Patent ID: 9308805
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle rear structure comprising: a rear floor panel forming a rear floor of a hybrid vehicle; a suspension member disposed below the rear floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction; a battery unit disposed behind the suspension member; a pair of side members disposed extending in a vehicle front-rear direction alongside edges of the rear floor panel; a first cross member spanning between the pair of side members at a position below and near a front end of the rear floor panel; a second cross member disposed behind the first cross member on an underside of the rear floor panel and spanning between the pair of side members; a rectangular frame member that surrounds and supports the battery unit; a bridge member that is disposed spanning, in the middle of the vehicle width, from the first cross member to the second cross member, has a rear flange projecting to the rear at its rear end, and is connected by the rear flange to the second cross member; a pair of reinforcements that are disposed inside the pair of side members and reinforce areas of the pair of side members that correspond to from a front edge to a rear edge of the second cross member; a fuel tank mounted between the bridge member and one of the pair of side members; and an electrical component mounted between the bridge member and the other of the pair of side members; wherein the suspension member is positioned directly below the second cross member or positioned forward and downward from the second cross member, wherein the pair of side members slopes down from or near front ends of the pair of reinforcements to the first cross member, and wherein the fuel tank and the electrical component are fastened to the bridge member, the pair of side members, and the first cross member, and not fastened to the second cross member.