Patent ID: 11876239
Assignee: POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. An electric vehicle including side impact battery pack protection mechanism for reducing damage to a battery pack in the event of a side impact, the electric vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a battery pack; and
one or more side impact battery pack protection brackets configured to enable physical separation of the battery pack from the vehicle frame wherein the one or more side impact battery pack protection brackets comprises a first lateral connection member operably coupled to a frame of the electric vehicle, the first lateral connection member having a first angled face positioned at an acute angle relative to a horizontal axis of the electric vehicle;
a second lateral connection member operably coupled to the battery pack, the second lateral member having a second angled face positioned configured to mate with the first angled face, such that the first and second angled faces are positioned against one another and a generally planar configuration; and
a breakaway element configured to secure the first lateral connection member to the second lateral connection member, whereupon application an external force to a side of the vehicle causes a shear force between the first angled face and the second angled face, causing the breakaway element to break into two or more parts, thereby providing a disconnection between the first lateral member and the second lateral member.