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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Thunder Power Electric Vehicle Limited, Ganzhou, CN;
Jens Maier, Milan, IT;
THUNDER POWER ELECTRIC VEHICLE LIMITED, Ganzhou, CN;
Abstract
A crash elements structure in an electric vehicle for reducing the damage to a vehicle battery caused by a vehicle collision. The crash elements structure may be situated near a corner of the vehicle battery, and may channel energy received by the vehicle away from the vehicle battery. The crash elements structure includes an upper structure positioned above and laterally offset from a lower structure, and a 'W' structure that interfaces between the vehicle battery and the upper and lower structures. The upper and lower structures include several shells coupled together to form hexagonal apertures. The specific arrangement of the shells and the upper and lower structures influences the transfer of energy through the crash elements structure in the event of a collision.