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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Okamura, Tokyo-to, JP;
Iwao Furukawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 43/10 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 43/10 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B62D 25/2027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle may include a body; a spare tire disposed in a rear portion of the body; and a brace fixed to the body, extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction, and supporting the spare tire from below. The brace may include a front end fixed to the body, a rear end fixed to the body at a position rearward of the front end, and a bent portion located between the front end and the rear end. The bent portion of the brace is located above a straight line extending between the front end and the rear end of the brace.