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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Tatsuya Shindou, Atsugi, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuya Shindou, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A carrying structure for a vehicle battery includes a vehicle floor panel having a step portion that rises upward toward a rear of the vehicle. A battery is arranged at the step portion for feeding electric power to a driving motor that drives driving wheels of the vehicle. A seat is arranged above the battery, and a tip-up mechanism enables the seat to tip up toward a front of the vehicle with a front part of the seat serving as a rotational pivot.