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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Applicant:
Izumi Takagi, Akashi, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Takagi, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle is presented. The vehicle may include a vehicle body frame; a drive wheel suspended from the vehicle body frame; a drive motor for driving the drive wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the drive motor; a floor panel constituting a floor surface of the vehicle; and a battery support plate having a battery placement surface on which the battery is placed; wherein the battery support plate and the floor panel are supported on the vehicle body frame; and the battery placement surface is positioned below an upper surface of the floor panel.