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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2021
Daf Trucks N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Robert Jacobus Vreede, Geldrop, NL;
DAF Trucks N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A truck with cable support is disclosed, including a chassis, accommodating an electric power source for powering an electric motor; an E-axle, comprising the electric motor and arranged as a rear wheel driving axle of the truck; a suspension system, suspending the E-axle to the chassis and allowing movement of the E-axle in a vertical direction relative to the chassis; a power cable, electrically connecting the electric power source to the E-axle; and a support beam, forming a mechanical support structure to lead the power cable along a cable path extending between a chassis mount and an E-axle mount. The support beam includes one or more bending stiffness elements, forming a stiffness of the support beam that is highest in a middle section and that decreases towards the chassis mount and the E-axle mount, evenly distributing the bending stress in the support beam along the cable path when the E-axle moves relative to the chassis, to prevent local fatigue failure of the power cable.