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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Tomoki Mabuchi, Toyota, JP;
Hisashi Nishino, Aichi-gun, JP;
Tomoki Mabuchi, Toyota, JP;
Hisashi Nishino, Aichi-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle body mounting structure for an exhaust system heat exchanger is provided that enables good protection of an exhaust system heat exchanger disposed below a vehicle body floor. In the vehicle exhaust system mounting structurethere is an exhaust system heat exchanger, carrying out heat exchange between exhaust gas and engine cooling water, disposed at the bottom side of a floor tunnelthat is formed to a front floor panel. The lowermost portion of the exhaust system heat exchangerin the vehicle up-down direction is positioned in the vehicle up-down direction above the lowermost portion of the body cross-memberof a vehicle body frame and an engine rear mount support member