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US 10,370,035 B2Granted
Motor guidance component configured to direct movement of a dislodged electric motor of an electric vehicle in response to crash forces
AssigneeInEVit LLC
InventorsHeiner Fees, Alexander Eichhorn, Ralf Maisch
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a motor guidance component is configured to guide a dislodged electric motor away from one or more protected areas of the electric vehicle in response to crash forces. In a further embodiment, the motor guidance component may be configured to guide the one dislodged electric motor in an upwards direction (e.g., above the one or more protected areas) or in a downwards direction (e.g., below the one or more protected areas).
Claims7
A motor guidance component for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a top bar arranged on top of an electric motor of the electric vehicle and configured to be secured to a chassis of the electric vehicle;
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- a set of angled bars that are joined with the top bar, the set of angled bars being angled downwards from the top bar and configured to be secured to a lower part of the chassis of the electric vehicle than the top bar,
- wherein the lower part of the chassis of the electric vehicle where the set of angled bars are secured is proximate to a battery housing integrated into a floor of the electric vehicle, and
- wherein, in response to the electric motor becoming dislodged, the top bar and the set of angled bars are configured to stop the dislodged electric motor from damaging the battery housing by guiding the dislodged electric motor downwards and beneath the battery housing away from one or more protected areas of the electric vehicle.
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