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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kunihiro Nitawaki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a battery pack mounting structure for an electric vehicle. A battery pack is mounted in a space behind a rear seat of the electric vehicle. Battery modules are accommodated in the battery back are in a stacked state in a height direction of the electric vehicle. A floor panel behind the rear seat is formed with an opening into which an upper part of the battery pack is inserted. When seen from a side of the electric vehicle, a dimension of one battery module disposed at a position protruding upwards from the opening, is smaller in the longitudinal direction than that of another battery module disposed below the one battery module, and a front end portion of the one battery module is offset towards a rear side of the electric vehicle relative to that of the another battery module.