JP2008184015A - Battery mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery mounting structure capable of increasing the strength of a battery support member and reducing the weight thereof by providing the function of increasing a reaction force against an input load at the time of side collision to a member for fixing batteries. <P>SOLUTION: A bracket 7 for fixing the lower batteries 4 and the upper batteries 5 is interposed between the lower batteries 4 and the upper batteries 5. A load input part 71 into which a side collision load F is input through the side wall 12c of a storage container 3 is formed on the lateral both sides of the bracket 7. The bracket 7 is formed of a member restorable in the flat direction by the weight of the upper batteries 5 placed thereon. Since the deformation of the bracket 7 is suppressed when the side collision load F is input and the reaction thereof at the load input part 71 can be increased, the tilting of the side wall 12c of the storage container 3 is suppressed. Consequently, the strength of the storage container 3 can be increased by the reaction increasing function of the bracket 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a battery mounted on the lower side of a vehicle body floor of an electric vehicle.

In a hybrid vehicle, an electric vehicle, etc., a plurality of large-capacity batteries are mounted and used to drive an electric motor. However, as a conventional battery mounting structure, a battery is mounted in a battery housing portion provided on a vehicle body floor, and the battery It is known to cope with a side collision (side collision) by connecting the outer side in the vehicle width direction to a vehicle body side such as a center pillar base via a bracket (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-238541 A (page 3, FIG. 2)

  However, in such a conventional battery mounting structure, since a heavy battery is connected to the vehicle body side and the battery load at the time of side collision is exclusively supported by the vehicle body side, the vehicle body side that supports the battery Therefore, it is necessary to increase the strength of the portion. For this reason, the thickness of the side portion of the vehicle body is increased, the cross section is enlarged, or the reinforcing member is provided, thereby increasing the weight.

  Even in the bracket that connects the battery to the side of the vehicle body, the battery load at the time of a side collision acts directly, so a structure with sufficient strength to support the load is required.

  Therefore, the present invention can increase the strength of the battery support member and reduce its weight by giving the member for fixing the battery a function of increasing the reaction force against the input load at the time of a side collision. The battery mounting structure which can be provided is provided.

  The present invention is a battery mounting structure in which a battery is mounted on a vehicle body in two upper and lower stages, and a flat bracket is interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery, and the upper surface of the lower battery is pressed by the bracket. The lower battery is fixed to the vehicle body on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and the upper battery is mounted and fixed on the bracket. The bracket is a load to which a side collision load is input to the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The most important feature is that it is formed of a member that includes an input unit and can be restored in a flat direction with respect to its own weight of the placed upper battery.

  According to the present invention, when the side impact load is input to the load input portion of the bracket interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery, the bracket tends to be deformed in the vertical direction. The self-weight is acting, and a restoring force in the flat direction is acting on the bracket to be deformed by the self-weight, and this restoring force acts as a reaction force against the side-impact load and reduces the side-impact load. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 7 show a first embodiment of a battery mounting structure according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the battery and its storage container, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vehicle body floor on which the battery is mounted. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the battery storage state along the line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a bracket interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery, and FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the battery accommodation state along a line.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the action of the bracket interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery when the side impact load is input, and FIG. 7 is the moment acting on the bracket when the side impact load is input. It is the schematic diagram used for the example of calculation.

  In the battery mounting structure of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a lower battery 4 and an upper battery 5 are stacked on each other in a storage container 3 including a battery tray 1 and a cover 2 that covers the upper side of the battery tray 1. And mounted on the lower side of the vehicle body floor 6 shown in FIG.

  The lower battery 4 is formed into a rectangular shape that is elongated in the front-rear direction, and two lower batteries 4 arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction are arranged in two rows in the vehicle width direction, for a total of four. The lower battery 4 is stored in the battery tray 1.

  On the other hand, the single upper battery 5 is the same as the single lower battery 4, and the two upper batteries 5 are arranged in the vehicle width direction above the two lower batteries 4 arranged at the rear of the vehicle. They are placed side by side and stacked.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the battery tray 1 is formed such that the outer shape of the bottom portion 11 is a rectangular shape substantially along the outer shape of the lower battery 4 group in which four pieces are arranged side by side in the front-rear and left-right directions. A peripheral side wall 12 that is slightly lower than the height of the lower battery 4 is formed at the peripheral portion, and a junction 41 provided on the front side of the lower battery 4 group is accommodated in the center of the front side surface 12a of the peripheral side wall 12. The recessed part 13 to project is projected.

