Patent ID: 8733487
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B60K,B62D

Abstract:
1. A battery mounting structure of an electromotive vehicle having a front end, a rear end, a left side and a right side as viewed from the rear end toward the front end of the vehicle, comprising: a floor panel constituting a vehicle floor; a pair of side sills provided at both left and right side portions of the floor panel and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; at least one floor cross member having a substantially inverse U-shaped cross section and extending in a vehicle width direction, the at least one floor cross member being jointly provided at an upper face of the floor panel and connected to the pair of side sills at both end portions thereof; a pair of front floor frames extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the front floor frames being integrally connected to a lower face of the floor panel, wherein the floor panel, the pair of side sills, and the at least one floor cross member constitute a vehicle-body structure; and a battery unit mounted on the vehicle-body structure, the battery unit comprising a battery module, a support member to support the battery module, and plural pairs of side connection portions for mounting the battery unit on the vehicle-body structure which are provided at left and right side portions of the support member, in the vehicle width direction, wherein at least one pair of said plural pairs of side connection portions of the battery unit are connected to respective lower faces of said pair of front floor frames by a fixing member which penetrates the side connection portion of the battery unit, the front floor frame, and the floor panel at a specified position which is located right below said floor cross member or in the vicinity of the floor cross member, respectively.