Protective housing for a vehicle battery
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMichael Wagner, Herbert Klamser, Gerald Hekmann, Franz-Rudolf Wierschem, Thomas Wust
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Abstract
A protective housing for a battery in a motor vehicle includes two transverse walls and two longitudinal walls, which together form a lateral enclosure for a battery receptacle chamber. The protective housing is fastened to at least one longitudinal girder of the vehicle in the installed state in an installation chamber of the vehicle. The transverse walls and the longitudinal walls are each formed by separate components, which are assembled into the enclosure. The installation chamber is located between two longitudinal girders of the vehicle chamber, and the enclosure is fastened to both longitudinal girders.
Claims14
A protective housing for a battery in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- first and second longitudinal girders extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle;
- a cross member extending transversely between the longitudinal girders and having opposite ends connected respectively to the longitudinal girders;
- a curved support girder having a convex side supported on the cross member at a position spaced from the longitudinal girders, the curved support girder further having a concave side opposite the convex side;
- an enclosure for laterally enclosing a battery receptacle chamber for the battery, the enclosure comprising two transverse walls aligned transverse to the longitudinal girders, one of the transverse walls having opposite ends connected to spaced apart positions on the curved support girder and facing the concave side of the curved support girder and two longitudinal walls extending between and connecting the transverse walls, the transverse walls and the longitudinal walls being formed of separate components, assembled into the enclosure;
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- two front support elements fastening a front one of the two transverse walls of the enclosure to the first and second longitudinal girders of the vehicle and two rear support elements fastening a rear one of the two transverse walls to the first and second longitudinal girders.
A motor vehicle having a battery, comprising:
- first and second longitudinal girders extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle;
- a cross member extending transversely between the longitudinal girders and having opposite ends connected respectively to the longitudinal girders;
- a curved support girder having a convex side supported on the cross member at a position spaced from the longitudinal girders, the curved support girder further having a concave side opposite the convex side;
- a protective housing for the battery, the protective housing comprising an enclosure for laterally enclosing a battery receptacle chamber for the battery, the enclosure comprising two transverse walls aligned transverse to the longitudinal girders, one of the transverse walls having opposite ends connected to spaced apart positions on the curved support girder and facing the concave side of the curved support girder and two longitudinal walls extending between and connecting the transverse walls, the transverse walls and the longitudinal walls being formed of separate components, assembled into the enclosure;
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- two first support elements extending from the enclosure and being fastened to the first longitudinal girders of the vehicle and two second support elements extending from the enclosure and being fastened to the second longitudinal girder of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.