  The cover 2 is formed by providing a storage part 21 for storing two upper batteries 5 arranged side by side from above, and a flat part 22 protruding forward from the lower front side of the storage part 21. The upper portion of the two lower batteries 4 on the front side is covered with the flat portion 22. A side wall 31 of the storage container 3 is constituted by the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 and the peripheral wall 23 of the storage portion 21 of the cover 2.

  The junction 41 protrudes from a central portion on the front side (front side in the figure) of the lower battery group 4 arranged side by side on the front, rear, left and right sides, and the concave portion 13 is formed on the front central portion of the flat portion 22 of the cover 2. A closing portion 24 for closing the upper side of the projection is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a battery for storing the storage containers 3 for the lower and upper batteries 4 and 5 on the lower surface of the vehicle body floor 6 with a floor panel 61 recessed upward at the center of the vehicle body floor 6. A storage unit 62 is formed.

  Accordingly, the lower battery 4 is stored in the battery tray 1, and the upper battery 5 is stacked on the upper side of the lower battery 4, and then the cover 2 is placed over the upper battery 5 and locked to the upper peripheral edge of the battery tray 1. The battery 4 and the upper battery 5 are stored in the storage container 3, and the upper portion of the storage container 3 is disposed in the battery storage section 62 of the vehicle body floor 6 so that the battery tray 1 The batteries 4 and 5 are mounted by being fastened and fixed to a skeleton member below the floor such as a floor cross member.

  Here, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a flat bracket 7 for fixing the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 between the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 that are stacked one above the other. Is intervening. That is, the bracket 7 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower battery 4, and the upper battery 5 is placed on the upper surface of the bracket 7.

  The bracket 7 has a rectangular frame that is slightly larger than the outer shape of the lower surface of the group of two upper batteries 5 arranged side by side, that is, has a width d sufficient to support the upper battery 5 as shown in FIG. The four sides 7a to 7d are arranged in a rectangular shape, and further, by connecting the center part in the vehicle width direction of the front side 7a and the rear side 7c with an intermediate member 7e, It has a shape formed into a letter shape.

  The outer periphery 71 of the bracket 7 is close to the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 serving as the side wall of the storage container 3, and the end portions on both sides in the vehicle width direction are via the left and right side surfaces 12 c and 12 d of the battery tray 1. It is a load input part to which a side impact load is input.

  The lower battery 4 has a lower screw portion 81 of a long bolt 8 inserted into a mounting hole 72 (see FIG. 4) formed in the bracket 7 as shown in FIG. The upper battery 5 is fixed on the surface of the bracket 7 by a clamp (not shown).

  The bracket 7 is formed of a member that can be restored in a flat direction with respect to the weight of the placed upper battery 5.

  That is, the bracket 7 can be formed of a steel plate or the like set to a thickness t (see FIG. 4) that can be bent and deformed by the weight of the upper battery 5 while supporting the upper battery 5.

  Further, on the lower surface of the bracket 7, hanging ribs 9 are provided in the vehicle width direction as deformation suppressing members for suppressing the side surface deformations of the side surfaces 12 c and 12 d of the battery tray 1 to which a side collision load is input.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the hanging rib 9 extends on the lower surface of the front side 7a of the bracket 7 in the vehicle width direction and hangs down with a predetermined height h. The hanging rib 9 is shown in FIG. Inserted into the gap δ between the lower batteries 4, 4 arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and both end surfaces 9 a, 9 b (see FIG. 4) of the hanging rib 9 in the vehicle width direction on both sides of the battery tray 1. These two end faces 9a and 9b are arranged to be in contact with or close to the insides of 12c and 12d so as to serve as load input portions.

  The hanging rib 9 has a hanging portion at a side portion corresponding to a fixing portion of the lower batteries 4 and 4 with respect to a hanging height h ′ of a portion corresponding to the center portion of the lower batteries 4 and 4. The installation height h is increased (h> h ′).

  An exhaust part 14 is provided on the rear side surface 12 b of the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1.

  According to the battery mounting structure of the present embodiment having the above configuration, the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 that are stacked one above the other are stored in the storage container 3 that includes the battery tray 1 and the cover 2, and the vehicle body floor. 6, the lower and upper batteries 4 and 5 can be stored compactly.

  When the vehicle body collides with the lower and upper batteries 4 and 5 mounted on the lower side of the vehicle body floor 6 in this way, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. When input to the outer periphery 71 which is the load input portion of the bracket 7 through the left side surface 12c of the tray 1, the bracket 7 is moved vertically by the side impact load F as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Try to bend and deform.

