Reinforcement structure
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorFredrik Övgård
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Abstract
A reinforcement structure for protection of a vehicle power source, e.g. a battery pack or a fuel cell. The reinforcement structure extends in a first, a second and a third direction (D1, D2, D3) being perpendicular to each other, wherein an extension of the reinforcement structure is at least 5 times larger in the first and second directions than in the third direction. The reinforcement structure has a tapered shape as seen in a plane spanned by the first and second directions. The present disclosure also relates to a reinforcement unit, a vehicle power source arrangement and a vehicle utilizing such reinforcement structure.
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A reinforcement structure for protection of a vehicle power source, said reinforcement structure comprising a reinforcement structure extending in first, second and third directions (D1, D2, D3), said first, second and third directions (D1, D2, D3) being perpendicular to each other, wherein an extension of said reinforcement structure is at least 5 times larger in said first and second directions (D1, D2) than in said third direction (D3), and wherein said reinforcement structure has a tapered shape as seen in a plane spanned by said first and second directions (D1, D2), wherein said reinforcement structure comprises a shaped sheet metal, which comprises a plurality of ridges interspaced by valleys extending in parallel.
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