Vehicle Battery Pack Ballistic Shield
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1. A vehicle battery pack protection system, comprising:
- a battery pack enclosure mounted under an electric vehicle, wherein said battery pack enclosure comprises an enclosure top panel, an enclosure bottom panel, and a plurality of enclosure side members, wherein said battery pack enclosure is configured to hold a plurality of batteries, and wherein said battery pack enclosure is mounted between a passenger cabin floor panel and a driving surface;
a ballistic shield mounted under said electric vehicle and below said battery pack enclosure, wherein said ballistic shield is interposed between said battery pack enclosure and said driving surface, and wherein said ballistic shield is spaced apart from said enclosure bottom panel by at least 5 millimeters; and
a layer of compressible material interposed between said ballistic shield and said battery pack enclosure.
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Abstract
An improved protection system for a battery pack mounted between the passenger cabin floor panel of an electric vehicle and the driving surface is provided, the system utilizing a ballistic shield mounted under the electric vehicle and interposed between the battery pack enclosure and the driving surface, where the ballistic shield is spaced apart from the enclosure bottom panel. A layer of a compressible material is interposed between the ballistic shield and the battery pack enclosure.
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1. A vehicle battery pack protection system, comprising:
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a battery pack enclosure mounted under an electric vehicle, wherein said battery pack enclosure comprises an enclosure top panel, an enclosure bottom panel, and a plurality of enclosure side members, wherein said battery pack enclosure is configured to hold a plurality of batteries, and wherein said battery pack enclosure is mounted between a passenger cabin floor panel and a driving surface; a ballistic shield mounted under said electric vehicle and below said battery pack enclosure, wherein said ballistic shield is interposed between said battery pack enclosure and said driving surface, and wherein said ballistic shield is spaced apart from said enclosure bottom panel by at least 5 millimeters; and a layer of compressible material interposed between said ballistic shield and said battery pack enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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