Floor structure of electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A floor structure of an electric motor vehicle powered by batteries mounted thereon, comprising:
- an upper unit including a first panel and a first base structure, said first panel being a floor panel of said vehicle, said first base structure being mounted on a lower surface of said first panel and including laterally extending front and rear cross members and two longitudinally extending side members by which members a first given space facing downward is defined;
a lower unit including a second panel and a second base structure, said second base structure being mounted on an upper surface of said second panel to define a second given space which faces upward, said first base structure of the upper unit being mounted on said second base structure of the lower unit such that said first and second given spaces face each other and are merged with each other;
partition means for dividing the second given space of said lower unit into a plurality of container spaces, each container space being sized to contain therein at least one of said batteries; and
connecting means for detachably connecting the first base structure of said upper unit with the second base structure of said lower unit thereby to merge said first and second given spaces.
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Abstract
A floor structure of an electric vehicle powered by batteries mounted thereon comprises an upper unit and a lower unit which are detachably coupled. The upper unit includes a first panel and a first base structure. The first panel is securely mounted on the first base structure in a manner to define a first given space which faces downward. The lower unit includes a second panel and a second base structure. The second base structure is securely mounted on the second panel in a manner to define a second given space which faces upward. Bolts and nuts are used for detachably coupling the upper and lower units in such a manner that the first and second given spaces are merged to constitute a united space. A grid structure is further employed which divides the united space into a plurality of container spaces. Each container space is sized to contain therein at least one of the batteries.
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16 Claims
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1. A floor structure of an electric motor vehicle powered by batteries mounted thereon, comprising:
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an upper unit including a first panel and a first base structure, said first panel being a floor panel of said vehicle, said first base structure being mounted on a lower surface of said first panel and including laterally extending front and rear cross members and two longitudinally extending side members by which members a first given space facing downward is defined; a lower unit including a second panel and a second base structure, said second base structure being mounted on an upper surface of said second panel to define a second given space which faces upward, said first base structure of the upper unit being mounted on said second base structure of the lower unit such that said first and second given spaces face each other and are merged with each other; partition means for dividing the second given space of said lower unit into a plurality of container spaces, each container space being sized to contain therein at least one of said batteries; and connecting means for detachably connecting the first base structure of said upper unit with the second base structure of said lower unit thereby to merge said first and second given spaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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