Patent ID: 11919482
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle comprising:
a battery housing disposed in a floor area of the vehicle;
a plurality of batteries disposed within the battery housing;
a door step located proximate a side of the battery housing, the door step including an upper running board with a stepping surface and a lower bottom part that is spaced apart from the upper running board and extends parallel to the upper running board to define at least one chamber therebetween, the lower bottom part includes a central weakened area which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is configured to permit a center region of the door step to buckle upwards in response to a lateral force greater than a predetermined threshold amount of force; and
a deformable crumple part laterally between the door step and the battery housing,
wherein the deformable crumple part includes, on a side facing the door step, a stop plate defining a sliding surface.