BATTERY MOUNTING PART SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE

Abstract

Provided is a battery mounting part support structure of a vehicle, in which a pair of battery support legs can also be disposed at portions other than inside of a front side frame, which can stably support the pair of battery support legs and which can achieve reduction in weight. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle includes a front support leg 34 and a rear support leg 31, 32 that support a battery B and a coupling member 33 that couples the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg 32, and the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg 31, 32 are supported by an upper surface and a side surface 112 of a front side frame 11 on a front side and a rear side of the coupling member 33.

Claims

1. A battery mounting part support structure of a vehicle, comprising: a front support leg and a rear support leg that support a battery; and a coupling member that couples the front support leg and the rear support leg, wherein the front support leg and the rear support leg are supported by an upper surface and a side surface of a front side frame on a front side and a rear side of the coupling member.

2. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of the front support leg and the rear support leg includes a battery mounting surface, a support wall and an abutting surface.

3. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a vertical bead that extends in an up-down direction from the battery mounting surface to the abutting surface is provided on one of the front support leg and the rear support leg.

4. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the coupling member includes a pair of flanges that are bent so as to face the front support leg and the rear support leg.

5. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the vertical bead is continuous with a front-back bead that extends in a front-back direction of the coupling member.

6. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the rear support leg is joined to the upper surface and the side surface of the front side frame by a rear reinforcing bracket provided as another member.

7. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the support wall of the rear support leg is provided obliquely with respect to a front-back direction in planar view, and the coupling member is provided at a lower position than the battery mounting surface and provided in a folding-fan shape that extends in at least one of a forward direction or a rearward direction.

8. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the front support leg is joined to the side surface of the front side frame by a front reinforcing bracket provided as another member.

9. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the coupling member extends in a vehicle width direction and is joined to the upper surface of the front side frame and an upper surface of the front reinforcing bracket.

10. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the rear support leg is joined to the upper surface and the side surface of the front side frame by a rear reinforcing bracket provided as another member, and each of the front reinforcing bracket and the rear reinforcing bracket extends away from the side surface of the front side frame in a vehicle width direction.

11. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the battery mounting surface is disposed so as to intersect with a front end portion of the front side frame.

12. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the front support leg is provided in a vicinity of a center of gravity of the battery.

13. The battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the rear support leg is bent and joined so as to overlap with the rear reinforcing bracket.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portion around a front side frame, in which a battery mounting part support structure of a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0021] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided, viewed from the front and above;

[0022] FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided, viewed from the rear and below;

[0023] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided, viewed from the front and below;

[0024] FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0025] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided, viewed from the rear and above;

[0027] FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an aspect where a harness diverges above a coupling member of the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view illustrating a portion around the front side frame, in which the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0029] FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an aspect where a battery is mounted in the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention; and

[0030] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an aspect where a battery is mounted in the battery mounting part support structure of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention in a positional relationship different from a positional relationship in the present embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0031] An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portion around a front side frame 11, in which a battery mounting part support structure 30 of a vehicle is provided. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided, viewed from the front and above. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided, viewed from the rear and below. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided, viewed from the front and below.

[0032] FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided, viewed from the rear and above. FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an aspect where a harness H diverges above a coupling member 33 of the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle. FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view illustrating a portion around the front side frame 11, in which the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle is provided. FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an aspect where a battery B is mounted in the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle.

[0033] In each drawing, an arrow Fr indicates a vehicle body forward direction, an arrow Rr indicates a vehicle body rearward direction, an arrow Up indicates a vehicle body upward direction, an arrow L indicates a left direction in a vehicle width direction, and an arrow R indicates a right direction in the vehicle width direction. Note that in each drawing, illustration of parts will be omitted as appropriate for convenience of explanation.

[0034] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a vehicle body front portion having an engine compartment includes a pair of right and left front side frames 11, a pair of right and left bumper beam brackets 12, a bumper beam 13, a pair of right and left subframes 14, a pair of right and left subframe support portions 15, and the like.

