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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kosuke Sakakibara, Toyota, JP;
Takaharu Tateishi, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle side portion structure includes a battery at a lower side of a floor panel and a lower hinge at a lower portion of a sliding door. The lower hinge is configured to support the sliding door such that the sliding door is slidable in a vehicle longitudinal direction. In a state in which the sliding door is closed, at least an inner side portion in a vehicle left-right direction of the lower hinge is disposed at a position overlapping with the battery as seen in a side view. A concave portion is formed at a portion of the battery that the inner side portion of the lower hinge faces in the vehicle left-right direction when the sliding door is closed. The concave portion has a size such that at least a portion of the inner side portion of the lower hinge is insertable into the concave portion.
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