Patent ID: 8276697

Claim:
A structure for mounting a battery to an electric vehicle comprising: a body member forming a body of the electric vehicle; a battery case containing the battery; a supporting member, which is projected outward from said battery case and is disposed under the body member, fixed to a bottom of said battery case; a metal frame which is embedded in a wall of said battery case, said metal frame having a first fixing member attached to and extending from said metal frame, said first fixing member being a nut that is welded to said metal frame and is embedded in the wall of said battery case together with the metal frame; and at least one clash-proof block directly attached to said wall of said battery case and said supporting member, said at least one clash-proof block being attached to said wall by a second fixing member that engages said first fixing member, wherein said body member includes, a pair of first body members extending in a longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle, and a second body member, connected to said pair of first body members, extending in a transversal direction of the electric vehicle, said battery case is disposed between said pair of first body members and rear of said second body member, and wherein said at least one clash-proof block includes, a first clash-proof block connected to said battery case and said second body member, and a second clash-proof block connected to said wall of said battery case having the metal frame embedded therein and one of said pair of first body members.