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Battery pack mounting structure for electric vehicle

  • US 8,763,743 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2013
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A battery pack mounting structure for an electric vehicle, comprising:

  • a battery pack mounted in a space behind a rear seat of the electric vehicle;

    a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the battery pack in a stacked state in an height direction of the electric vehicle; and

    a plurality of batteries arranged in a longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle in each of the plurality of battery modules,wherein a floor panel behind the rear seat is formed with an opening into which an upper part of the battery pack is inserted, andwherein when the battery pack is seen from a side of the electric vehicle, a dimension of one of the battery modules, which is disposed at a position protruding upwards from the opening, is smaller in the longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle than a dimension of another of the battery modules, which is disposed below the one of the battery modules, and a front end portion of the one of the battery modules is offset towards a rear side of the electric vehicle relative to a front end portion of the another of the battery modules.

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