Patent ID: 7331611
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B60K,B62D

Abstract:
1. An underbody structure of a vehicle comprising: a floor having a kick-up part formed by raising a rear portion of said floor panel; a pair of left and right rear frames extending generally along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle at the rear part of said floor panel with a specific distance held between said left and right rear frames across the vehicle; and a cross member extending widthwise across the vehicle and interconnecting forward end portions of said left and right rear frames; wherein a fuel tank is mounted between said left and right rear frames, and said cross member is located under said floor panel at the front of the fuel tank, wherein the cross member is provided in front and in close proximity of the kick-up part, wherein an exhaust pipe extends generally along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle under said floor panel, said exhaust pipe having a portion running on one side of the fuel tank, and the fuel tank has an integrally extended part which is positioned between said exhaust pipe and said floor panel.