US 12,403,770 B2
Engagement structure of sub-frame of vehicle for avoiding collision between battery and sub-frame
Gi-Bong Jo, Seoul (KR); Chul-Woo Kwak, Hwaseong-si (KR); Hyun-Mo Yang, Suwon-si (KR); and Hee-Jun Hwang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, South (KR); and Kia Corporation, South (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,166.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0185946 (KR), filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202302 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 3/0007 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An engagement structure comprising:
an engagement bracket comprising an upper end configured to be engaged with a side member of a vehicle and connectable to a region in which the side member is to be engaged with a sub-frame, wherein the engagement bracket comprises an inclined portion inclined downward toward a rear side of the vehicle; and
a reinforcement pipe extending from the inclined portion towards one side of the side member and having a lower end bonded to the inclined portion.