Structure for mounting battery and spare tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849769-B2
Application number	US-201615204399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Priority date	Jan 26, 2016
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire may include a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle, and a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor, in which the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for mounting a battery and a spare tire, the structure comprising:
a battery bracket fixing the battery to an accommodating compartment recessed in a rear floor of a vehicle; and
a tire mounting bracket fastened to the spare tire, disposed at an upper side of the battery, through a tire bolt, and fixing the spare tire to the rear floor,
wherein the battery bracket and the tire mounting bracket are separated so that a load applied to the spare tire is not transmitted to the battery,
wherein ends of the battery bracket are coupled to a pair of vehicle body brackets which protrudes in left and right directions of the battery, the tire mounting bracket is spaced apart from an upper portion of the battery bracket, and ends of the tire mounting bracket are coupled to the vehicle body brackets separately from the battery bracket, and
wherein the battery bracket includes:
first battery legs extending in the left and right directions from an upper surface of the battery, and coupled to the pair of vehicle body brackets by bolting; and
a second battery leg extending rearward from the upper surface of the battery, and mounted in the accommodating compartment of the rear floor.

2. The structure of claim 1 , further comprising a front bracket protruding forward from the battery and contacting a front portion of the battery, to restrict forward and rearward movements of the battery.

3. The structure of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting portion convexly protruding upward at a central portion of the tire mounting bracket, wherein the tire bolt is coupled to the mounting portion.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein a distance in the left and right directions between the vehicle body brackets is equal to a width in the left and right direction of the battery.

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein side surfaces of the vehicle body brackets have a predetermined inclination angle such that a distance formed between the side surfaces is gradually narrowed.

6. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the tire mounting bracket comprises:
first tire legs extending in the left and right directions from an upper surface of the battery, and coupled to the pair of vehicle body brackets by bolting; and
a second tire leg extending forward from the upper surface of the battery, and mounted in the accommodating compartment of the rear floor.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Joo-Nam
• Choi Ji-Ho
• Kim Dong-Wook

Classifications

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

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

• B60Y2304/01

  Minimizing space with more compact designs or arrangements · CPC title

• B60K2001/0416

  Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B62D43/10

  and arranged substantially horizontally · CPC title