System for absorbing and distributing side impact energy utilizing an integrated battery pack
First Claim
1. An energy absorbing and distributed side impact system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- first and second side sills, each of the first and second side sills comprising multiple longitudinal channels, at least an upper longitudinal channel positioned above a vehicle floor panel and at least a lower longitudinal channel positioned below the vehicle floor panel;
a battery enclosure mounted between front and rear suspensions of the vehicle, the battery enclosure having a first side member attached to the first side sill, a second side member attached to the second side sill, a plurality of cross-members integrated into the battery enclosure and extending between the first side member and the second side member, a top panel, and a bottom panel, wherein the battery enclosure encloses a plurality of batteries with all portions of the plurality of batteries residing below the vehicle floor panel; and
a bolt extending through a first opening in one of the plurality of cross-members, a second opening in the vehicle floor panel, and a nut, and extending to an opposite side of the vehicle floor panel from the one of the plurality of cross-members.
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Abstract
An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for a vehicle includes: first and second side sills, each of the first and second sills comprising multiple longitudinal channels, at least an upper longitudinal channel positioned above a vehicle floor panel and at least a lower longitudinal channel positioned below the vehicle floor panel; a battery enclosure mounted between front and rear suspensions of the vehicle, the battery enclosure having a first side member attached to the first side sill, and a second side member attached to the second side sill; cross-members integrated into the battery enclosure; and one or more bolts each extending though a respective opening in one of the cross-members and extending to an opposite side of the vehicle floor panel from the cross-member.
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1. An energy absorbing and distributed side impact system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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first and second side sills, each of the first and second side sills comprising multiple longitudinal channels, at least an upper longitudinal channel positioned above a vehicle floor panel and at least a lower longitudinal channel positioned below the vehicle floor panel; a battery enclosure mounted between front and rear suspensions of the vehicle, the battery enclosure having a first side member attached to the first side sill, a second side member attached to the second side sill, a plurality of cross-members integrated into the battery enclosure and extending between the first side member and the second side member, a top panel, and a bottom panel, wherein the battery enclosure encloses a plurality of batteries with all portions of the plurality of batteries residing below the vehicle floor panel; and a bolt extending through a first opening in one of the plurality of cross-members, a second opening in the vehicle floor panel, and a nut, and extending to an opposite side of the vehicle floor panel from the one of the plurality of cross-members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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