US 12,005,962 B2
Vehicle
Kentaro Nakamura, Toyota (JP); and Satoshi Ikeda, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,825.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-010497 (JP), filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234655 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/14 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/145 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/2045 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle including a traction motor, the vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body including
a floor panel,
a dash panel located at a front end of the floor panel,
a first dash cross member and a second dash cross member extending in a right-left direction of the vehicle along the dash panel,
a center tunnel extending from the dash panel rearward in the vehicle along the floor panel; and
a battery pack disposed below the floor panel, and configured to supply electric power to the traction motor, wherein
the first dash cross member includes a right side portion extending from a right side face of the center tunnel to a right end of the dash panel and a left side portion extending from a left side face of the center tunnel to a left end of the dash panel,
the second dash cross member is located above the first dash cross member and continues from the right end to the left end of the dash panel, and at least a part of the second dash cross member extends to curve along the right side face, an upper face, and the left side face of the center tunnel,
a width dimension of each of the right side portion and the left side portion of the first dash cross member in a front-rear direction of the vehicle increases toward the center tunnel, and
the second dash cross member extends to curve from the right end to the left end of the dash panel, with at least the part of the second dash cross member coming into contact with the first dash cross member.