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AssigneeDaimler Truck North America LLC
InventorsAlexander Magnus LITTLE, Rajashekar KALARASAIAH, Sushmitha Mallappa SOMASHEKAR
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Impact-protection systems, devices, and components, as well as methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same, e.g., in connection with different vehicles including electric vehicles. The impact-protection systems described herein can be configured to be attached on the lateral sides of a vehicle and/or under or at least partially under a chassis frame of a vehicle to cover, enclose, and/or protect vehicle structures mounted in these areas. The impact-protection systems can include multiple configurations, e.g., being formed using brackets, panels, compartmented structures, fairings, and/or layers of different materials. The components of the impact-protection systems can be produced, assembled, and installed using efficient and cost-effective manufacturing and assembly methods. The impact-protection configurations described herein help reduce the concentration of impact-forces.
A side-impact protection device for a battery system supported under a chassis of a vehicle, the device comprising:
A vehicle with an electric powertrain, the vehicle comprising:
A method of integrating a side-impact protection system into a vehicle that includes a chassis and a battery system supported at least partially under the chassis, the battery system comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the method comprising:
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