JP2015150927A - On-vehicle structure of battery - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a damage of a battery even when a load to be received by a side part member is transmitted to a connection member.SOLUTION: A battery case 1 comprises: side frames 7, 9 extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; a cross frame 11 for connecting the side frames 7, 9 with each other; and a bottom plate 13 for loading and fixing the battery 15. The side frames 7, 9 are fixed to a side sill and a side member of the vehicle body, and the battery case 1 is loaded under a floor of the vehicle body. The cross frame 11 comprises: high strength parts 19, 21 on both sides of a vehicle width direction; and a low strength part 23 located between the mutual high strength parts 19, 21 and with strength lower than those of the high strength parts 19, 21. When a vehicle receives a collision load from a side, and the side frames 7, 9 receive a load F, the low strength part 23 is deformed so as to be crushed, deformation of the high strength parts 19, 21 is suppressed, and contact to a battery 15 is avoided.

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-vehicle structure of a battery having a protection function for an on-vehicle battery.

  An electric vehicle including an electric motor serving as a travel drive source requires a large and large-capacity battery as a power source for the electric motor. Such a battery may be mounted under the floor of a vehicle body (Patent Document 1 below). The on-vehicle structure of the battery described in Patent Document 1 includes a side member that extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and a plurality of connecting members that connect the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction. A battery is disposed between the side members on both sides in the direction.

JP2012-131486A

  By the way, when the vehicle receives an impact load from the side, the conventional in-vehicle structure of the battery transmits the load received by one side member to the connection member. However, in this case, the connection member to which the load is transmitted may be deformed by bending or bending, and the deformed connection member may interfere with the battery and cause damage.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to suppress battery damage even when a load received by a side member is transmitted to a connection member.

  In the present invention, the connecting member that connects the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction includes a high-strength portion and a low-strength portion whose strength is lower than that of the high-strength portion. The portion is provided along the vehicle width direction.

  According to the present invention, when the vehicle receives an impact load from the side and the impact load is transmitted from the side member to the connection member, the connection member absorbs the impact by breaking the low-strength portion. As a result, the high-strength portion of the connection member is prevented from being deformed, such as bending or bending, to suppress interference with the battery, and to prevent damage to the battery.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a part of the battery case according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of an electric vehicle including the on-vehicle structure of the battery having the battery case of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of the battery case according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of a battery case according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a part of a battery case according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a part of a battery case according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a part of a battery case according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram according to the sixth embodiment of FIG. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a more specific example of the battery case. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the battery case of FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion A of FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 11, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a cross frame showing another example of the low strength portion in the example shown in FIGS. 9 to 12. 14A is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a cross frame showing a modification of FIG. 16 (a) and 16 (b) are perspective views of a cross frame showing another modification of FIG. FIGS. 17A and 17B are cross-sectional views corresponding to FIGS. 14A and 14B, of a low-strength portion and a high-strength portion in a cross frame showing still another modified example of FIG. 13. FIG. 18 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 11 of a cross frame showing still another modification example of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a battery case 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. An on-vehicle structure of a battery including the battery case 1 is provided in an electric vehicle 2 which is an electric vehicle shown in FIG. The electric vehicle 2 has a battery case 1 mounted under the floor between the front wheel 3 and the rear wheel 5. In FIG. 1 and other drawings, the direction indicated by FR in the drawing is the front of the vehicle.

  The battery case 1 of FIG. 1 shows a part thereof, and side frames 7 extending along the vehicle longitudinal direction corresponding to the left and right direction in FIG. 1 on both sides in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the vertical direction in FIG. 9 is provided. The side frames 7 and 9 on both sides in the vehicle width direction are connected and connected to each other by a cross frame 11 extending in the vehicle width direction.

  A bottom plate 13 is attached to the lower portions of the side frames 7 and 9 and the cross frame 11 by welding or bolt fastening, and a battery 15 is fixed on the bottom plate 13 using fasteners such as bolts and nuts (not shown). The battery 15 has a length in the vehicle width direction that is shorter than the distance between the side frames 7 and 9 and is positioned approximately at the center between the side frames 7 and 9. Therefore, the battery 15 is disposed away from the side frames 7 and 9. Further, the battery 15 is also arranged away from the cross frame 11.