[0035] The pair of right and left front side frames 11 are respectively provided at a right portion and a left portion in the vehicle width direction so as to extend in a front-back direction of the vehicle body and have a mirror symmetric shape. The pair of right and left front side frames 11 are respectively connected to a right rear portion and a left rear portion of the bumper beam 13 via the bumper beam brackets 12 provided at front ends of the front side frames 11.

[0036] As indicated with an arrow in FIG. 1, the pair of right and left front side frames 11 are respectively connected to the subframes 14 via the subframe support portions 15 that extend downward from front end portions of the front side frames 11.

[0037] The pair of right and left bumper beam brackets 12 are members that respectively fix the bumper beam 13 at the front ends of the pair of right and left front side frames 11 and have a mirror symmetric shape. The pair of right and left bumper beam brackets 12 are respectively fixed at the front ends of the front side frames 11 and fixed at a right rear portion and a left rear portion of the bumper beam 13.

[0038] The bumper beam 13 is provided at a forward portion of a vehicle body front portion structure 1 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction. The bumper beam 13 is connected to the pair of right and left front side frames 11 by being fixed at the bumper beam brackets 12 provided at the respective front ends of the pair of right and left front side frames 11.

[0039] The subframes 14 are provided below the front side frames 11. The subframes 14 are connected to the front side frames 11 via the subframe support portions 15 that extend downward from the front end portions of the front side frames 11.

[0040] The pair of right and left subframe support portions 15 are members that respectively connect the subframes 14 to the front side frames 11 and the bumper beam brackets 12 and have a mirror symmetric shape. The pair of right and left subframe support portions 15 are respectively fixed at positions at the front ends of the front side frames 11 and fixed at positions at lower ends of the bumper beam brackets 12.

[0041] The battery mounting part support structure 30 will be described in detail next. As illustrated in FIG. 6, etc., the battery mounting part support structure 30 includes a rear reinforcing bracket 31, a rear support leg body 32, a coupling member 33, a front reinforcing bracket 35 (see FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 9, etc.), and a front support leg 34 which are provided as separate independent members and which are provided forward in this order along a portion in the vicinity of the front end portion of the left front side frame 11 of the vehicle body. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the battery B is placed on and supported by the rear support leg body 32 and the front support leg 34 in a positional relationship in which the front support leg 34 is disposed in the vicinity of the center of gravity BG of the battery B.

[0042] More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, etc., the rear support leg body 32 includes a battery mounting surface 321 on which the battery B is placed and supported, a battery locking piece 322 that extends upward in a triangular shape at a central portion of one end edge of the battery mounting surface 321, and a support wall 323 that extends downward from the other end edge of the battery mounting surface 321. A locking hole 3221 is provided at the battery locking piece 322, and a lower portion of a locking rod 41 (see FIG. 10) is locked at the locking hole 3221.

[0043] An upper portion of the locking rod 41 is coupled to one end portion of a presser plate 42 that presses the battery B from above. In this manner, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the battery B is mounted so that a longitudinal direction of the battery B intersects with a front-back direction at an angle of approximately 45°. Thus, the battery mounting surface 321 and a battery mounting surface 341 which will be described later are disposed so as to intersect with the front end portions of the front side frames 11.

[0044] As illustrated in FIG. 3, vertical beads 3231 are provided on the support wall 323. A plurality of the vertical beads 3231 are provided on the support wall 323 so as to extend in an up-down direction from an upper end to a lower end of the support wall 323. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the support wall 323 includes an inclined portion 3233 that has an oblique positional relationship with respect to the front-back direction, and an orthogonal portion 3234 that is orthogonal to the front-back direction in planar view and has a plate shape bent by the inclined portion 3233 and the orthogonal portion 3234.

