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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Hirotaka Natsume, Aki-gun, JP;
Toshiyuki Koga, Aki-gun, JP;
Akiko Nakamoto, Aki-gun, JP;
Kento Otsuka, Aki-gun, JP;
Kohichi Tanimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuji Yokogi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoshie Nishimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A floor tunnel protruding upwardly and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a central position, in a vehicle width direction, of a floor panel, a cross member having ridgelines extending in the vehicle width direction at a rear end of the floor tunnel and a closed-cross section portion interconnecting a pair of right-and-left side sills, and a pair of right-and-left battery units positioned below the floor panel and between the side sills and provided on right-and-left sides, in the vehicle width direction, of the floor tunnel are provided. The cross member is provided with a reinforcement portion to reinforce the ridgelines in a range, in the vehicle width direction, which includes at least the position of the battery units and excludes the central position, in the vehicle width direction, of the floor panel.