  The battery 15 here is the same as the battery described later. For example, the battery 15 is an assembled battery including a plurality of battery modules in which a plurality of thin batteries are stacked and the plurality of thin batteries are connected in series or in parallel. is there. Thin batteries are used as secondary batteries for automobiles, such as lithium ion secondary batteries. However, in this embodiment, the battery is a thin battery, but the shape of the battery is not limited to this, and may be a battery having another shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped.

  The side frames 7 and 9 described above are attached to a side sill 17 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the electric vehicle shown in FIG. The side sill 17 and the side member correspond to a highly rigid member or a strength member of the vehicle body. The side frames 7 and 9 constitute side members that are provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the cross frame 11 constitutes a connection member that connects the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction. ing.

  The above-described cross frame 11 as a connecting member has high strength portions 19 and 21 on both sides in the vehicle width direction and a low strength which is located between the high strength portions 19 and 21 and is lower in strength than the high strength portions 19 and 21. Part 23. The low-strength portion 23 is arranged such that the vehicle width direction length is shorter than the high-strength portions 19 and 21 and the battery width direction length of the battery 15, and corresponds to a substantially central position in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15.

  The end portions 19a, 21a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 19, 21 are located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the end portions 15a, 15b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15, respectively. It is fixed by welding to the end portions 23a and 23b on both sides in the width direction. Further, end portions 19b and 21b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 19 and 21 are fixed by welding to end surfaces 7a and 9a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the side frames 7 and 9, respectively. Therefore, the cross frame 11 is provided with the high strength portions 19 and 21 and the low strength portion 23 along the vehicle width direction.

  When the electric vehicle 2 shown in FIG. 2 receives an impact load from the side of the vehicle in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2 in the on-vehicle structure of the battery having such a configuration, the impact load is represented by the battery case shown in FIG. For example, the load F is input to the one side frame 9 located at the lower part of 1 through the side sill 17 or the side member. In the following description, the case where the load F acts on the side frame 9 is shown, but the same applies to the case where the load F acts on the side frame 7.

  The load F input to the side frame 9 is transmitted to the cross frame 11 connected to the side frame 9. Here, in the present embodiment, the cross frame 11 includes the high-strength portions 19 and 21 and the low-strength portion 23 having a lower strength than the high-strength portions 19 and 21. The strength portion 23 is provided along the vehicle width direction.

  For this reason, the cross frame 11 to which the load F is input in the axial direction from the side of the vehicle body is deformed so that the low strength portions 23 sandwiched between the high strength portions 19 and 21 on both sides are crushed. The deformation of the strength part 23 absorbs the impact of the load F.

  Thus, since the low-strength part 23 absorbs an impact, even if the cross frame 11 receives the load F in the axial direction, the high-strength parts 19 and 21 are prevented from being deformed or bent. The high-strength portions 19 and 21 are prevented from being deformed, so that contact with the battery 15 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 15 can be suppressed.

  A part of the battery case 1A according to the second embodiment is shown as a plan view in FIG. This battery case 1A uses a cross frame 11A instead of the cross frame 11 of the battery case 1 shown in FIG. The cross frame 11A includes a central high-strength portion 25 at the center in the vehicle width direction, both-end high-strength portions 27 and 29 located at both ends in the vehicle-width direction, and the central high-strength portion 25 and the high-strength portions 27 and 29 at both ends. Low strength parts 31 and 33 located between them are provided.

  The central high-strength portion 25 is longer in the vehicle width direction than the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction, and the end portions 25a and 25b on both sides in the vehicle width direction are the end portions 15a and 15b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15. Are located outside in the vehicle width direction. Further, the center high-strength portion 25 and the battery 15 are substantially coincident with each other in the vehicle width direction. The lengths in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 27 and 29 at both ends are substantially equal to each other, and the lengths in the vehicle width direction of the low strength portions 31 and 33 are also substantially equal to each other.