[0045] As illustrated in FIG. 6, etc., the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is constituted with a plate-like member which is integrally formed and bent in an L shape and which has an upper surface 311 and a side surface 312. A plate-like front flange 313 that projects in a direction opposite to a direction in which the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is bent in an L shape and that extends away from a side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed with the upper surface 311 and the side surface 312, bent from the upper surface 311 and the side surface 312 and provided at a front end edge from the upper surface 311 to the side surface 312. Further, a plate-like rear flange 314 that projects in a direction opposite to a direction in which the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is bent in an L shape is integrally formed with the upper surface 311 and the side surface 312 and provided at a rear end edge from the upper surface 311 to the side surface 312.

[0046] As illustrated in FIG. 7, etc., the upper surface 311 of the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is joined and fixed to an upper surface 111 of the front side frame 11. The side surface 312 of the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is joined and fixed to the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11. The front flange 313 of the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is joined and fixed while being superimposed on an abutting surface 3236 (see FIG. 7) that constitutes a lower portion of the orthogonal portion 3234 of the rear support leg body 32.

[0047] As a result, the rear support leg body 32 is supported by the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 via the rear reinforcing bracket 31, so that a rear support leg constituted with the rear support leg body 32 and the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is supported by the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 on a rear side of the coupling member 33.

[0048] As illustrated in FIG. 6, the coupling member 33 includes an upper surface 331, a rear flange 332 and a front flange 333 and couples the rear support leg body 32 and the front support leg 34. The upper surface 331 is disposed at a lower position than the battery mounting surface 321 and the battery mounting surface 341, and as illustrated in FIG. 5, has a folding-fan shape that extends forward in a horizontal direction which is the vehicle width direction. As illustrated in FIG. 3, a harness H for supplying power, or the like, from the battery B, the harness H having a diverging point DP that diverges into a plurality of harnesses halfway, is disposed above the upper surface 331 of the coupling member 33.

[0049] Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5, etc., a plurality of front-back beads 3311 that extend in the front-back direction are provided on the upper surface 331 of the coupling member 33. Rear end portions of the front-back beads 3311 have a positional relationship matching the vertical beads 3231 of the support wall 323, so that as illustrated in FIG. 5, the vertical beads 3231 are continuous with the front-back beads 3311 in planar view. As illustrated in FIG. 9, a portion of the coupling member 33 having the upper surface 331 is joined and fixed to the upper surface 111 of the front side frame 11 and joined and fixed to an upper surface 351 which will be described later of the front reinforcing bracket 35.

[0050] Further, the rear flange 332 has a plate shape that projects upward from a portion which is a portion of the rear end edge of the upper surface 331 and which is located at a position facing the front flange 333, and as illustrated in FIG. 8, is disposed so as to face and abut on the inclined portion 3233 and the orthogonal portion 3234 of the coupling member 33. The front flange 333 has a plate shape that projects upward from the front end edge of the upper surface 331, and as illustrated in FIG. 8, is disposed so as to face and abut on a coupling portion facing surface 3435 of the front support leg 34.

[0051] As illustrated in FIG. 3, etc., the front reinforcing bracket 35 is constituted with a plate-like member which is integrally formed and bent in an L shape and which has an upper surface 351 and a side surface 352. The upper surface 351 extends away from the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 in the vehicle width direction. The side surface 352 is joined and fixed to the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11. A plate-like front side wall 353 that projects in the same direction as a direction in which the front reinforcing bracket 35 is bent in an L shape is integrally formed with the upper surface 351 and the side surface 352 and provided at a front end edge from the upper surface 351 to the side surface 352. The front side wall 353 of the front reinforcing bracket 35 is joined and fixed to the coupling portion facing surface 3435 of the front support leg 34. As a result, the front support leg 34 is joined and fixed to the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11.

[0052] The front support leg 34 includes the battery mounting surface 341 on which the battery B is placed and supported, a battery locking piece 342 that extends upward in a triangular shape in the vicinity of a central portion of one end edge of the battery mounting surface 341, a support wall 343 that extends downward from the other end edge of the battery mounting surface 341, and an abutting surface 3436 that is provided in a plate shape along the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 at a lower end portion of the support wall 343.

