Publication date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022

Abstract

A body of a vehicle may include: a floor panel including a panel consisting of a single plate; a pair of rockers extending along both of side edges of the floor panel, respectively; an indoor floor crossmember protruding upward from the floor panel and connecting the rockers to each other; an outdoor floor crossmember protruding downward from the floor panel, connecting the rockers to each other, and located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember; and a unit component located below the floor panel. The unit component may extend from a position located frontward of the indoor floor crossmember to a position that is located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember and frontward of the outdoor floor crossmember. A portion of the floor panel that is within a range surrounded by the pair of rockers, the indoor crossmember, and the outdoor crossmember may consist of the panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A body of a vehicle, comprising:
a floor panel comprising a panel consisting of a single plate;
a pair of rockers extending along both of side edges of the floor panel, respectively;
an indoor floor crossmember protruding upward from the floor panel and connecting the rockers to each other;
an outdoor floor crossmember protruding downward from the floor panel, connecting the rockers to each other, and located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember; and
a unit component located below the floor panel,
wherein
the unit component extends from a position located frontward of the indoor floor crossmember to a position that is located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember and frontward of the outdoor floor crossmember, and
a portion of the floor panel that is within a range surrounded by the pair of rockers, the indoor crossmember, and the outdoor crossmember consists of the panel.

2. The body of the claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear side member; and
a reinforcement,
wherein
the panel extends to a position located rearward of the outdoor floor crossmember,
the rear side member protrudes downward from the panel, is joined to the outdoor floor crossmember, and extends rearward from the outdoor floor crossmember along one of the side edges of the panel, and
the reinforcement is joined to the indoor floor crossmember, extends from the indoor floor crossmember to a position above the rear side member, and is joined to the floor panel at the position above the rear side member.

3. The body of claim 2 , wherein
the reinforcement is in contact with the panel from above, and
in a planar view of the panel from above, the panel extends outward beyond an outer perimeter edge of the reinforcement in a range in which the reinforcement is in contact with the panel.

4. The body of claim 2 , further comprising a wheel house panel located rearward of the outdoor floor crossmember,
wherein the panel is joined to the wheel house panel.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Okamura Junya
• Kimura Ryo

Classifications

• B62D25/2027 Primary

  the subunits being rear structures · CPC title

• B62D25/20 Primary

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B62D25/2036

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

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B60K1/04

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title