Vehicle body structure
The vehicle body structure addresses the challenge of preventing electric drive unit collisions with traction batteries by using a deformable crash structure to brace the drive unit frame, reducing damage and ensuring controlled energy absorption.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- GB · GB
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing vehicle body structures face challenges in managing the displacement of electric drive units to prevent collision with traction batteries during impacts, especially in electric vehicles with larger batteries, due to limited space above the battery for component displacement.
A vehicle body structure with a crash structure that couples an electric drive unit mounting frame and a traction battery mounting frame, where the crash structure deforms to brace the electric drive unit mounting frame against further movement towards the traction battery mounting frame, using load bearing elements with varying deformability to absorb energy and prevent collision.
Reduces the risk of damage to critical components like traction batteries by restricting the movement of the electric drive unit, ensuring controlled energy absorption and preventing undesirable collisions during impacts.
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