BATTERY UNIT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A battery unit mounting structure for fixing a battery unit of an electric vehicle to a vehicle body which has a pair of side members, comprising:
- a beam member which is located in a transverse direction of the vehicle body between the pair of side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and supports the battery unit;
a cylindrical nut member located in each of the side members and extending vertically;
a bolt which is inserted into the nut member from under the side member and fixes a fastening portion of the beam member to a lower surface of the side member; and
a reinforcing member provided at a position corresponding to the nut member within the side member,the reinforcing member including a first plate portion located between a pair of sidewalls of the side member and a second plate portion located on a bottom wall of the side member,the first plate portion including a connecting wall to which an upper part of the nut member is fixed and which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle body and a pair of flanges which are bent in positions corresponding to a distance between the sidewalls of the side member on the opposite sides of the connecting wall and welded individually to the sidewalls of the side member,the second plate portion including a base portion to which an lower end of the nut member is fixed and which is fixed to the bottom wall of the side member, an upper end portion fixed to the first plate portion, and an upright portion which is provided between the base portion and the upper end portion and extends vertically.
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Abstract
A beam member is fixed to a side member of a vehicle body. The side member is provided with a nut member and a reinforcing member. A bolt is inserted into the nut member from under the side member. The reinforcing member includes first and second plate portions. The first plate portion includes a pair of flanges that are bent individually at bent portions. The respective positions of the bent portions are adjusted depending on a distance between sidewalls of the side member. The flanges are welded to the sidewalls. The second plate portion includes a base portion welded to the lower end of the nut member and an upright portion extending along the nut member.
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4 Claims
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1. A battery unit mounting structure for fixing a battery unit of an electric vehicle to a vehicle body which has a pair of side members, comprising:
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a beam member which is located in a transverse direction of the vehicle body between the pair of side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and supports the battery unit; a cylindrical nut member located in each of the side members and extending vertically; a bolt which is inserted into the nut member from under the side member and fixes a fastening portion of the beam member to a lower surface of the side member; and a reinforcing member provided at a position corresponding to the nut member within the side member, the reinforcing member including a first plate portion located between a pair of sidewalls of the side member and a second plate portion located on a bottom wall of the side member, the first plate portion including a connecting wall to which an upper part of the nut member is fixed and which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle body and a pair of flanges which are bent in positions corresponding to a distance between the sidewalls of the side member on the opposite sides of the connecting wall and welded individually to the sidewalls of the side member, the second plate portion including a base portion to which an lower end of the nut member is fixed and which is fixed to the bottom wall of the side member, an upper end portion fixed to the first plate portion, and an upright portion which is provided between the base portion and the upper end portion and extends vertically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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