  Therefore, the low strength portions 31 and 33 are positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the end portions 15a and 15b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15, and the end portions 31a and 33a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction are the central high strength portion 25. Are fixed to the ends 25a, 25b on both sides in the vehicle width direction by welding. The end portions 31b and 33b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the low strength portions 31 and 33 are welded and fixed to the end portions 27a and 29a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 27 and 29 on both ends, respectively. Further, the end portions 27b and 29b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 27 and 29 at both ends are fixed to the end surfaces 7a and 9a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the side frames 7 and 9, respectively.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the central high-strength portion 25, the low-strength portions 31 and 33, and the both-end high-strength portions 27 and 29 are provided along the vehicle width direction. Therefore, also in the present embodiment, the cross frame 11A in which the vehicle receives an impact load from the side and the load F is input in the axial direction from the side of the vehicle body is accompanied by the central high strength portion 25 and the high strength portions at both ends. The low-strength portions 31 and 33 sandwiched between 27 and 29 are deformed so as to be crushed. When the low strength portions 31 and 33 are deformed, the impact of the load F is absorbed.

  Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the low-strength portions 31 and 33 absorb the impact, so that the central high-strength portion 25 and the high-strength portions 27 and 29 at both ends receive the load F in the axial direction from the cross frame 11A. However, deformation such as bending or bending is suppressed. In particular, since the deformation of the central high strength portion 25 adjacent to the battery 15 is suppressed, the contact of the central high strength portion 25 with the battery 15 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 15 can be suppressed.

  In the second embodiment, the central high-strength portion 25 is longer in the vehicle width direction than the battery 15, and the end portions 25 a and 25 b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are on both sides of the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction. Each of the end portions 15a and 15b is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the low-strength portions 31 and 33 connected to the central high-strength portion 25 are also positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the ends 15a and 15b on both sides of the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction. , 33 is deformed, it is difficult for the fragments to interfere with the battery 15, and damage to the battery 15 can be suppressed.

  A part of the battery case 1B according to the third embodiment is shown as a plan view in FIG. The battery case 1B uses a cross frame 11B instead of the cross frame 11 of the battery case 1 shown in FIG. The cross frame 11B includes a central high-strength portion 35 at the center in the vehicle width direction and low-strength portions 37 and 39 located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

  The central high-strength portion 35 is longer in the vehicle width direction than the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction, and the end portions 35a and 35b on both sides in the vehicle width direction are the end portions 15a and 15b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15. They are located in the vicinity of the side frames 7 and 9 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. Further, the center high-strength portion 35 and the battery 15 substantially coincide with each other in the vehicle width direction.

  Accordingly, the low-strength portions 37 and 39 are positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the end portions 15a and 15b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the battery 15, and the end portions 37a and 39a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction are the central high-strength portions. 35 are fixed by welding to the end portions 35a and 35b on both sides in the vehicle width direction. End portions 37b, 39b of the low strength portions 37, 39 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are fixed by welding to end surfaces 7a, 9a of the side frames 7, 9 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, respectively.

  Thus, also in 3rd Embodiment, the center high intensity | strength part 35 and the low intensity | strength parts 37 and 39 are provided along the vehicle width direction. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the cross frame 11B in which the vehicle receives an impact load from the side and the load F is input in the axial direction from the side of the vehicle body accordingly, 7 and 9 and the center high-strength portion 35 is deformed so as to be crushed. The impact of the load F is absorbed when the low strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed.

  Therefore, also in the third embodiment, the low-strength portions 37 and 39 absorb the impact, so that the central high-strength portion 35 is not bent or bent even if the cross frame 11B receives the load F in the axial direction. Deformation is suppressed. In particular, the deformation of the central high-strength portion 35 adjacent to the battery 15 is suppressed, so that the contact of the central high-strength portion 35 with the battery 15 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 15 can be suppressed.

  In the third embodiment, the central high-strength portion 35 is longer in the vehicle width direction than the battery 15, and the end portions 35 a and 35 b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are on both sides of the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction. Each of the end portions 15a and 15b is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. For this reason, the low-strength portions 37 and 39 connected to the central high-strength portion 35 are also located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the end portions 15a and 15b on both sides of the battery 15 in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, even if the impact is not completely absorbed by the deformation of the low strength portions 37 and 39, the side frames 7 and 9 are less likely to interfere with the battery 15, and damage to the battery 15 can be suppressed.

  A part of the battery case 1C according to the fourth embodiment is shown as a plan view in FIG. This battery case 1C uses a cross frame 11C instead of the cross frame 11 of the battery case 1 shown in FIG. The cross frame 11C includes high strength portions 41, 43, and 45 having a configuration in which the central high strength portion 35 of the cross frame 11B shown in FIG. 4 is substantially equally divided into three along the vehicle width direction. The high-strength portions 41 and 43 weld and fix the end portions 41a and 43a in the vehicle width direction, and the high-strength portions 43 and 45 weld and fix the end portions 43b and 45a in the vehicle width direction.