  At this time, the weight 7 of the upper battery 5 which is a heavy object acts on the bracket 7, and the self-weight W gives a restoring force in a flat direction to the bracket 7 to be deformed as shown in FIG. The restoring force acts as a reaction force R against the side impact load F, reduces the bending moment acting on the bracket 7, and reduces the left side surface 12c and the right side surface 12d facing the vehicle width direction of the battery tray 1. The fall can be suppressed.

  Here, the function of the bracket 7 will be described with specific numerical values using the schematic diagram of FIG. 7. First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the weight W of the single upper battery 5 on one side is 50 kg, The support span L of the upper battery 5 on one side is 400 mm, the side impact load F is 5,000 Kgf (analysis value), and the offset amount Lf between the support portion of the upper battery 5 and the input point of the side impact load F is 15 mm. At this time, the weight (W) of the upper battery 5 on one side acts as a concentrated load on the midpoint of the support span L.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the moment M1 acting on the support portion of the upper battery 5 on one side due to the input of the side impact load F is
M1 = F × Lf
= 5,000 × 15
= 75,000 (Kgf · mm)
= 75 (Kgf · m) (1)
It becomes.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7C, the moment M2 acting on the support portion due to its own weight (weight W) of the upper battery 5 is
M2 = −W × L
= -50x400
= -20,000 (Kgf · mm)
= -20 (Kgf · m) (2)
It becomes.

Therefore, the moment M finally acting on the support portion of the upper battery 5 due to the side collision is
M = M1 + M2
= 75 + (− 20)
= 55 (Kgf · m)
Thus, the moment M acting on the bracket 7 is reduced by {(75−55) / 75} × 100≈26%.

  Therefore, the strength of the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 to which the side impact load F is input can be improved by the reaction force increasing function of the bracket 7, so that excessive reinforcement of the battery tray 1 is not required, and consequently the battery The storage container 3 can be reduced in weight.

  That is, if the cross-section and size of the surrounding wall 12 of the battery tray 1 are the same, 26% of the plate thickness can be reduced, and the weight can be reduced by 26%.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hanging rib 9 is provided in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of the bracket 7 as a member for suppressing the deformation of the side surfaces 12c and 12d of the battery tray 1 in the vehicle width direction. Since the side impact load F input from the surface 12c can be dispersed and supported on the right side surface 12d side, the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 and thus the side wall 31 of the storage container 3 can be efficiently prevented from falling.

  Further, the hanging rib 9 has a hanging height at a side portion corresponding to a fixing portion of the lower battery 4 with respect to a hanging height h ′ of a portion corresponding to the central portion of the lower batteries 4, 4. Since h is increased, the fall of the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 can be more efficiently suppressed, and the ventilation performance can be maintained well through the portion with the small hung height h ′. There is no loss of effectiveness.

  FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing the main part of the bracket. It is a perspective view.

  The present embodiment basically has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and a bracket 7 formed in a frame shape is interposed between the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5. The main difference from the first embodiment is that an enlarged pressure receiving surface 10 that is enlarged in the vehicle front-rear direction and receives a side impact load F is provided on the end surface 9a of the hanging rib 9 as a deformation suppressing member.

  That is, the enlarged pressure receiving surface 10 is formed of a flat plate having a predetermined thickness, and is joined to the lower surfaces of the side sides 7b and 7d on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the bracket 7 and the end surface 9b of the hanging rib 9 to have a predetermined height H ( H≈h), and the enlarged pressure receiving surface 10 covers the end face 9a of the hanging rib 9. Further, the width K in the front-rear direction of the enlarged pressure receiving surface 10 is set sufficiently larger than the width k of the hanging rib 9.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the bracket 7 is interposed between the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5, the expanded pressure receiving surface 10 has the end surface 9 a of the hanging rib 9 and the side surfaces 12 c and 12 d of the battery tray 1. It will be interposed between.

  Since the side impact load F input to the side surface 12c or 12d of the battery tray 1 can be reliably transmitted to the hanging rib 9 via the enlarged pressure receiving surface 10, the hanging load described in the first embodiment is used. The function of the installation rib 9 can be surely exerted, and the falling rigidity of the side surfaces 12c and 12d of the battery tray 1 and the falling rigidity of the side wall 31 of the storage container 3 can be further increased.

