Motor guidance component configured to direct movement of a dislodged electric motor of an electric vehicle in response to crash forces
AssigneeInEVit LLC
InventorsHeiner FEES, Alexander EICHHORN, Ralf MAISCH
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a motor guidance component is configured to guide a dislodged electric motor away from one or more protected areas of the electric vehicle in response to crash forces. In a further embodiment, the motor guidance component may be configured to guide the one dislodged electric motor in an upwards direction (e.g., above the one or more protected areas) or in a downwards direction (e.g., below the one or more protected areas).
Claims8
A motor guidance component for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a bottom bar arranged beneath an electric motor of the electric vehicle and configured to be secured to a chassis of the electric vehicle;
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- a set of angled bars that are joined with the bottom bar, the set of angled bars being angled upwards from the bottom bar and configured to be secured to a higher part of the chassis of the electric vehicle than the bottom bar,
- wherein, in response to the electric motor becoming dislodged, the bottom bar and the set of angled bars are configured to guide the dislodged electric motor upwards and away from one or more protected areas of the electric vehicle.
The motor guidance component of 1, wherein the one or more protected areas include a battery housing of the electric vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.