Patent ID: 7758075
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A supporting structure for supporting a fuel tank in a vehicle, said supporting structure comprising: a suspension arm fixing structure provided under a floor of a vehicle body and having a statically sufficient rigidity; a fuel tank located proximate said suspension arm fixing structure in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle; and a tank supporting member provided under said fuel tank and arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction of said vehicle, said tank supporting member being detachably fastened to said suspension arm fixing structure to hold said fuel tank in cooperation with a part of said suspension arm fixing structure, said suspension arm fixing structure comprising a subframe including a vertical member, an upper longitudinal member integrally connected to an upper end of said vertical member, and a lower longitudinal member integrally connected to a lower end of said vertical member, said fuel tank having a volume expanded portion projecting upward, said supporting structure for a fuel tank further comprising: said tank supporting member serving also as a reinforcing member for imparting rigidity to said suspension arm fixing structure so that said suspension arm fixing structure can sufficiently sustain a dynamic load during running of said vehicle.