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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Norbert Enning, Denkendorf, DE;
Inventor:
Norbert Enning, Denkendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle having, at least in part, an electric drive which includes a traction battery (), which vehicle has at least one predefined deformation zone (I, II) which in the event of a crash (A, B) acts to absorb energy, and at least one predefined zone (III), which has a substantial structural rigidity and which in the event of a crash (A, B) remains substantially without deformation. According to the invention, the traction battery () has a deformation region () which in the event of a crash can be deformed via a deformation path (a) and which is arranged in the deformation zone (I, II) of the vehicle.