Floor structure of rear vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12454170-B2
Application number	US-202217883146-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2022
Priority date	Aug 9, 2021
Publication date	Oct 28, 2025
Grant date	Oct 28, 2025

Abstract

A floor structure of a rear vehicle body, in which at least one component including a high-voltage battery is mounted in a rear portion of a vehicle body, includes: a first cross member coupled to each front portion of first and second rear side members in a vehicle width direction; and a second cross member coupled to the first and second rear side members at a rear of the corresponding first cross member in the vehicle width direction, wherein a space in which the at least one component is mounted is formed between the first cross member and the second cross member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A floor structure of a rear vehicle body, in which at least one component including a high-voltage battery is mounted in a rear portion of a vehicle body, the floor structure comprising:
a first cross member coupled to each front portion of first and second rear side members in a width direction of a vehicle; and
a second cross member coupled to the first and second rear side members at a rear of the corresponding first cross member in the width direction of the vehicle,
wherein a space in which the at least one component is mounted is formed between the first cross member and the second cross member,
wherein the floor structure further includes:
first and second side sills respectively coupled to first and second sides of the first cross member in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
a rear floor front portion formed by each of the first cross member, the first side sill and the second side sill;
a rear floor center portion formed at a rear of the rear floor front portion by each of the first cross member, the second cross member, the first rear side member and the second rear side member; and
a rear floor rear portion formed at a rear of the rear floor center portion by each of the second cross member, the first rear side member and the second rear side member,

wherein the high-voltage battery is provided in a battery mounting space formed to the rear floor front portion,
wherein a drive motor and an inverter are provided in a space formed to the rear floor center portion, and
wherein a hydrogen tank is provided above the drive motor and the inverter.

2. The floor structure of claim 1 ,
wherein the first cross member and the second cross member are connected to each of the first and second rear side members to have a square shape therebetween.

3. The floor structure of claim 1 , further including:
a front floor panel connected to each of the first cross member, the first side sill and the second side sill.

4. The floor structure of claim 1 , further including:
a rear floor panel connected to a rear portion of each of the second cross member, the first rear side member and the second rear side member.

5. The floor structure of claim 3 ,
wherein at least one open hole is formed in the front floor panel.

6. The floor structure of claim 3 ,
wherein the battery mounting space is formed in the front floor panel by each of the first cross member, the first side sill and the second side sill.

7. The floor structure of claim 6 ,
wherein the high voltage battery is provided on an lower surface of the front floor panel.

8. The floor structure of claim 3 ,
wherein a tunnel member is coupled to a front portion of the front floor panel.

9. The floor structure of claim 8 ,
wherein a tunnel reinforcement member is coupled to an upper surface of the tunnel member.

10. The floor structure of claim 3 , further including:
a battery lower fixing unit positioned at each of the first cross member, the first side sill and the second side sill; and
a battery upper fixing unit positioned at a lower internal side of the front floor panel.

11. The floor structure of claim 10 ,
wherein the battery upper fixing unit includes at least one mounting bracket coupled to an upper internal surface of the front floor panel.

12. The floor structure of claim 11 ,
wherein the at least one mounting bracket is joined to a front center portion of the front floor panel from the upper internal surface of the front floor panel through a joint flange.

13. The floor structure of claim 1 , wherein
between the first cross member and the second cross member,
a shock absorber cover panel is coupled to an upper surface of each of the first and second rear side members.

14. The floor structure of claim 13 , wherein at least one chassis arm mounting member is coupled to an external surface of each of the first and second rear side members.

15. The floor structure of claim 4 ,
wherein a 12V battery is provided on an upper surface of the rear floor panel, and
wherein a cooling module is provided on a lower surface of the rear floor panel.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• An Byeongdo
• Cha Mun Soo
• Hong Mokyeon
• Oh Heedae
• Jung Jeong Chul
• An Yong Dok

Classifications

• B62D21/11

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• B60K2001/0416

  Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B60K15/03

  Fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

  Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection · CPC title