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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomohito Matsuoka, Nagoya, JP;
Seiichi Tsunoda, Nisshin, JP;
Jiro Goto, Seto, JP;
Masayuki Yamada, Chofu, JP;
Yasutaka Eto, Okazaki, JP;
Keima Fukunaga, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes: a box-shaped base frame in which a battery is stored in an internal space, with a vehicle drive unit using an in-wheel motor attached to a side surface; and a floor panel that is separately arranged from the base frame at a position above the base frame in the vehicle. In the electric vehicle, a slope device that feeds out a slope board toward a sidewalk or a road is provided in a clearance between the base frame and the floor panel.