Mounting structure of electronic apparatus in vehicle

• US 7,398,849 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Issued: 07/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Kei
• Primary Examiner(s): VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT
• Application Number:
  US11/259,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20060096794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 992 Days
• Field of Search: 180/65.1, 180/68.5, 180/291, 248/503
• US Class Current: 180/68.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/36 Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/60 using power supplied by batteries in combination with fuel cells B60L50/75
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/04 Arrangement of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations

Abstract

A structure for mounting electronic apparatuses in an electric motor-driven vehicle has a pair of first brackets each having a base part that is fixed to the side face of a chassis frame extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and an arm part extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle. A pair of second brackets is fixed to the upper surfaces of the arm parts such that they extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with a space between them. A battery unit is placed on the upper surfaces of the second brackets, and an electronic apparatus unit is placed under the battery unit between the second brackets. The structure enables electronic apparatuses to be mounted compactly, improves the efficiency of the electric motor by reducing the length of high voltage electric cables, and increases the available space for mounting the refrigerating system.

Claims

1. A structure for mounting electronic apparatuses to a vehicle in an electric motor-driven vehicle having an electric apparatus unit for controlling an electric motor to drive wheels and a battery unit constituting an electric source for said electric apparatus unit, comprising:

a pair of first brackets each having a base part fixed to a side face of a chassis frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and an arm part extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle, and a pair of said first brackets being provided with a specified distance to each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and

a pair of second brackets each fixed to an upper surface of said arm parts such that the second brackets extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with a specified space between them,

said battery unit being placed on the upper surfaces of said second brackets,

said electronic apparatus unit being located under said battery unit between said second brackets, and

each of said second brackets having a vertical wall part, a lower flange extending from a lower end of said vertical wall part that is attached to the upper surfaces of the arm parts of said first brackets, and an upper flange extending from an upper end of said vertical wall part on which said battery unit is placed, said electronic apparatus unit being fixed to the vertical wall parts of said second brackets.

2. The structure for mounting electronic apparatuses to a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a height H of each of said second brackets is higher than a height H1 of said electronic apparatus unit.

3. The structure for mounting electronic apparatuses to a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a bracket means that includes said first brackets and second brackets is attached to the chassis frame of the vehicle between front and rear wheels.

4. The structure for mounting electronic apparatuses to a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said bracket means is attached to said chassis frame behind an accessory that is attached to the chassis frame between the front and rear wheels.