MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514113883 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation on November 19, 2025, for Vehicle Lower Structure For Electric Vehicle.
Inventor includes Usuda Yoshitaka -.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To secure a space for a rear seat near the feet and prevent a floor panel and a battery unit from coming into contact with each other. [Solution] A vehicle lower structure 100 for an electric vehicle includes: a floor panel 1; a pair of side members 2, 2; and an above-floor reinforcement panel 7 that is disposed on and joined to an upper surface 1c1 of a rear-seat foot panel portion 1c, which is a part of the floor panel 1 between a part below seating portions S1a of front seats S1 and a part below a seating portion S2a of a rear seat S2 in a vehicle front-rear direction, a battery unit 5 being disposed below the floor panel 1, the seating portion S2a of the rear seat S2 including a first seating portion S2a1 on one side in a vehicle width direction and a second seating portion S2a2 on the other side in the vehicle width direction, the above-floor reinforcement panel 7 being provided within a predetermined range W inside an outer shape of the battery unit 5 in plan view seen from one side in a vehicle up-down direction, the predetermined range W including at least a part located on a front side with respect to a center of the first seating portion S2a1 in the vehicle width direction and a part located on the front side with respect to a center of the second seating portion S2a2 in the vehicle width direction. [Selected Drawing]
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