[0053] A locking hole 3421 is provided at the battery locking piece 342, and a lower portion of a locking rod 43 (see FIG. 10) is locked at the locking hole 3421. An upper portion of the locking rod 43 is coupled to the other end portion of the presser plate 42 that presses the battery B from above.

[0054] As illustrated in FIG. 5, vertical beads 3431 are provided on the support wall 343. A plurality of the vertical beads 3431 are provided on the support wall 343 so as to extend in an up-down direction from an upper end to a lower end of the support wall 343, that is, from the battery mounting surface 341 to the abutting surface 3436. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the support wall 343 has a positional relationship such that the support wall 343 faces the support wall 323 in the front-back direction in planar view. As illustrated in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, the abutting surface 3436 is joined and fixed along each of the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11. As a result, the front support leg 34 is supported by the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 on a front side of the coupling member 33.

[0055] According to the present embodiment, the following effects are provided. In the present embodiment, the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32) that support the battery B, and the coupling member 33 that couples the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32 are provided, and the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32) are supported by the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 on a front side and a rear side of the coupling member 33.

[0056] By this means, the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32) that support the battery B are supported by the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 on the front side and the rear side of the coupling member 33, so that it is possible to stably support the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32) by the coupling member 33 and the front side frame 11 and achieve reduction in weight while positions where these are provided are not limited to inside of the front side frame 11.

[0057] Further, in the present embodiment, the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32) respectively include the battery mounting surface 341 and the battery mounting surface 321, the support wall 343 and the support wall 323, and the abutting surface 3436 and the abutting surface 3236. This enables the battery mounting surface 341, the battery mounting surface 321, the support wall 343, the support wall 323, the abutting surface 3436, and the abutting surface 3236 to be easily formed through pressing or the like.

[0058] Further, in the present embodiment, the vertical beads 3431 and the vertical beads 3231 that respectively extend in the vertical direction from the battery mounting surface 341 and the battery mounting surface 321 to the abutting surface 3436 and the abutting surface 3236 are provided on one of the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg (the rear reinforcing bracket 31, the rear support leg body 32). This can improve support strength of the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32.

[0059] Further, in the present embodiment, the coupling member 33 includes a pair of flanges (the front flange 333, the rear flange 332) that are bent so as to face the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32. This enables the coupling member 33 to be stiffly joined to the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32.

[0060] Further, in the present embodiment, the vertical beads 3431 and the vertical beads 3231 are continuous with the front-back beads 3311 that extend in the front-back direction of the coupling member 33. This can improve support strength of the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32 and prevent deformation of the coupling member 33.

[0061] Further, in the present embodiment, the rear support leg body 32 is joined to the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 by the rear reinforcing bracket 31 provided as another member. By this means, even if the vertical beads 3231 of the rear support leg body 32 become undercuts, the rear reinforcing bracket 31 is constituted with a member different from a member of the rear support leg body 32, so that it is possible to easily form the rear reinforcing bracket 31 and support the battery B.

[0062] Further, in the present embodiment, the inclined portion 3233 of the support wall 323 of the rear support leg body 32 is provided obliquely with respect to the front-back direction in planar view, and the coupling member 33 is provided at a lower position than the battery mounting surface 341 and the battery mounting surface 321 and provided forward in a folding-fan shape. This enables the Harness H to diverge below the battery mounting surface 341 and the battery mounting surface 321.

[0063] Further, in the present embodiment, the front support leg 34 is joined to the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 by the front reinforcing bracket 35 provided as another member. By this means, even if the vertical beads 3431 of the front support leg 34 become undercuts, the front reinforcing bracket 35 is constituted with a member different from a member of the front support leg 34, so that it is possible to easily form the front reinforcing bracket 35.

