US 12,011,992 B2
Tank attachment structure
Shunta Suzuki, Tokyo (JP); Keisuke Kato, Tokyo (JP); and Shohei Tsukamoto, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,425.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-021805 (JP), filed on Feb. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0258599 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01); B60K 15/067 (2006.01); B60K 15/07 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 15/067 (2013.01) [B60K 15/063 (2013.01); B60K 15/07 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 65/024 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0634 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tank attachment structure comprising:
a floor panel having a raised portion protruding toward a passenger compartment and an opening directed downward;
a tank disposed inside the raised portion;
a plurality of upper bands configured to cover the tank from above;
a lower plate provided below the tank and connected to the upper bands; and
a pair of cross members provided in front of and behind the tank and extending in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle,
wherein the lower plate has a width dimension greater than that of the upper bands in the vehicle width direction and is provided to be fewer in number than the upper bands to cover the opening, and a front end portion and a rear end portion of the lower plate are each attached to the pair of cross members,
wherein the lower plate is formed by overlapping a plurality of plate members in a thickness direction, and
in the plurality of plate members, the thickness of each plate member located on a side of the tank is greatest.