Electrically propelled vehicle
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
InventorsWalter Guss, Helmut Foidl
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Abstract
An electrically-propelled vehicle, the battery of which is housed in a battery housing (20) arranged in the rear of the vehicle and under the floor (4) thereof, to be protected against front and rear collisions and restricting the load are as little as possible. The above is achieved by the floor (4) comprising a cut-out (11), larger in plan than the outline of the battery housing (20), the cut-out (11) having a reinforced edge (12), to which front and rear support pieces (13, 30) for the battery housing (20) are fixed, the rear support piece (13) being fixed to the vehicle by a pair of flanges (17, 17′) with rearward downwardly inclined stop surfaces (19) and the battery housing (20) is rigid or reinforced.
Claims10
1-9. (canceled)
An electrically propelled vehicle comprising a battery which is accommodated by a battery box which is arranged in the rear of the vehicle and under the floor thereof, wherein:
- a) the floor has a cutout which, in top view, is larger than an outline of the battery box,
- b) the cutout has a reinforced edge to which, at a front and rear of the cutout, downwardly directed supporting parts for the battery box are fastened,
- c) the rear supporting part is fastened to the vehicle via a pair of flanges having rearwardly and downwardly sloping stop surfaces, and
- d) the battery box is rigid or reinforced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.