BATTERY ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A battery arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- an electric motor to drive front wheels and/or rear wheels of the vehicle;
a battery to supply an electric power to the electric motor;
a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-inside space from a vehicle-front side space located in front of the vehicle-inside space;
a floor panel partitioning the vehicle-inside space from a vehicle outside located below the vehicle-inside space; and
a tunnel portion provided at the floor panel so as to project upwardly toward an inside of the vehicle-inside space, the tunnel portion extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to have a longitudinal substantially-straight center line thereof,wherein said battery is arranged at a specified position, in a vehicle width direction, which is located on said longitudinal substantially-straight center line of the tunnel portion, and at least a front-side portion of the battery is positioned in front of said dash panel in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
In a vehicle which comprises an electric motor to drive front wheels and/or rear wheels of the vehicle, a battery to supply an electric power to the electric motor, a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-inside space from a vehicle-front side space located in front of the vehicle-inside space, a floor panel partitioning the vehicle-inside space from a vehicle outside located below the vehicle-inside space, and a tunnel portion provided at the floor panel so as to project upwardly toward an inside of the vehicle-inside space, the battery is arranged so that a front-side part thereof is positioned in front of the dash panel and a rear-side part thereof is positioned inside of the tunnel portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Accordingly, an appropriate weight balance of the vehicle between front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle can be provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising:
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an electric motor to drive front wheels and/or rear wheels of the vehicle; a battery to supply an electric power to the electric motor; a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-inside space from a vehicle-front side space located in front of the vehicle-inside space; a floor panel partitioning the vehicle-inside space from a vehicle outside located below the vehicle-inside space; and a tunnel portion provided at the floor panel so as to project upwardly toward an inside of the vehicle-inside space, the tunnel portion extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to have a longitudinal substantially-straight center line thereof, wherein said battery is arranged at a specified position, in a vehicle width direction, which is located on said longitudinal substantially-straight center line of the tunnel portion, and at least a front-side portion of the battery is positioned in front of said dash panel in the vehicle longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A battery arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising:
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an electric motor to drive front wheels and/or rear wheels of the vehicle; a battery to supply an electric power to the electric motor; a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-inside space from a vehicle-front side space located in front of the vehicle-inside space; a floor panel partitioning the vehicle-inside space from a vehicle outside located below the vehicle-inside space; and a tunnel portion provided at the floor panel so as to project upwardly toward an inside of the vehicle-inside space, wherein said battery is arranged so that a front-side part thereof is positioned in front of the dash panel and a rear-side part thereof is positioned inside of said tunnel portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and provided so that the battery is movable rearwardly in said tunnel portion in accordance with a rearward collision load acting on the battery in a vehicle frontal collision.
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