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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01); B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle body structure is provided to avoid the damage to a battery pack due to invasion of an electric device in a side impact crash. The vehicle body structure includes a battery pack on its inner side in a vehicle width direction, and an electric device on its outer side. A No1 seat cross memberis provided along in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel. The No1 seat cross memberis provided with a weak portionin a position in the vehicle width direction corresponding to between the battery packand an electric hot-water heateras the electric device.