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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 12, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Won Hae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Nam Ho Kim, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Seung Min Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sun Keun Park, Seoul, KR;
Byung Joo Chung, Gunpo-si, KR;
Seung Hak Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Eun Bi Kim, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle body includes: an underbody with a pair of underside members spaced apart from each other in the width direction of a vehicle and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a battery mounted between the pair of underside members; and an upper body coupled to a top portion of the underbody to define an interior space of the vehicle. The upper body includes an upper side member protruding from each of both side ends thereof to the lower side of the vehicle, extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and laterally overlapping the outer side of the corresponding underside member.