JP2011079471A - Mounting structure for battery - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure for a battery that can protect the battery or the like even if a force is applied from the rear side of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A battery 20 is mounted to a rear floor panel 10, and a seat frame 30 is installed in such a way that the battery 20 is enclosed by the rear floor panel 10. An upper part 21 of the battery is fastened to the seat frame 30, a low front edge 22 of the battery 20 is fastened to the rear floor panel 10, and then a lower rear side edge 23 of the battery 20 is fixed to the rear floor panel in such a way that the battery 20 can be removed from the rear floor panel 10 by a force applied from a rear side. The lower rear side edge 23 of the battery 20 has a leg 23A having an opening 23B at its rear side, an engagement piece 11A is vertically mounted in such a position of the rear floor panel 10 as one where it may be corresponded to the leg 23A to enable the leg 23A to be disengaged from the engagement piece 11A. Upon the application of the force from the rear side, the lower rear edge 23 of the battery 20 is released from the rear floor panel 10, thus resulting in that the battery 20 relatively moves in a forward direction, and preventing a fuel tank 40 from being deformed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a battery mounting structure in a hybrid vehicle.

  Various developments have been made to mitigate the impact when the automobile is impacted from the rear by a collision or the like. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a rear impact impact absorbing unit that can be retrofitted to an existing vehicle seat while preferably absorbing the rear impact impact.

  Moreover, the recessed part for storing a space tire is formed in the rear floor panel of a motor vehicle. In a vehicle equipped with such a rear floor panel, in order to prevent the fuel tank disposed in front of the recessed portion from being crushed in the event of a rear collision, an inclined surface that rises forward is attached to the front wall of the recessed portion. In addition, when a large force is applied to the spare tire from the rear, there is an attempt to ride the front portion of the spare tire on the cargo floor along the inclined surface.

  In Patent Document 2, a brace having a second inclined surface is selectively fixed to the rear of the inclined surface of the front wall so that the vehicle body can be shared between a hybrid vehicle and a gasoline engine vehicle. What is made possible is disclosed. According to this, it is possible to prevent the spare tire from hitting an electrical component such as a battery installed between the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment, particularly in the case of a hybrid vehicle, by simply selecting the presence or absence of braces.

JP 2009-1209 A (front page) JP 2006-213252 A (paragraphs [0002], [0006], [0007])

  In general, in a hybrid vehicle, a seat frame is provided in front of the vertical wall portion of the rear floor panel, a battery is attached between the seat frame and the rear floor panel, and the battery is sandwiched between the vertical wall portion of the rear floor panel. A fuel tank is attached to the opposite position.

  When the hybrid vehicle is small, the distance between the fuel tank and the battery is short, so if force is applied from the rear, the fuel tank rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the left side, and the fuel tank and battery interfere. To do. Then, since the vertical wall portion of the rear floor panel has a battery in front, deformation is suppressed, and the battery and the fuel tank strongly interfere with each other at an early stage.

  Therefore, the fuel tank, battery case, and further the vehicle body must be reinforced, the weight of the vehicle body itself increases, fuel efficiency deteriorates, and resources are wasted and countermeasure costs are increased.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a battery mounting structure that can protect a battery and the like when a force is applied from the rear side of the vehicle without wasting resources.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a battery is placed on a rear floor panel, a seat frame is installed so as to surround the battery with the rear floor panel, and an upper portion of the battery is fastened to the seat frame. The lower front edge of the battery is fastened to the rear floor panel, and the lower rear edge of the battery is detachably attached to the rear floor panel by a load from the rear.

  According to the present invention, when a force is applied from behind, the rear lower edge of the battery is detached from the rear floor panel, and the battery is displaced forward. Therefore, the distance until the fuel tank hits the rear floor panel is increased, and the battery and the fuel tank Makes it difficult to deform. Therefore, protection by rear collision can be realized without wasting resources and increasing countermeasure costs.

It is a perspective view which shows typically the attachment structure of the battery which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows fixation to the rear floor panel of a battery in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the fixation aspect of the battery to a seat frame in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the shape and the like of each member are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and may be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims and a scope equivalent thereto. You will not need to explain what you can do.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a battery mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line II-II in FIG. In the drawing, Fr, RH, and Up respectively indicate the front side of the vehicle and the right side of the vehicle width direction, and vertically upward, and the same or corresponding members and parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the battery 20 mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, the battery 20 is placed on the rear floor panel 10 so that the battery 20 is surrounded by the rear floor panel 10. A seat frame 30 is installed. Then, the upper part 21 of the battery 20 is fastened to the seat frame 30, the lower front edge 22 of the battery 20 is fastened to the rear floor panel 10, and the lower rear edge 23 of the battery 20 is attached to the rear floor panel 10 by a load from the rear. Removably attached.

