Battery mounting structure for vehicle

• US 8,210,301 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2010
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Takashi, Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Olszewski, John R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Follman, Brodie
• Application Number:
  US12/793,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20100307848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 180/54.1, 180/65.1, 180/65.22, 180/68.5, 180/69.1, 180/69.4, 280/834, 429/96, 429/100
• 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 2001/0438 Arrangement under the floor
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

In a battery mounting structure for a vehicle that includes a battery box mounted on an under-floor side of a vehicle body floor, the battery box includes: a battery pan on which a battery is placed; an outer peripheral frame formed to project from an outer peripheral edge portion of the battery pan; a cover placed on the battery pan from above; and sealing means provided in a joint portion between the battery pan and the cover, wherein the sealing means is disposed above the outer peripheral frame and positioned further inside than an outer periphery of the outer peripheral frame in plan view.

Claims

1. A battery mounting structure for a vehicle, which includes a battery box that is mounted on an under-floor side of a vehicle body floor, wherein said battery box has:

a battery pan on which a battery is placed and having an outer peripheral edge portion;

a wall disposed on the outer peripheral edge portion and positioned approximately perpendicular to said battery pan;

an outer peripheral frame formed to project from said outer peripheral edge portion of said battery pan and projecting approximately horizontally from a lower portion of said wall;

a cover placed on said battery pan from above;

a joint portion disposed between said battery pan and said cover, projecting approximately horizontally from an upper portion of said wall being disposed above said outer peripheral frame and positioned further inside than an outer periphery of said outer peripheral frame in plan view; and

a seal disposed solely on said joint portion and engaged by said cover.

2. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a guard portion for concealing said seal from the outside of the vehicle in cooperation with said outer peripheral frame is formed on an outer peripheral edge portion of at least one of said cover and said battery pan.

3. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said seal in a front end portion of said battery box is disposed on a rear side of a cross member that is provided on said vehicle body so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, and a part of said outer peripheral frame is disposed under a gap between said cross member and said seal.

4. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 3, comprising a stay for connecting said front end portion of said battery box to said cross member.

5. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said seal comprises:

a seal member formed from an elastic material; and

a cover side flange opposing said joint portion, with said seal interposed therebetween, and further comprises;

a clamp that sandwiches said battery pan side flange and said cover side flange using a spring force; and

a dropping-off prevention plate which is provided between an upper surface of said cover side flange and said clamp, and which engages respectively with said cover side flange and said clamp to prevent said clamp from dropping off.

6. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said outer peripheral frame is provided around an entire periphery of the outer peripheral edge portion.

7. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said cover further comprises a cover side flange opposing said joint portion, said cover side flange comprises:

a first end portion depending from said cover side flange further than said joint portion toward said lower portion of said wall.

8. The battery mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein said cover side flange further comprises:

a second end portion opposite said first end portion and contacts said joint portion.