Patent ID: 7458611
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A fuel tank mount structure for allowing a fuel tank to be placed in a lower area of a floor located in a rear area of a vehicle body, comprising: a rear suspension member having a front cross member, a rear cross member and a pair of right and left side suspension cross members connecting either of left ends of the front cross member and the rear cross member or right ends of the front cross member and the rear cross member, said rear suspension member being disposed rearward of the fuel tank; and a tank frame for holding the fuel tank having a front cross frame and a pair of right and left side frames, wherein the right side frame is connected to a front end of the right side suspension cross member at a joint which is fixed to a right rear side member of the vehicle body, and the left side frame is connected to a front end of the left side suspension cross member at a joint which is fixed to a left rear side member of the vehicle body, wherein the front cross member is provided with a pair of extensions extending forwardly and outwardly from either end of the front cross member to form a configuration contoured along a rear profile of the fuel tank, and wherein left ends of the rear cross member and the front cross frame of the tank frame are mounted to a bottom face of the left rear side member of the vehicle body, and right ends of the rear cross member and the front cross frame of the tank frame are mounted to a bottom face of the right rear side member of the vehicle body.