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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Thunder Power Electric Vehicle Limited, Ganzhou, CN;
Inventor:
Jens Maier, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Thunder Power Electric Vehicle Limited, Ganzhou, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B60R 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 19/34 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B60R 5/02 (2013.01); B60R 19/34 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 25/2018 (2013.01); B62D 25/2045 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stiffening element to protect against a side or frontal impact for an electric vehicle includes a first longitudinal support beam and a second longitudinal support beam. A trunk of the electric vehicle is positioned between the first longitudinal support beam and the second longitudinal support beam. The trunk is positioned between a front bumper and a firewall of the electric vehicle. The trunk includes a trunk base forming a floor of the trunk. The trunk base includes one or more stiffening elements positioned across one or both of a width or length of the trunk base.