ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,193, issued on July 14, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Battery mounting structure" was invented by Gou Shimura (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a vehicle, an elastic member is interposed between a first joining member joined to a body side and a second joining member joined to a battery case side in a joining portion between a body constituting a framework of the vehicle and a battery case mounted below a floor panel of the vehicle. Thus, the battery case that is a heavy object functions as a dynamic damper and suppresses vibration of the body. In addition, a protruding portion protruding from t...