Patent ID: 7637335

Claim:
A mounting structure for mounting electrical equipment in a vehicle, comprising: a floor panel; first and second seats disposed on the floor panel; first and second pairs of seat rails being provided on the floor panel adapted to adjust a position of the seats in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a battery pack includes a plurality of cells or modules according to a performance of the vehicle, that is constructed by being divided into a plurality of battery units each of which includes one or more of the cells or the modules, a first battery unit being mounted between the first pair of seat rails, a second battery unit being mounted between the second pair of seat rails, and a third battery unit being disposed between inner rails of the first and second pairs of seat rails; and a control apparatus for controlling the battery pack, the control apparatus comprised of: an electronic control unit being disposed between the first battery unit and the third battery unit, and at least partially underneath the inner rail of the first pair of seat rails, and a system main relay being disposed between the second battery unit and the third battery unit, and at least partially underneath the inner seat rail of the second pair of seat rails.