Vehicle with traction battery capable of absorbing crash energy
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorNorbert Enning
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle having, at least in part, an electric drive which includes a traction battery (1), which vehicle has at least one predefined deformation zone (I, II) which in the event of a crash (A, B) acts to absorb energy, and at least one predefined zone (III), which has a substantial structural rigidity and which in the event of a crash (A, B) remains substantially without deformation. According to the invention, the traction battery (1) has a deformation region (18) which in the event of a crash can be deformed via a deformation path (a) and which is arranged in the deformation zone (I, II) of the vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle, comprising:
- a predefined first deformation zone which acts to absorb energy in the event of a crash,
- a predefined second zone exhibiting a structural strength which is greater than a structural strength of the deformation zone so as to be able to substantially withstand deformation in the event of the crash;
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- an electric drive having a traction battery, said traction battery including a storage block to define a deformation region which is deformable along a deformation path in the event of the crash and arranged in the deformation zone, said storage block comprised of a plurality of storage cells having electrically conductive terminals for connection with power supply lines of the vehicle, said terminals being arranged in the second zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.