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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Ikuo Usami, Hiroshima, JP;
Hirokazu Kita, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Nomura, Hiroshima, JP;
Seiji Sadahira, Hiroshima, JP;
Ikuo Usami, Hiroshima, JP;
Hirokazu Kita, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyuki Nomura, Hiroshima, JP;
Seiji Sadahira, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Plural battery modules mounted on a first mount portion of a battery unit which is positioned below a front floor portion are arranged in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that the longitudinal direction of each of the battery modules matches a vehicle width direction and the short side of a rectangular section of each of the battery modules extends in a vehicle vertical direction, and plural battery modules mounted on a second mount portion which is positioned below a rear floor portion are arranged in the vehicle width direction such that the longitudinal direction of each of the battery modules matches the vehicle longitudinal direction and the long side of the rectangular section of each of the battery modules extends in the vehicle vertical direction. Accordingly, the plural battery modules can be arranged efficiently.