  End portions 37a and 39a on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the low strength portions 37 and 39 are fixed by welding to end portions 41b and 45b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the high strength portions 41 and 45, respectively. End portions 37b, 39b of the low strength portions 37, 39 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are fixed by welding to end surfaces 7a, 9a of the side frames 7, 9 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, respectively. On the bottom plate 13, two batteries 47 and 49 are fixed using fasteners such as bolts and nuts (not shown).

  The end 41 b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the high-strength portion 41 located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the end 47 a on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the battery 47. Similarly, the end portion 45 b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the high-strength portion 45 located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the end portion 49 a on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the battery 49. That is, the low strength portions 37 and 39 are located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the batteries 47 and 49, respectively.

  Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment, when the side frame 9 receives the load F from the side, the low strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed so as to be crushed, and the deformation To absorb the impact of the load F. Further, since the deformed low-strength portions 37 and 39 are located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the batteries 47 and 49, even if the impact is not completely absorbed by the deformation of the low-strength portions 37 and 39. The side frames 7 and 9 are less likely to interfere with the batteries 47 and 49, and damage to the batteries 47 and 49 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, 4th Embodiment is set as the structure which connects the three high intensity | strength parts 41, 43, and 45 continuously in a vehicle width direction. For this reason, compared with the case where one long central high-strength portion 35 is used as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the accuracy of the length dimension in the axial direction (vehicle width direction) is improved. Easy to take out, accuracy variation can be suppressed, and assembly workability is improved.

  A part of the battery case 1D according to the fifth embodiment is shown as a plan view in FIG. In the battery case 1D, the cross frame 11B shown in FIG. 4 is arranged on both sides of the battery 59 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 59 in a state of being separated from the battery 59. The battery 59 here is smaller than the battery 15 in FIG. 4 because of the arrangement space. Both end portions 35a, 35b in the vehicle width direction of the central high-strength portion 35 of the cross frame 11B are positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than both end portions 59a, 59b in the vehicle width direction of the battery 59.

  In the fifth embodiment, similarly to the fourth embodiment, when the side frame 9 receives the load F from the side, the low strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed so as to be crushed, and the load F is deformed by the deformation. To absorb the shock of. Further, since the deformed low-strength portions 37 and 39 are located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the battery 59, even if the impact is not completely absorbed by the deformation of the low-strength portions 37 and 39, the side Since the frames 7 and 9 are less likely to interfere with the battery 59, damage to the battery 59 can be suppressed.

  At this time, in the fifth embodiment, the cross frames 11B are arranged on both sides of the battery 59. For this reason, when the side frame 9 receives the load F from the side and the low-strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed, a region for receiving the load F becomes wider. That is, in the fifth embodiment having two cross frames 11B, when the low-strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed as compared with the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4 having only one cross frame 11B. The side frame 9 can receive the load F in a wider range. For this reason, the protection function with respect to the damage of the battery 59 becomes higher.

  A part of the battery case 1E according to the sixth embodiment is shown as a plan view in FIG. In the battery case 1E, a battery 61 is attached to a cross frame 11B similar to that shown in FIG. The battery mounting plate 63 has a rectangular shape and is fastened and fixed by a plurality of bolts 65 in a state where the front edge of the vehicle body is placed on the cross frame 11B.

  At this time, the battery mounting plate 63 is in a state of being spaced upward from the bottom plate 13, but the two can be bolted together with a spacer or the like interposed therebetween, for example. Further, the battery 61 is fastened and fixed to the battery mounting plate 63 by using bolts or the like so as to be accommodated in the battery mounting plate 63 while being separated from the central high-strength portion 35 toward the rear side of the vehicle body. The length in the vehicle width direction of the central high strength portion 35 is longer than the length in the vehicle width direction of the battery 61, and the end portions 35 a and 35 b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the central high strength portion 35 are in the vehicle width direction of the battery 61. It is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the end portions 61a and 61b on both sides.

  According to the sixth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, when the side frame 9 receives a load F from the side, as shown in FIG. 39 is crushed and deformed, and the shock of load F is absorbed by the deformation. Further, since the deformed low-strength portions 37 and 39 are located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the battery 61, even if the impact is not completely absorbed by the deformation of the low-strength portions 37 and 39, the side Since the frames 7 and 9 are less likely to interfere with the battery 61, damage to the battery 61 can be suppressed.

