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US 2022/0029235 A1Published application
Battery carrier composed of lightweight metal profiles with calibrated ends, and method for the production thereof
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorsChristian HANDING, Frode PAULSEN
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Abstract
A battery carrier for an electric vehicle that has a trough with a frame and/or struts running in the trough. The frame and/or the struts are produced from hollow profiles, such as extruded lightweight metal profiles, which are connected by means of materially bonded joining. At least one lightweight metal profile has been geometrically calibrated at one end portion, which has a chamfer on a top side, wherein the thermal joining seam is arranged in the chamfer.
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A battery carrier for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a trough having a frame and a plurality of struts, the plurality of struts extending across the frame, wherein
- the frame and the plurality of struts comprise a plurality of hollow profiles, the plurality of hollow profiles joined to one another by material bonding,
- at least one hollow profile of the plurality of hollow profiles is geometrically calibrated at one end portion of the at least one hollow profile,
- the one end portion has a chamfer, and
- the chamfer has a thermal joining seam arranged therein.
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