Patent ID: 7743863
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B60K,B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A carrying structure for a vehicle battery for feeding electric power to a driving motor that drives driving wheels of a vehicle, the carrying structure comprising: a vehicle floor panel having a step portion including a lower floor panel and an upper floor panel each inclined upward toward a rear of the vehicle; a battery accommodating part formed between the lower floor panel and the upper floor panel for accommodating the battery; a seat accommodating part for accommodating a seat arranged above the battery; and a tip-up mechanism that enables the seat to tip up toward a front of the vehicle with a front part of the seat serving as a rotational pivot; and a fuel tank accommodating part below the floor panel for accommodating a fuel tank having a fuel pump in an upper portion toward the rear of the vehicle with respect to the battery accommodating part; the vehicle floor panel including an opening above the fuel pump area that can be readily opened and closed.