  As will be described in detail below, the rear floor panel 10 is generally formed by bending from the front side to the rear side in the order of the lower part 11, the vertical wall part 12, and the upper part 13. Although the battery 20 is actually housed in the battery case, it is shown as a battery case in FIG. 2, and its internal structure is not shown.

  The battery 20 is placed on the lower portion 11 on the front side of the vertical wall portion 12 of the rear floor panel 10 while maintaining a slight distance from the vertical wall portion 12. The battery 20 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped having a longitudinal direction in the vehicle width direction. The lower front edge 22 is opposed to the lower portion 11 of the rear floor panel 10 in the battery 20 on the front side, and the lower rear edge on the rear side. The part 23 is facing. As shown in FIG. 1, the lower front side edge portion 22 has a plurality of leg portions 22 </ b> A extending to the front side, and each leg portion 22 </ b> A is separated in the vehicle width direction. These leg portions 22A are attached to the lower portion 11 of the rear floor panel 10 so as not to be detached by welding or bolts, for example.

  The lower rear edge 23 of the battery 20 has leg portions 23A on the left and right sides, and each leg portion 23A has an opening 23B on the rear side as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. At the lower portion 11 of the rear floor panel 10, a locking tool 11 </ b> A is erected at the installation position of the battery 20, specifically at a position corresponding to each leg portion 23 </ b> A. Therefore, when the battery 20 is displaced forward of the vehicle, each leg portion 23A is disengaged from the opening 23B and the leg portion 23A is detached from the latching tool 11A as shown by the dotted line in FIG. For example, a U-shaped groove is formed in the leg portion 23A.

  Various procedures for placing the battery 20 on the rear floor panel 10 are conceivable. For example, after the battery 20 is passed through the openings 11B through the openings 23B so as to form a predetermined angle from the front side to the rear floor panel 10, the battery 20 Is mounted on the rear floor panel 10, and then the leg portion 22 </ b> A of the lower front side edge portion 22 is fixed to the rear floor panel 10.

  In order to explain the relationship between the battery 20 and the seat frame 30, the seat frame 30 itself will be described first. The seat frame 30 supports a rear seat (not shown).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the seat frame 30 includes a first frame portion 31, a second frame portion 32, and a third frame portion 33, each of which has a main portion extending in the vehicle width direction. The first frame portion 31 and the second frame portion 32 are spaced apart in the vehicle front-rear direction, and are connected so as to extend in the front-rear direction at both ends thereof. The second frame part 32 and the third frame part 33 are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and both ends of the third frame part 33 are connected to the second frame part 32. Although not shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, since the cross member 36 is provided on the rear floor panel 10 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction, the third frame portion 33 has a bracket 33 </ b> A attached to the cross member 36. It may be fixed via. When the bracket 33A of the third frame portion 33 and the leg portion 22A of the battery 20 are fixed to the cross member 36, as shown in FIG. 2, the bracket 33A and the leg portion 22A are partially arranged so that the fixing locations are the same. May be overlapped. Although not shown, the third frame portion 33 may be fixed to the rear floor panel 10 with a bracket 33A interposed therebetween. The seat frame 30 is arranged at the apex of a substantially right triangle in a side view and extends in the vehicle width direction, and the battery 20 is surrounded by the seat frame 30 and the rear floor panel 10.

  Here, although the first frame portion 31 and the second frame portion 32 are provided at substantially the same height, the first frame portion 31 is disposed on the upper rear side of the battery 20, and the second frame portion 31. Is provided on the front side of the first frame portion 31, and the first frame portion 31 and the second frame portion 32 form a circumferential shape. The third frame portion 33 is attached to the second frame portion 32 at both the left and right ends, and extends downward and is connected to extend in the vehicle width direction at a different angle when approaching the rear floor panel 10.

