Patent ID: 8939246
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60K,B60L,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An automotive floor structure, comprising: a pair of side sills extending in a fore-and-aft direction on either side of a vehicle body; a front floor panel extending between the two side sills; and a pair of floor frames extending in the fore-and-aft direction below the front floor panel at positions spaced inward from the two side sills, respectively, in a lateral direction of the vehicle body, such that a battery unit is disposed between the two floor frames below the front floor panel, the automotive floor structure further comprising: wherein a portion of the first cross member upper extending between the side sill and the floor frame on each side of the vehicle body has a strength lower than that of a portion of the first cross member upper extending between the floor frames in the lateral direction.