Vehicle and Method of Manufacturing a Vehicle

• US 20160372262A1
• Filed: 02/16/2015
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bombardier Primove Gmbh (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bombardier Primove Gmbh (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Inventors: Whaley, John, Gao, Jing
• Application Number:
  US15/118,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20160372262A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/363 made of electrically conductive material
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle. The vehicle includes at least one receiving device of a system for inductive power transfer, a cabin section, at least one shielding layer arranged between the receiving device and the cabin section, and a floor section. The at least one shielding layer is integrated into the floor section of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

at least one receiving device of a system for inductive power transfer;

a cabin section;

at least one shielding layer arranged between the receiving device and the cabin section; and

a floor section, wherein the at least one shielding layer is integrated into the floor section of the vehicle,

wherein

the at least one shielding layer comprises at least two separate layer elements, wherein the at least two separate layer elements are arranged at different vertical positions along a vertical direction, wherein the at least two separate layer elements overlap at least partially, and

wherein the at least two separate layer elements abut against each other.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one shielding layer is made of an electrically conductive material.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises at least two shielding layers, wherein each of the at least two shielding layers is arranged between the receiving device and the cabin section, wherein the at least two shielding layers are spatially separated.

4. The vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the at least two shielding layers overlap in a common plane of projection at least partially.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one shielding layer provides a top layer, a bottom layer or an intermediate layer of the floor section.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle chassis, wherein the at least one shielding layer is electrically connected to the vehicle chassis.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle chassis, wherein the at least one shielding layer is mechanically connected to the vehicle chassis.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle chassis, wherein the at least one shielding layer is arranged below at least a part of the vehicle chassis.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the at least one shielding layer has a length which is greater than or equal to a length of a secondary winding structure and/or a width which is greater than or equal to a width of a secondary winding structure.

10. A method of manufacturing a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a cabin section,

providing a receiving device,

arranging the receiving device below the cabin section,

providing at least one shielding layer,

arranging the at least one shielding layer between the cabin section and the receiving device, wherein the at least one shielding layer is integrated into a floor section of the vehicle, wherein a shielding layer comprises at least two separate layer elements, wherein the at least two separate layer elements are arranged at different vertical positions along a vertical direction, wherein the at least two separate layer elements overlap at least partially.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein at least two shielding layers are provided, wherein each of the shielding layers is arranged between the cabin section and the receiving device.