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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Göteborg, SE;

Inventor:

Lars Stenvall, Ljungskile, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Göteborg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60R 19/18 (2013.01); B62D 25/08 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0411 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1806 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/01 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle comprising: at least one electric motor configured for driving the vehicle; a battery pack configured to supply the electric motor with electric power for driving the vehicle; a vehicle body frame structure configured to form a main supporting structure of the vehicle; and a collision energy absorbing system configured to absorb collision energy in the event of an accident. The collision energy absorbing system comprises a first absorbing structure that is positioned between the battery pack and a front of the vehicle, wherein the first absorbing structure is configured to, in case the vehicle is subject to a head-on collision with an object, act against the object and absorb all or most of a collision energy of the battery pack without transferring the battery pack collision energy to the vehicle body frame structure.


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