  Further, in the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, as the low-strength portions 37 and 39 are deformed so as to be crushed, the battery 61 is attached via the battery attachment plate 63. Along with the strength portion 35, it moves to the upper side in FIG. For this reason, the battery 61 will leave | separate from the side which receives the load F, and damage to the battery 61 can be suppressed more reliably.

  When the battery mounting plate 63 is fastened to the bottom plate 13 with bolts or the like, at least one bolt insertion hole of the battery mounting plate 63 and the bottom plate 13 is provided so that the battery 61 can move together with the central high-strength portion 35. It is a long hole that is long in the vehicle width direction. Thus, when the load F is received, the bolt moves in the vehicle width direction in the long hole, and the battery 61 is allowed to move together with the central high-strength portion 35.

  9 and 10 show a more specific example of the battery case 10. The battery case 10 has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body as a whole in plan view. The substantially rectangular battery case 10 includes side frames 70 and 90 positioned on both sides in the vehicle width direction, a front frame 67 and a rear frame that are positioned on both sides of the side frames 70 and 90 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and connect the side frames 70 and 90 to each other. And a frame 69. The side frames 70 and 90 constitute side members.

  The side frames 70 and 90 extend along the vehicle front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 9), and the front frame 67 and the rear frame 69 extend along the vehicle width direction (up-down direction in FIG. 9). The side frames 70 and 90 are provided with inclined portions 70a and 90a that are inclined near the vehicle rear side end so that the vehicle rear side is positioned closer to the vehicle width direction center side than the vehicle front side. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the side frames 70 and 90 are formed with recesses 70 b and 90 b in which the center part in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is located below the both sides in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the side frames 70 and 90 described above include side walls 70c and 90c whose lower edges are connected to the bottom plate 130, and an upper wall 70d that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the upper ends of the side walls 70c and 90c. 90d. Similarly, the front and rear frames 67 and 69 include side walls 67a and 69a whose lower edges are connected to the bottom plate 130, and upper walls 67b and 69b that protrude from the upper ends of the side walls 67a and 69a toward the front and rear of the vehicle body, respectively. I have.

  The battery case 10 is mounted under the floor of the electric vehicle 2 by attaching the side frames 70 and 90 to the side sill 17 of the electric vehicle 2 shown in FIG. The upper walls 67b and 69b of the side frames 70 and 90 are fixed to the side sill 17 and the side members by fasteners such as bolts (not shown).

  The side frames 70 and 90 between the front front frame 67 and the rear rear frame 69 are connected by two cross frames 110 extending in the vehicle width direction. Then, two batteries 150 are fixed on the bottom plate 130 between the two cross frames 110 using fasteners such as bolts and nuts. Each battery 150 is arranged away from the side frames 70 and 90 and also away from the cross frame 110. The cross frame 110 constitutes a connection member that connects the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction.

  The cross frame 110 is formed in a hat-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 11 which is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A of FIG. That is, the cross frame 110 includes an upper wall portion 110a, front and rear side wall portions 110b and 110c extending downward from both front and rear direction ends of the upper wall portion 110a, and lower end portions of the side wall portions 110b and 110c in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body. Extending flange portions 110d and 110e are provided. The flange portions 110d and 110e are joined and fixed to the bottom plate 130 by spot welding.

  Further, in the vicinity of both ends in the vehicle width direction of the cross frame 110, a lower portion excluding the upper portion of the side wall portions 110b and 110c and the flange portions 110d and 110e are deleted to form a notch portion 110f. Thus, the vicinity of both ends in the vehicle width direction of the cross frame 110 has a structure having the upper wall portion 110a and the upper side portions 110b1 and 110c1 of the side wall portions 110b and 110c. End flanges 110g extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and upward are formed at the ends of the upper wall 110a and the upper portions 110b1 and 110c1 of the side walls 110b and 110c. The end flange 110g is connected to the side wall 70c. , 90c are fixed by spot welding.

  The notch 110f includes a lower edge 110f1 on the end flange 110g side, and a vertical edge 110f2 extending downward from an end of the lower edge 110f1 opposite to the end flange 110g. The vertical edge 110f2 is inclined so that the upper end is positioned on the outer side in the vehicle width direction than the lower ends on the flange portions 110d and 110e side.

