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Carrying structure for a vehicle battery pack

  • US 7,743,863 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2007
  • Issued: 06/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A carrying structure for a vehicle battery for feeding electric power to a driving motor that drives driving wheels of a vehicle, the carrying structure comprising:

  • a vehicle floor panel having a step portion including a lower floor panel and an upper floor panel each inclined upward toward a rear of the vehicle;

    a battery accommodating part formed between the lower floor panel and the upper floor panel for accommodating the battery;

    a seat accommodating part for accommodating a seat arranged above the battery; and

    a tip-up mechanism that enables the seat to tip up toward a front of the vehicle with a front part of the seat serving as a rotational pivot; and

    a fuel tank accommodating part below the floor panel for accommodating a fuel tank having a fuel pump in an upper portion toward the rear of the vehicle with respect to the battery accommodating part;

    the vehicle floor panel including an opening above the fuel pump area that can be readily opened and closed.

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