초록

A vehicle seat mounting assembly is provided in which the seat mounts are attached to body cross-members that are, in turn, mechanically coupled to battery pack cross-members contained within a battery pack enclosure mounted under the vehicle.

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1. A vehicle seat mounting assembly, comprising: a battery pack enclosure mounted under an electric vehicle, said battery pack enclosure comprising an enclosure top panel, an enclosure bottom panel, and a plurality of enclosure side members, wherein said battery pack enclosure is configured to hold

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A vehicle seat mounting assembly, comprising: a battery pack enclosure mounted under an electric vehicle, said battery pack enclosure comprising an enclosure top panel, an enclosure bottom panel, and a plurality of enclosure side members, wherein said battery pack enclosure is configured to hold a plurality of batteries, said battery pack enclosure mounted between and mechanically coupled to a first vehicle structural side member located adjacent to a first side of said vehicle and a second vehicle structural side member located adjacent to a second side of said vehicle, wherein said battery pack enclosure is mounted under a passenger cabin floor panel, wherein said battery pack enclosure further comprises a plurality of battery pack cross-members integrated into said battery pack enclosure, wherein each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members transverses the distance between a first enclosure side member adjacent to said first vehicle structural side member and a second enclosure side member adjacent to said second vehicle structural side member, and wherein said plurality of battery pack cross-members segregate said plurality of batteries into groups of batteries;at least one body cross-member, wherein said at least one body cross-member is mounted between and mechanically coupled to a third vehicle structural side member located adjacent to said first side of said vehicle and a fourth vehicle structural side member located adjacent to said second side of said vehicle, and wherein said at least one body cross-member is mechanically coupled to a corresponding battery pack cross-member; anda plurality of vehicle seat mounts mechanically coupled to said at least one body cross-member, wherein at least one vehicle seat is mechanically attached to said plurality of vehicle seat mounts. 2. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, said first vehicle structural side member comprising a left side rocker panel, and said second vehicle structural side member comprising a right side rocker panel. 3. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of enclosure side members further comprise a mounting flange that is mechanically coupled to said first and second vehicle structural side members using a plurality of bolts. 4. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, said third vehicle structural side member comprising a left side rocker panel, and said fourth vehicle structural side member comprising a right side rocker panel. 5. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein said at least one body cross-member is welded to said left and right rocker panels. 6. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, said first vehicle structural side member and said third vehicle structural side member comprising a left side rocker panel, and said second vehicle structural side member and said fourth vehicle structural side member comprising a right side rocker panel. 7. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one body cross-member is mechanically coupled to said corresponding battery pack cross-member using a plurality of bolts, wherein said plurality of bolts pass through said corresponding battery pack cross-member. 8. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of metal sleeve members, said plurality of bolts inserted through said plurality of metal sleeve members, wherein said plurality of metal sleeve members pass through said corresponding battery pack cross-member and extend from said enclosure bottom panel to said enclosure top panel. 9. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 8, wherein each of said plurality of metal sleeve members is welded, brazed, soldered or bonded to said enclosure bottom panel. 10. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of spacers corresponding to said plurality of metal sleeve members, wherein said plurality of spacers are interposed between said battery pack enclosure and said at least one body cross-member. 11. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one body cross-member further comprises a plurality of threaded sleeve members, and wherein said plurality of vehicle seat mounts are mechanically coupled to said plurality of threaded sleeve members using a plurality of bolts. 12. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said plurality of threaded sleeve members is welded, brazed, soldered or bonded to said at least one body cross-member. 13. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of vehicle seat mounts comprise a vehicle seat rail. 14. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one vehicle seat belt mechanically coupled to said at least one body cross-member. 15. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one vehicle seat belt mechanically coupled to at least one of said plurality of vehicle seat mounts. 16. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members is comprised of an upper member and a lower member. 17. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 16, wherein said upper member of each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members includes at least one cavity extending an entire upper member length, and wherein said lower member of each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members includes at least one cavity extending an entire lower member length. 18. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 16, wherein said upper member of each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members is mechanically coupled to said enclosure top panel, and wherein said lower member of each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members is mechanically coupled to said enclosure bottom panel. 19. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of battery pack cross-members is fabricated from a material selected from the group of materials consisting of aluminum, aluminum alloys and steel. 20. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said enclosure bottom panel, said enclosure top panel, and said plurality of enclosure side members are each fabricated from a material selected from the group of materials consisting of aluminum, aluminum alloys and steel. 21. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said enclosure bottom panel is welded, brazed, soldered or bonded to said plurality of enclosure side members, and wherein said enclosure top panel is bolted to said plurality of enclosure side members. 22. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, said passenger cabin floor panel comprising a plurality of floor panels, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of floor panels are mechanically coupled to an upper surface of a floor panel mounting flange of said at least one body cross-member. 23. The vehicle seat mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said battery pack enclosure is substantially airtight.