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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Inevit, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Heiner Fees, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Alexander Eichhorn, Eppingen, DE;
Ralf Maisch, Abstatt, DE;
Andreas Track, Sachsenheim, DE;
Jörg Damaske, Freiberg, DE;
Martin Eberhard, Woodside, CA (US);
Michael John Miskovsky, San Anselmo, CA (US);
InEVit LLC, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a battery housing arrangement integrated into a vehicle floor of an electric vehicle includes a BJB housing including a BJB configured to be electrically coupled to each of a plurality of battery modules in a battery housing upon installation of the plurality of battery modules into the battery housing. The BJB housing is positioned between at least one center structural support bar and one or more vehicle chassis bars, and is configured to protect the plurality of battery modules in the battery housing from crash forces by directing crash forces from the one or more vehicle chassis bars to the at least one center structural support bar.