  By the way, in the first and second embodiments, the input of the side impact load F is not limited to the structure in which it is input from the peripheral side wall 12 of the battery tray 1 to the bracket 7, and the cover 2 extends downward and the side wall thereof. By covering the outer periphery of the bracket 7, the side impact load F can be input to the bracket 7 via the cover 2. In short, the load F input to the bracket 7 can be performed via the side wall 31 of the storage container 3. In the present embodiment, the reaction force of the side wall of the storage container 3 can be increased to increase the strength.

  FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted, and FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view shown.

  In the present embodiment, basically, the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 are mounted on the vehicle body in the same manner as in the first embodiment. However, the main difference of the present embodiment from the first embodiment is that the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 are directly mounted on the upper side of the vehicle body floor 6A between the side sills 64, 64 on both sides in the vehicle width direction.

  In the vehicle body floor 6A, a floor tunnel 63 bulging toward the vehicle interior side is formed in the vehicle longitudinal direction center of the floor panel 61 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

  Further, the side sill 64 having a closed cross section is integrally formed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel 61, and the closed cross section is formed at the corner between the side wall of the floor tunnel 63 and the floor panel 61. A tunnel reinforcement 65 is integrally formed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  The upper surfaces of the side sill 64 and the tunnel reinforcement 65 are both formed flat and at substantially the same ground height as the upper surface of the lower battery 4.

  A bracket 7A for fixing them is interposed between the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5, and this bracket 7A is a width in the vehicle width direction straddling the upper surface of the side sill 64 and the upper surface of the tunnel reinforcement 65. It is a rectangular flat plate shape having

  The bracket 7A is fastened to the upper surface of the side sill 64 and the upper surface of the tunnel reinforcement 65 with bolts 8A at a plurality of positions in the front-rear direction to fix the lower surface of the bracket 7A and the floor. The lower battery 4 is pressed and fixed between the upper surface of the panel 61.

  Therefore, a plurality of mounting holes 72 are formed in the vehicle width direction both sides of the bracket 7A for fastening the bolt 8A, while the upper surface of the side sill 64 and the upper surface of the tunnel reinforcement 65 are A plurality of screw holes 64a and 65a are provided in the front-rear direction at positions aligned with the mounting holes 72, respectively.

  The upper battery 5 is placed on the upper surface of the bracket 7A at a position directly above the lower battery 4, and is fixed to the bracket 7A by a clamp 15 that hangs around the upper surface in the vehicle width direction. Thus, the clamp 15 is fixed to the upper surfaces of the side sill 64 and the tunnel reinforcement 65 together with the bracket 7A through the mounting hole 15a provided in the leg piece, the mounting hole 72, and the screw holes 64a and 65a. ing.

  When the bracket 7A is fastened and fixed to the upper surfaces of the side sill 64 and the tunnel reinforcement 65 as described above, the end portions 71 on both sides in the vehicle width direction are the inner surface of the upper edge flange 64b of the side sill 64 and the floor tunnel 63. A load input portion to which a collision load is input via the side sill 64 is in proximity to or in contact with the outer surface of each side wall.

  As described above, the lower battery 4 is pressed and fixed to the upper surface of the floor panel 61 by the bracket 7A. In this embodiment, the front and rear ribs 91 are provided on the back surface (lower surface) of the bracket 7A on both sides in the vehicle width direction. A pair of vehicle width direction ribs 92, 92, 93, 93 are provided integrally before and after the front-rear direction ribs 91, 91, and the upper peripheral edges of the lower batteries 4, 4 are provided in the front-rear direction ribs 91, 91. Are fitted in a frame surrounded by the vehicle width direction ribs 92, 92 and 93, 93, and the lower batteries 4, 4 are positioned in the front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction. 4 can be securely fixed.

  Specifically, the front and rear direction ribs 91 and 91 are formed so as to approach or contact the side surface in the vehicle width direction of the lower battery 4 and to approach or contact the inner wall surface of the side sill 64 and the inner wall surface of the tunnel reinforcement 65, respectively. Is done.

  Further, the vehicle width direction ribs 92, 92 and 93, 93 are formed so as to approach or abut against the front and rear side surfaces of the lower battery 4.

  Therefore, the vehicle width direction ribs 92 and 93 also have a function as a deformation suppressing member that suppresses the falling deformation of the side sill 64 to which a side impact load is input. The portions 92a, 92b, 93a, 93b serve as load input portions.

  The upper portion of the upper battery 5 is covered with a cover (not shown), and the lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 are hermetically stored.