  The first frame portion 31 is attached to the upper portion of the battery 20 so as not to be detached, and is fixed to the upper portion 13 of the rear floor panel 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a bracket 31 </ b> A extending rearward is attached to the first frame portion 31 by welding or the like, and the bracket 31 </ b> A having a through hole is exactly the same as the upper portion 21 of the battery 20. Oppositely, it is screwed by a screw or the like. A plurality of brackets 31A are provided at intervals in the vehicle width direction, and two brackets 31A are provided in the case shown in FIG.

  Further, the first frame portion 31 on the rear upper side of the seat frame 30 is substantially at the same height as the upper portion 13 of the rear floor panel 10, and the rear floor panel 10 is arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction by seat gussets 35 as attachments. The seat frame 30 is attached to the rear floor panel 10 so as not to be removed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fuel tank 40 is attached at a position facing the battery 20 across the vertical wall portion 12 of the rear floor panel 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the back door 50 is opened, a rear panel of the vehicle is provided with a panel 53 provided with a recessed portion 52 for storing the spare tire 51. Is provided with a canister 54. An intermediate beam 55 extends in the vehicle width direction between the canister 54 and the fuel tank 40 below the panel 53.

  As described above, the mounting structure of the battery 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is such that the battery 20 is placed on the front side of the vertical wall portion 12 of the rear floor panel 10 and each fixing of the battery 20 to the rear floor panel 10 is A seat that is fastened by a front edge 22 so as not to be detached at a leg 22A, is removably attached at a leg 23A by a lower rear edge 23, and surrounds the battery 20 with a vertical wall 12 of the rear floor panel 10. The frame 30 is arranged, and the upper part 21 of the battery 20 is fastened to the seat frame 30 with a bracket 31A or the like so as not to be detached.

  By adopting such a battery 20 mounting structure, the fuel tank 40 and the battery 20 do not interfere strongly even if a force is applied from the rear side due to an impact such as a rear collision. More specifically, when a force (arrow F in FIG. 3) is applied from behind, the fuel tank 40 rotates counterclockwise while moving to the front side together with the upper portion 13 of the rear floor panel 10 as viewed from the left side of the vehicle. Even if the vertical wall portion 12 moves to the front side, the lower rear edge portion 23 of the battery 20 is detached from the locking tool 11A and floats from the lower portion 11 of the rear floor panel 10 as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Move to be. ΔX in FIG. 3 indicates the forward displacement. That is, the battery 20 is displaced so as to escape to the center floor panel side (not shown), that is, the front side.

  As the battery 20 moves to the front side and escapes in this manner, the influence on the battery 20 is reduced and the space of the fuel tank 40 is reduced, but the amount of deformation is reduced.

10: Rear floor panel 11: Lower part 11A of rear floor panel: Locking tool 12: Vertical wall part of rear floor panel 13: Upper part of rear floor panel 20: Battery 21: Upper part of battery 22: Lower front edge 22A of battery: Leg part 23 : Lower rear edge 23A of battery: Leg 23B: Opening 30: Seat frame 31: First frame 31A, 33A: Bracket 32: Second frame 33: Third frame 35: Seat gusset 36: Cross member 40: Fuel tank 50: Back door 51: Spare tire 52: Recessed portion 53: Panel 54: Canister 55: Intermediate beam

Claims (4)

A battery is placed against the rear floor panel,
A seat frame is installed to surround the battery with the rear floor panel,
The upper part of the battery is fastened to the seat frame,
The lower front edge of the battery is fastened to the rear floor panel,
A battery mounting structure in which the lower rear edge of the battery is detachably attached to the rear floor panel by a load from the rear.   The lower rear edge portion of the battery includes a leg portion having an opening on the rear side, and a locking tool is erected on the rear floor panel at a position corresponding to the leg portion. The battery mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the battery mounting structure is detachable from the locking tool. The rear floor panel is formed by bending from the front side to the rear side in the order of the lower part, the vertical wall part, and the upper part,
The battery mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the battery is placed on the lower portion, and a fuel tank is disposed at a position facing the battery across the vertical wall portion. The seat frame includes a first frame portion extending in the vehicle width direction above the battery, a second frame portion extending in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle front side as viewed from the first frame portion, and the second frame portion. The third frame portion extending in the vehicle width direction on the lower side is connected,
The third frame part is fastened to the rear floor panel or a cross member extending in the vehicle width direction,
4. The battery mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the first frame portion is attached to an upper portion of the battery so as not to be detached and is fixed to the rear portion of the rear floor panel.

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