A modular system is provided for an energy storage device floor assembly for an electrically operatable passenger car, including a cross-design variant floor assembly which has a main floor and a rear floor. In a first design variant for a passenger car with a solely electric drive, an energy storage device is provided which extends both below the main floor as well as the rear floor, and in a second design variant for a passenger car with a hybrid drive, an energy storage device, which extends solely below the main floor, and a fuel tank, which extends below the rear floor, are provided. A method is disclosed for producing such an energy storage device floor assembly.

A vehicle fuel tank structure capable of suppressing transmission of a vibration of a fuel pump to a vehicle body without depending on a rubber mount includes a fuel tank provided below floor panels; a fuel pump which is provided inside the fuel tank and which is fixed by being pressed against a tank bottom surface of the fuel tank; and a reinforcement member fixed to a vehicle-exterior side of the tank bottom surface against which the fuel pump is pressed, in which the reinforcement member includes a first fixation portion which is fixed to the fuel tank at a position overlapping with a section against which the fuel pump is pressed in a plan view; and second fixation portions which are fixed to the fuel tank at positions not overlapping with the section against which the fuel pump is pressed in a plan view.

A pressure vessel arrangement has a pressure vessel for storing a gaseous fuel and a conducting arrangement arranged adjacent to the pressure vessel for conducting and weakening a shock wave occurring upon bursting of the pressure vessel. The conducting arrangement forms a chamber space that can be expanded by the shock wave. The conducting arrangement has an inlet into the space facing the pressure vessel, via which the shock wave enters the space and expands the space, and wherein the conducting arrangement has at least one outlet out of the space, via which the shock wave exits the space into the environment.

A fuel cell vehicle includes a vehicle body, a tank mounted on the vehicle body, a fuel cell unit configured to generate electricity by using gas supplied from the tank, and a first band configured to fix the tank to the vehicle body. The tank includes a valve-side end including a cap to which an automatic valve is attached, a base-side end opposite to the valve-side end, and a cylindrical tank side surface extending between the valve-side end and the base-side end. The first band extends in a circumferential direction along the tank side surface, and is located within a range of a first predetermined distance ±15 mm from the base-side end or within a range of a second predetermined distance ±15 mm from the valve-side end.

The vehicle body rear structure includes a floor panel 2, a subframe 3 which is provided below the floor panel 2, an impact absorbing member 4 which is provided behind the subframe 3 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a bracket which detachably attaches the impact absorbing member 4 to a lower surface of the floor panel 2. The front end portion 38 of the impact absorbing member 4 is disposed to be at the same height as the subframe 3 in the vertical direction and is disposed with the spacing S from the subframe 3 in the front-rear direction.

The tank attachment structure includes a floor panel (2) having a raised portion (11) and an opening (12) protruding toward a passenger compartment, a tank (4) disposed inside the raised portion (11), a plurality of upper bands (5) configured to cover the tank (4) from above, a lower plate (6) connected to the upper bands (5), and a pair of cross members (3) provided in front of and behind the tank (4) and extending in the vehicle width direction. The lower plate (6) has a width dimension greater than that of the upper bands (5) in a vehicle width direction and is provided by the number smaller than that of the upper bands (5) to cover the opening (12). A front end portion (26) and a rear end portion (28) of the lower plate (6) are attached to the pair of cross members (3), respectively.

A light duty vehicle includes a vehicle frame, including a pair of vehicle longitudinal beams connected to each other by a plurality of cross-members and a cabin frame, having a pair of cabin longitudinal beams rigidly connected to front ends of the vehicle longitudinal beams. A supporting structure for auxiliary units, such as gaseous fuel tanks or electric batteries, which is carried by the vehicle frame, and includes an auxiliary frame extending between the vehicle longitudinal beams and having connection plates arranged in vertical planes parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame and which are in contact with mutually facing inner lateral walls of the vehicle longitudinal beams and are rigidly connected to these longitudinal beams. The auxiliary frame fulfills a structural function equivalent to the structural function of one or more cross-members at an area of the vehicle frame where the cross-members are omitted.

There is provided a high pressure container including a plurality of container bodies, each of the container bodies housing a fluid in a huh pressure state and being able to release the fluid through a release portion, (ii) opening section that is linked to the container bodies, and that opens at or above a predetermined opening temperature to release the fluid inside the container bodies, and (iii) a cover member that straddles the plurality of container bodies, that covers at least a portion of the plurality of container bodies, that is able to withstand a temperature of no less than the opening temperature, that is linked to the opening section, and that is capable of transmitting heat to the opening section.

A vehicle body structure includes a battery mounting part provided below a floor for mounting at least one battery, first and second cross members to reinforce the floor in front of and behind the battery mounting part, respectively, left and right center side members extending in a front-rear direction and connecting the first cross member and the second cross member, wherein the left and right center side members are spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction and reinforce a portion of the floor, a fuel tank mounting part provided below the floor behind the second cross member, left and right reinforcing frames extending rearward from rear ends of the left and right center side members, respectively, to reinforce the floor, and left and right extension members extending rearward from rear ends of the left and right reinforcing frames, respectively, to reinforce the floor.

A vehicle equipped with a high pressure tank has mounted in the interior of a vehicle body a high pressure tank having a resin liner and a reinforced layer, the vehicle comprising a tank chamber, a filling port, a concave portion in which the filling port and a ventilation port are disposed, a fuel lid capable of opening and closing an opening of the concave portion, and a ventilation passage that allows communication between the ventilation port and the tank chamber. When the fuel lid is opened, the ventilation port is opened to the exterior of the vehicle body, whereas when the fuel lid is closed, the ventilation port is covered by the fuel lid in a state in which the ventilation port is allowed to communicate with the exterior of the vehicle body.