  Although FIG. 9 shows the battery mounting structure on the left half of the vehicle body floor 6A, the right half also has the same structure.

  Therefore, even in the third embodiment, the bracket 7A functions to increase the reaction force against the side impact load, and the side sill 64 can be prevented from falling down, so that excessive reinforcement of the vehicle body floor 6A is unnecessary and weight reduction is achieved. Can do.

  Moreover, the vehicle width direction ribs 92 and 93 for positioning the lower battery 4 function as a falling deformation suppressing member for the side sill 64, and the side sill 64 can be efficiently prevented from falling.

  In the present embodiment, the structure example of the vehicle body floor 6A having the floor tunnel 63 is shown. However, in the flat floor structure without the floor tunnel 63, the bracket 7A is fixed across the left and right side sills 64 and the same as described above. The lower battery 4 and the upper battery 5 are fixed.

The disassembled perspective view of the battery and its storage container in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the front-back center part of the vehicle body floor which mounts the battery in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The expanded sectional view of the battery accommodation state along the AA line in FIG. The expansion perspective view of the bracket interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The principal part expanded sectional view of the battery accommodation state in alignment with the BB line in FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the effect | action of the bracket interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery at the time of the side impact load in 1st Embodiment of this invention being input. The schematic diagram used for the example of calculation of the moment which acts on the bracket at the time of the side collision load in 1st Embodiment of this invention inputting. The expansion perspective view which shows the principal part of the bracket in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The disassembled perspective view which shows the battery mounting part of the vehicle body floor in 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Battery tray (storage container)
2 Cover (storage container)
3 Storage container 4 Lower battery 5 Upper battery 6, 6A Car body floor 7, 7A Bracket 12 Peripheral side wall (side wall) of battery tray
71 Outer surface of bracket (load input part)
9 Hanging rib (deformation restraining member)
9a End face of hanging rib (load input part)
10 Enlarged pressure receiving surface 63 Floor tunnel 64 Side sill 92, 93 Car width direction rib (deformation suppressing member)
92a, 92b, 93a, 93b Vehicle width direction end (load input part)

Claims (11)

A battery mounting structure in which the battery is mounted on the vehicle body in two upper and lower stages,
A flat bracket is interposed between the lower battery and the upper battery, the upper surface of the lower battery is pressed by the bracket, the lower battery is fixed to the vehicle body on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and the upper battery is mounted on the bracket. Place and fix the battery,
The bracket includes a load input portion for inputting a side impact load on the outer side in the vehicle width direction,
A battery mounting structure, characterized in that the battery mounting structure is formed of a member capable of restoring in a flat direction with respect to the weight of the placed upper battery.   The battery mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the battery is stored in a storage container including a battery tray fixed to the vehicle body and a cover that covers an upper side of the battery tray.   The storage container is fixed to the lower side of the vehicle body floor, and the lower battery in the storage container is fixed to the bottom of the battery tray on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the lower battery by brackets. Battery mounting structure.   4. The battery mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein a side impact load is input to a load input portion of the bracket via a side wall of the storage container. 5.   The battery mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the battery is mounted on the upper side of the vehicle body floor between the side sills on both sides in the vehicle width direction.   The battery is mounted on the upper side of the vehicle body floor between the floor tunnel and the side sill in the center of the vehicle body floor, and the bracket is fixed across the side portion of the floor tunnel and the side sill. The battery mounting structure according to claim 5.   The battery mounting structure according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a side impact load is input to the load input portion of the bracket via the side sill.   The bracket is provided with a deformation suppressing member that extends in a vehicle width direction on a lower surface thereof and suppresses a side wall falling deformation to which a side collision load of the storage container is input, and an end portion of the deformation suppressing member in the vehicle width direction The battery mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein a load input portion is used.   The bracket is provided with a deformation suppressing member that extends in a vehicle width direction on a lower surface thereof and suppresses a side sill falling deformation to which a side impact load is input, and an end of the deformation suppressing member in the vehicle width direction is a load input unit. The battery mounting structure according to claim 7, wherein:   The deformation suppressing member is formed in a rib shape, and a vertical height of a side portion corresponding to a fixing portion of the lower battery is increased with respect to a portion corresponding to a central portion of the lower battery. Item 10. The battery mounting structure according to Item 8 or 9.   The load receiving portion at the vehicle width direction end portion of the deformation suppressing member is provided with an enlarged pressure receiving surface that is enlarged in the vehicle front-rear direction and inputs a side impact load. The battery mounting structure described in 1.

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