Power unit mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548557-B2
Application number	US-202016751251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 6, 2019
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

There is provided a power unit mounting structure including: a power unit mounted at an upper side in a vehicle vertical direction relative to a pair of side members, the side members being spaced apart in a vehicle width direction at a vehicle front side or a vehicle rear side relative to a passenger compartment; a pair of upper side vehicle body structural members of which at least portions are disposed at outer sides in the vehicle width direction at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the side members; and a brace that spans between the pair of upper side vehicle body structural members at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the side members, the brace supporting a bottom portion of the power unit at the side thereof that is further from the passenger compartment in the vehicle front-and-rear direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power unit mounting structure, comprising:
a pair of side members spaced apart in a vehicle width direction at a vehicle front side or a vehicle rear side relative to a passenger compartment;
a power unit that is mounted at an upper side in a vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members;
a pair of upper side vehicle body structural members, each having at least a portion that is disposed at an outer side in the vehicle width direction at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members; and
a brace that spans between the pair of upper side vehicle body structural members at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members, the brace supporting a bottom portion of the power unit at a side thereof that is furthest from the passenger compartment in a vehicle front-rear direction,
wherein the upper side vehicle body structural members have arms extending toward each other in the vehicle width direction, the brace being sandwiched between the arms in the vehicle width direction.

2. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an auxiliary member that, when viewed from the vehicle vertical direction, extends in the vehicle width direction at a side of the brace that is closest to the passenger compartment in the vehicle front-and-rear direction; and
a beam member that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, one end portion of the beam member in an axial direction being attached to the brace and another end portion of the beam member in the axial direction being supported by the auxiliary member,
wherein the power unit is supported by the brace and the auxiliary member.

3. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the auxiliary member is a cross-member provided at a lower portion in the vehicle vertical direction of a panel, the panel dividing an accommodation compartment, which accommodates the power unit, from the passenger compartment,
the power unit mounting structure further comprises a bracket provided at the cross-member, the bracket standing upright toward the vehicle upper side from the cross-member, and
said another end portion of the beam member in the axial direction is attached to the bracket.

4. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the auxiliary member is a panel dividing an accommodation compartment, which accommodates the power unit, from the passenger compartment, an attachment-receiving portion being provided at the panel, and
a rear end portion of the beam member is attached to the attachment-receiving portion.

5. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the upper side vehicle body structural members further include a pair of suspension towers that are spaced apart in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle vertical direction, and
the brace spans between the pair of suspension towers.

6. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 3 , further comprising a further bracket provided at the cross-member and standing upright toward the vehicle upper side from the cross-member,
wherein the bracket and the further bracket are provided at an upper face of the cross-member and spaced apart in the vehicle width direction.

7. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 6 , wherein the bracket and the further bracket are arranged with left-right symmetry about a center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction.

8. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 3 , wherein the bracket has a hollow cuboid shape.

9. A power unit mounting structure, comprising:
a pair of side members spaced apart in a vehicle width direction at a vehicle front side or a vehicle rear side relative to a passenger compartment;
a power unit that is mounted at an upper side in a vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members;
a pair of upper side vehicle body structural members, each having at least a portion that is disposed at an outer side in the vehicle width direction at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members; and
a brace that spans between the pair of upper side vehicle body structural members at the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to the pair of side members, the brace supporting a bottom portion of the power unit at a side thereof that is furthest from the passenger compartment in a vehicle front-rear direction; and
an auxiliary member extending in the vehicle width direction, the auxiliary member having two end portions directly connected to the pair of side members in the vehicle width direction, respectively.

10. The power unit mounting structure according to claim 9 , wherein the upper side vehicle body structural members have arms extending toward each other in the vehicle width direction, the brace being sandwiched between the arms in the vehicle width direction.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Murai Daisuke

Classifications

• B62D21/152 Primary

  Front or rear frames · CPC title

• B62D25/085

  Front-end modules · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B60K1/00

  Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• B62D25/08

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title