Device for accommodating at least one energy module for a motor vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• one or more energy modules for the vehicle;
• a housing having separate first and second accommodating portions and at least one connecting portion extending between and connecting the first and second accommodating portions;
• and
• a releasable clamp,
• wherein
• the first accommodating portion is configured to accommodate one or more energy modules in a first energy module receiving volume inside the first accommodating portion,
• the second accommodating portion is configured to accommodate one or more further energy modules in a second energy module receiving volume inside the second accommodating portion,
• the at least one connecting portion is arranged between the first and second accommodating portions and between the first and second energy module receiving volumes,
• the housing comprises a housing base and a housing cover,
• a cover portion of the first accommodating portion of the housing cover, a cover portion of the second accommodating portion of the housing cover and a cover portion of the at least one connecting portion are integrally formed,
• a base portion of the first accommodating portion of the housing base, a base portion of the second accommodating portion of the housing base and a base portion of the at least one connecting portion are integrally formed,
• the releasable clamp is configured to press the cover and base portions of the at least one connecting portion together when the housing cover is located on the housing base,
• the at least one connecting portion is designed such that, when the housing is subjected to a predetermined force that results in deformation, the at least one connecting portion allows the first and second accommodating portions to move relative to one another in a predetermined manner as a result of the deformation,
• the base portion of the at least one connecting portion of the housing base and/or the cover portion of the at least one connecting portion of the housing cover comprises at least one chamfer, and
• the at least one chamfer is formed such that, during relative movement of one accommodating portion in a direction of the other accommodating portion, an end of the releasable clamp contacts the at least one chamfer and, when a predetermined distance between the one and the other accommodating portions is reached, the releasable clamp is released via a force exerted by the at least one chamfer on the end of the clamp in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.