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Vehicle with structural battery pack

  • US 8,739,907 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2011
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination of a vehicle chassis and a battery pack for a vehicle that is at least partly driven by an electric motor, the combination comprising:

  • a vehicle chassis including a floor pan, a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first and second rails extend longitudinally and are spaced apart laterally from each other, wherein each of the rails has a bottom, an inboard side and an outboard side; and

    a battery pack, including a plurality of cells supported by a housing, wherein the battery pack is generally rectangular and is mounted to the bottom of each of the first and second rails at a plurality of lower points that are longitudinally spaced apart, wherein the battery pack has a first lateral side and a second lateral side which support the inboard sides of the first and second rails against laterally inwardly directed forces, and wherein the battery pack has a top that is mounted to the floorpan at a plurality of upper points that are longitudinally spaced apart.

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