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US 12,533,940 B2Granted
Structural element for a motor vehicle chassis
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMichael Reich
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Abstract
A structural element for a motor vehicle chassis, particularly a chassis of an electrically powered motor vehicle, includes at least two securing sections and a central section which connects the two securing sections. Each securing section can be secured to an outer surface of a motor mounting element of the chassis and/or to an outer surface of a longitudinal member of the chassis.
Claims8
A component for a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a structural element comprising at least two fastening sections and a central section that connects the two fastening sections, wherein
- the fastening sections are each non-weldably fastenable to an outer face of a motor mount shoe of the chassis and/or to an outer face of a longitudinal member of the chassis by being configured to engage around the motor mount shoe and/or the longitudinal member, the outer face facing away from a center of the motor vehicle toward an outer skin of the motor vehicle,
- wherein the central section is arrangeable on the chassis between a drive unit of the motor vehicle and/or a front axle of the motor vehicle on the one hand, and a traction battery of the motor vehicle and/or a power electronics system of the motor vehicle on the other, whereby impact energy is dissipated to support structures of the chassis away from the traction battery and/or the power electronics system.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a motor mount shoe and/or at least one longitudinal member wherein,
- the motor mount shoe and/or the at least one longitudinal member are each provided with an outer face, the outer face facing away from a center of the motor vehicle toward an outer skin of the motor vehicle;
- and
- a structural element comprising at least two fastening sections and a central section that connects the two fastening sections, wherein
- the fastening sections are each non-weldably fastened to the outer face of the motor mount shoe of the chassis and/or to the outer face of the longitudinal member of the chassis by being configured to engage around the motor mount shoe and/or the longitudinal member,
- wherein the central section is arranged on the chassis between a drive unit of the motor vehicle and/or a front axle of the motor vehicle on the one hand, and a traction battery of the motor vehicle and/or a power electronics system of the motor vehicle on the other, whereby impact energy is dissipated to support structures of the chassis away from the traction battery and/or the power electronics system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.