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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Masato Kunisada, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Tagaito, Toyota, JP;
Motoyuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Seiji Hayashi, Toyota, JP;
Kenta Kamiya, Nagakute-shi, JP;
Kohta Kondoh, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A support structure for supporting a flat inverter located between seats aligned along the vehicle width direction is provided. A bracket supports the inverter in a horizontal position above a floor tunnel of a floor between the seats in a passenger compartment such that it is spaced apart from the floor tunnel. The bracket has a pair of rear leg portions aligned along the vehicle width direction. Middle parts of the pair of rear leg portions are formed so as to be easily bent outward or inward in the vehicle width direction. When a load is applied to the bracket due to movement of the seats during a side impact on the vehicle, the pair of rear leg portions bend, and the horizontal position of the inverter is disrupted.