[0064] Further, in the present embodiment, the coupling member 33 extends in the vehicle width direction and is joined to the upper surface 111 of the front side frame 11 and the upper surface 351 of the front reinforcing bracket 35. By this means, the coupling member 33 is joined to the upper surface 111 of the front side frame 11 and the side surface 112 via the front reinforcing bracket 35, so that the front support leg 34 and the rear support leg body 32 can be more stiffly supported.

[0065] Further, in the present embodiment, the rear support leg body 32 is joined to the upper surface 111 and the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 by the rear reinforcing bracket 31 provided as another member, and each of the front reinforcing bracket 35 and the rear reinforcing bracket 31 extends away from the side surface 112 of the front side frame 11 in the vehicle width direction.

[0066] This can prevent falling of the battery B even if the rear reinforcing bracket. 31 is fixed to the front side frame 11 and the front reinforcing bracket 35 is offset on an inner side from the front side frame 11. Further, the reinforcing bracket (the front reinforcing bracket 35, the rear reinforcing bracket 31) is divided into front and rear portions, so that reduction in weight can be achieved.

[0067] Further, in the present embodiment, the battery mounting surface 341 and the battery mounting surface 321 are disposed so as to intersect with the front end portion of the front side frame 11. This enables the battery B to be stably supported by the front end of the robust front side frame 11.

[0068] Further, in the present embodiment, the front support leg 34 is provided in the vicinity of the center of gravity BG of the battery B. By this means, even if the center of gravity BG of the battery B is outside the front side frame 11, it is possible to prevent the battery B from being unstable by receiving vibration by external force.

[0069] Further, in the present embodiment, the rear support leg body 32 is bent and joined so as to overlap with the rear reinforcing bracket 31. This enables the rear support leg body 32 to be joined to the robust front side frame 11 via the rear reinforcing bracket 31 and enables the rear support leg body 32 to be bent such that the battery mounting surface 321 is made larger.

[0070] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like, within the scope in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention. For example, while in the present embodiment, the battery B is supported so that the longitudinal direction of the battery B intersects with the front-back direction at an angle of approximately 45° as illustrated in FIG. 10, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, by changing a position where the battery locking piece 322 that extends upward in a triangular shape is provided in the rear support leg body 32 as appropriate and by changing a position where the battery locking piece 342 that extends upward in a triangular shape is provided in the front support leg 34 as appropriate, the battery B may be supported so that the longitudinal direction of the battery B is oriented in a width direction orthogonal to the front-back direction of the vehicle as illustrated in FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an aspect where the battery B is mounted in the battery mounting part support structure 30 of the vehicle in a positional relationship different from the positional relationship in the above-described embodiment.

[0071] Further, while the vertical beads 3231 are provided on the support wall 323 of the rear support leg body 32, and the vertical beads 3431 are provided on the support wall 343 of the front support leg 34, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. It is only necessary that the vertical beads that extend in the vertical direction from the battery mounting surface to the abutting surface are provided on one of the front support leg and the rear support leg.

[0072] Further, while as illustrated in FIG. 5, the upper surface 331 of the coupling member 33 has a folding-fan shape that extends in the horizontal direction which is the vehicle width direction toward the rearward direction, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. It is only necessary that the coupling member is provided in a folding-fan shape that extends in at least one of the forward direction or the rearward direction.

EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0073] 11 Front side frame [0074] 30 Battery mounting part support structure [0075] 31 Rear reinforcing bracket (rear support leg) [0076] 32 Rear support leg body (rear support leg) [0077] 33 Coupling member [0078] 34 Front support leg [0079] 111 Upper surface [0080] 112 Side surface [0081] 313 Front flange (flange) [0082] 314 Rear flange (flange) [0083] 321, 341 Battery mounting surface [0084] 323, 343 Support wall [0085] 351 Upper surface [0086] 3231, 3431 Vertical bead [0087] 3233 Inclined portion [0088] 3236, 3436 Abutting surface [0089] 3311 Front-back bead [0090] B Battery [0091] BG Center of gravity [0092] H Harness