  The portion having the notch 110 f of the cross frame 110 constitutes the low strength portion 71, and the center portion in the vehicle width direction inside the low strength portion 71 constitutes the high strength portion 73. That is, the cross frame 110 as a connecting member includes a high strength portion 73 and a low strength portion 71 having a lower strength than the high strength portion 73, and the high strength portion 73 and the low strength portion 71 are arranged along the vehicle width direction. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 12, the low-strength portion 71 has a smaller cross-sectional area than the high-strength portion 73 and has a correspondingly lower strength.

  In this case, as in each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the high-strength portion 73 has a vehicle width direction outer end portion 73 a that is closer to the vehicle 150 than both end portions 150 a in the vehicle width direction. It is located outside in the width direction. That is, the low strength portion 71 is located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the end portion 150 a on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the battery 150.

  Therefore, also in the examples shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the cross frame 110 in which the vehicle receives an impact load from the side and the load F is input in the axial direction from the side of the vehicle body is accompanied by the low strength portion 71. However, it deform | transforms so that it may be crushed in the state pinched | interposed into the side frames 70 and 90 and the high intensity | strength part 73. FIG. Since the impact of the load F is absorbed when the low-strength portion 71 is deformed, even if the cross frame 110 receives the load F in the axial direction, deformation such as bending or bending is suppressed. By suppressing the deformation of the high-strength portion 73, the contact of the high-strength portion 73 with the battery 150 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 150 can be suppressed.

  FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a cross frame 110A showing another example of the low-strength portion 71 in the examples shown in FIGS. The cross frame 110A has a height from the flange portions 110d and 110e to the upper wall portion 110a as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B which are DD sectional views and EE sectional views in FIG. The lower strength portion 71A is lower than the higher strength portion 73A. Thereby, regarding the length from the flange portions 110d and 110e of the side wall portions 110b and 110c to the upper wall portion 110a, the low strength portion 71A is longer than the high strength portion 73A, and the cross sectional area of the member is the low strength portion 71A. Is smaller than the high-strength portion 73A.

  FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a cross frame 110B showing a modification of FIG. In the cross frame 110B, when the low strength portion 71A is made lower than the high strength portion 73A with respect to the height from the flange portions 110d and 110e to the upper wall portion 110a, the upper wall portion 110a of the low strength portion 71B is inclined. Yes. The inclined surface of the upper wall portion 110a is inclined so that the height gradually decreases from the high strength portion 73B side toward the vehicle width direction outer side.

  Accordingly, in the examples of FIGS. 13 and 15, even if the cross frames 110A and 110B receive the load F in the axial direction, the low strength portions 71A and 71B are deformed so as to be crushed. Deformation such as bending, bending or bending is suppressed. By suppressing the deformation of the high-strength portions 73A and 73B, the contact of the high-strength portions 73A and 73B with the battery 150 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 150 can be suppressed.

  FIGS. 16A and 16B are perspective views of cross frames 110C and 110D showing another modification. In the cross frame 110C of FIG. 16A, the height from the flange portions 110d and 110e to the upper wall portion 110a is the same without changing between the low strength portion 71C and the high strength portion 73C. A plurality of circular or elliptical through holes 71Ch are formed in the upper wall portion 110a of the low-strength portion 71C.

  A cross frame 110D in FIG. 16B is provided with a plurality of slits 71Ds extending in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle longitudinal direction, instead of the through holes 71Ch in the cross frame 110C in FIG.

  The cross frames 110C and 110D in FIGS. 16A and 16B are provided with through holes 71Ch and slits 71Ds in the low-strength portions 71C and 71D, so that the cross-sectional areas of the low-strength portions 71C and 71D are high in strength. It becomes smaller than the parts 73C and 73D. Thereby, the strength of the low strength portions 71C and 71D is lower than that of the high strength portions 73C and 73D.

  Therefore, even in the example of FIGS. 16A and 16B, even if the cross frames 110C and 110D receive the load F in the axial direction, the low strength portions 71C and 71D are deformed so as to be crushed. In 73C and 73D, deformation such as bending or bending is suppressed. By suppressing the deformation of the high-strength portions 73C and 73D, the contact of the high-strength portions 73C and 73D with the battery 150 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 150 can be suppressed.

