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US 12,654,534 B2Granted
Electric vehicle
OwnerKevin Ukoko-Rongioneinventor
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Abstract
An electric vehicle has a cockpit containing a first seat and a battery having a housing. The housing has a first side portion, a second side portion and a connecting portion. A first side part of the battery is disposed in the first side portion. A second side part of the battery is disposed in the second side portion. An intermediate part of the battery is disposed in the connecting portion. A portion of a seating surface of the seat is lower than an uppermost surface of the battery.
Claims24
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a cockpit containing a first seat, the first seat having a seating surface adapted to receive an occupant of the vehicle;
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- a battery comprising a housing, the housing comprising:
- a first side portion extending along a first side of the first seat, wherein a first side part of said battery is disposed in said first side portion;
- a second side portion extending along a second side of the first seat, the second side being on an opposite side of the first set from the first side, wherein a second side part of said battery being disposed in said second side portion;
- a connecting portion that connects the first side portion and said second side portion, wherein an intermediate part of said battery is positioned in said connecting portion, wherein each of the first side part and the second side part and the intermediate part comprises a plurality of battery cells, wherein at least a portion of the seating surface is lower than an uppermost surface of said battery.
3 more elements
A battery for an electric vehicle, the battery comprising:
- a housing comprising a first side portion configured to extend along a first side of a first seat of the vehicle, a second side portion configured to extend along a second side of the first seat, and a connecting portion that connects the first and second side portions, the second side being opposite to the first side;
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- a plurality of battery cells disposed in the housing and arranged in each of the first side portion and the second side portion and the connecting portion of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.