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Vehicle floor lower structure
US9944173B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9944173-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615247180-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Publication date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
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A vehicle floor lower structure includes: a floor panel configuring a floor of a vehicle and formed with a floor tunnel, that projects out toward a vehicle body upper side and extends along a vehicle body front-rear direction, the floor tunnel is disposed at a vehicle width direction center of the floor panel; a fuel tank that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of the floor panel and that includes a main tank section disposed inside the floor tunnel and an extension tank section that is disposed inside the floor tunnel and that projects out from the main tank section toward a vehicle body front side or a vehicle body rear side; and an exhaust pipe that is routed so as to pass by inside the floor tunnel at a vehicle width direction outer side of the main tank section and the extension tank section.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle floor lower structure comprising: a floor panel configuring a floor of a vehicle and formed with a floor tunnel, that projects out toward a vehicle body upper side and extends along a vehicle body front-rear direction, the floor tunnel is disposed at a vehicle width direction center of the floor panel and extends in a vehicle body up-down direction above other surfaces of the floor panel, wherein a widened section that is widened toward vehicle width direction outer sides is formed in a lower end portion of the floor tunnel, and the widened section includes an upper wall that is disposed between an upper surface of the floor tunnel and other surfaces of the floor panel in the vehicle body up-down direction; a fuel tank that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of the floor panel and that includes a main tank section disposed inside the floor tunnel and an extension tank section that is disposed inside the floor tunnel and that projects out from a front end of the main tank section toward a vehicle body front side inside the floor tunnel or a vehicle body rear side inside the floor tunnel; and an exhaust pipe that is configured to extend from an engine and that is routed so as to pass by inside the floor tunnel at a vehicle width direction outer side of the main tank section and the extension tank section. 2. The vehicle floor lower structure of claim 1 , wherein: the fuel tank includes a sub tank section projecting out from the main tank section toward a first side in the vehicle width direction outer sides of the main tank section; and the exhaust pipe is routed so as to pass by at a second side in the vehicle width direction outer sides of the main tank section. 3. The vehicle floor lower structure of claim 2 , wherein a permitting section through which a portion of the exhaust pipe passes is formed at a lower end portion of the floor tunnel. 4. The vehicle floor lower structure of claim 1 , wherein: the fuel tank includes a sub tank projecting out from the main tank section toward the vehicle width direction outer sides of the main tank section, and is disposed inside the widened section.
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- B60K15/063Primary
Arrangement of tanks · CPC title
concerning exhaust · CPC title
Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title
the fuel tank is arranged below the vehicle floor · CPC title
the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence) · CPC title
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- What does patent US9944173B2 cover?
- A vehicle floor lower structure includes: a floor panel configuring a floor of a vehicle and formed with a floor tunnel, that projects out toward a vehicle body upper side and extends along a vehicle body front-rear direction, the floor tunnel is disposed at a vehicle width direction center of the floor panel; a fuel tank that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of the floor panel and that…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K15/063. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 17 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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