  FIGS. 17A and 17B are cross-sectional views corresponding to FIGS. 14A and 14B of a cross frame 110E showing still another modified example. The cross frame 110E shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B is replaced with a structure in which through holes 71Ch and slits 71Ds are provided like the low strength portions 71C and 71D of the cross frames 110C and 110D shown in FIGS. Thus, the thickness of the low-strength portion 71E is made thinner than that of the high-strength portion 73E. Thereby, regarding the cross-sectional area of the member, the low strength portion 71E is smaller than the high strength portion 73E, and the strength of the low strength portion 71E is lower than that of the high strength portion 73E. In this case, the low-strength portion 71E and the high-strength portion 73E having different plate thicknesses are joined and fixed to each other by welding or the like as separate members.

  Therefore, even in the example of FIGS. 17A and 17B, even if the cross frame 110E receives the load F in the axial direction, the low strength portion 71E is deformed so as to be crushed. Or deformation such as bending is suppressed. By suppressing the deformation of the high-strength portion 73E, the contact of the high-strength portion 73E with the battery 150 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 150 can be suppressed.

  FIG. 18 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 11 of a cross frame 110F showing still another modified example. The cross frame 110F has different rigidity between the low-strength portion 71F and the high-strength portion 73F. For example, the high-strength portion 73F is made of an iron-based material, and the low-strength portion 71F is made of an aluminum-based material. Alternatively, after using the same iron-based material, the high-strength portion 73F is increased in hardness by heat treatment by quenching so that the strength is higher than that of the low-strength portion 71F.

  The end of the high-strength portion 73F on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is overlapped with the end of the low-strength portion 71F in the vehicle width direction, and the overlapped portion is coupled and fixed to each other by a fastener such as spot welding or a bolt or nut. To do. An end flange 71Fa that is joined and fixed to the side wall 70c of the side frame 70 by spot welding is provided at the end of the low strength portion 71F opposite to the high strength portion 73F.

  Therefore, even in the example of FIG. 18, even if the cross frame 110F receives the load F in the axial direction, the low strength portion 71F is deformed so as to be crushed. Therefore, the high strength portion 73F is deformed such as bending or bending. It is suppressed. By suppressing the deformation of the high-strength portion 73F, the contact of the high-strength portion 73F with the battery 150 is suppressed, and damage to the battery 150 can be suppressed.

  In addition, the “high strength portion” and the “low strength portion” in each of the above embodiments can also be referred to as “high rigidity portion” and “low rigidity portion”, respectively.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is only the illustration described in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, and this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific technical matters disclosed in the above embodiment, but includes various modifications, changes, alternative techniques, and the like that can be easily derived therefrom.

  For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the side frames 7 and 9 of the battery case 1 constitute side members extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction. However, the side sill 17 on the vehicle body side shown in FIG. 2 or a side member (not shown) may constitute the side member. That is, in this case, both ends of the cross frame 11 in the vehicle width direction are connected to the side sill 17 and the side members.

7, 9 Side frame (side member)
11, 11A-11C, 110, 110A-110F Cross frame (connection member)
15, 47, 49, 59, 61, 150 Battery 19, 21, 27, 29, 41, 43, 45, 73, 73A to 73F High strength portion 23, 31, 33, 37, 39, 71, 71A to 71F Low Strength part 25, 35 Central high-strength part (high-strength part)

Claims (5)

Side members provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
A connecting member for connecting the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction;
A battery that is spaced apart from the side members between the side members on both sides in the vehicle width direction,
The connecting member includes a high-strength portion and a low-strength portion having a lower strength than the high-strength portion, and the high-strength portion and the low-strength portion are provided along the vehicle width direction. In-vehicle structure of the battery. The high-strength portion is longer in the vehicle width direction than the battery, and the end portion in the vehicle width direction is located outside the end portion in the vehicle width direction of the battery,
The on-vehicle structure for a battery according to claim 1, wherein the low-strength portion is connected to an end of the high-strength portion in the vehicle width direction. The on-vehicle structure of the battery according to claim 2, wherein the battery is attached to a high-strength portion of the connection member. The in-vehicle structure for a battery according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connection member is provided on both sides of the battery in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery. 5. The on-vehicle structure of the battery according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of high-strength portions of the connection member are provided along a vehicle width direction.

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