Structure for mounting electricity storage pack on vehicle

• US 8,037,960 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2007
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kiya, Nobuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Shriver, II; J. Allen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Evans; Bryan
• Application Number:
  US12/223,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20090226806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 180/68.5, 403/2
• 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: B60K 2001/0416 Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/04 Arrangement of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 21/152 Front or rear frames
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/211 adapted for pouch cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/244 Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/249 specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A structure for mounting a battery pack on a vehicle includes a mount for supporting the battery pack. The battery pack is fixed to an upper side of the mount by bolts. The battery pack is disposed on a rear side of a rear seat. The battery pack includes screw holes through which the bolts are inserted. The screw holes have closed shapes. The screw holes are long in a front-rear direction and formed so that the battery pack moves when an impact is applied on it. A fixed state of the battery pack by the bolts is canceled after movement of the battery pack.

Claims

1. A structure for mounting an electricity storage pack on a vehicle, the structure comprising a support member for supporting the electricity storage pack, wherein

said electricity storage pack is fixed to an upper side of said support member by a first screw,

said first screw has a shaft portion and a head portion,

said electricity storage pack is disposed on a rear side of a rear seat in the vehicle,

said electricity storage pack includes a first screw insertion hole through which said first screw is inserted,

said first screw insertion hole has a closed shape,

said first screw insertion hole includes:

a first opening portion;

a second opening portion disposed on a rear side of said first opening portion in the vehicle; and

a connecting portion formed to connect said first opening portion and said second opening portion,

said first opening portion is formed to be smaller than said head portion of said first screw,

said electricity storage pack includes a step portion formed in a step shape,

said first screw insertion hole is formed at said step portion,

said second opening portion is formed at a higher portion than said first opening portion,

said second opening portion is formed to be larger than said head portion,

said electricity storage pack moves toward a front side of the vehicle due to movement of said first screw from said first opening portion to said second opening portion when an impact is applied on said electricity storage pack from a rear side of the vehicle, and

as said electricity storage pack moves toward the front side of the vehicle, said head portion of said first screw passes through said second opening portion, and said electricity storage pack is released from said upper side of said support member.

2. The structure for mounting the electricity storage pack on the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said electricity storage pack includes a case in which an electricity storage device is disposed,

said case includes:

a lower case on which said electricity storage device is placed; and

an upper case formed to be fixed to said lower case and to cover said electricity storage device,

said lower case and said upper case are fixed to each other by a third screw, and

said third screw is formed so as not to fix said electricity storage pack and said support member to each other.