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

Claim 0:
1. A side impact battery pack protection bracket system configured to enable an electric vehicle battery pack to shift along a vehicle width direction, the side impact battery protection bracket system comprising:
a first compression load absorption member operably coupled to a first side of an electric vehicle and a first connection member operably coupled to a first side of a battery pack, wherein the first compression load member is secured to the first connection member by a first breakaway element; and
a second compression load absorption member operably coupled to a second side of the electric vehicle and a second connection member operably coupled to a second side of the battery pack, wherein the second compression load member is secured to the second connection member by a second breakaway element;
wherein in the event of an application of an external force to a side of the electric vehicle either of the first or second breakaway elements break, thereby creating a separation between the respective compression load absorption member and connection member, while the compression load absorption member positioned on the opposite side of the battery pack compresses, thereby dissipating the external force transmitted to the battery pack and
wherein each of the first and second compression load absorption members are configured to buckle upon application of the external force of a defined magnitude, wherein the external force of the defined magnitude is lower than a force capable of deforming the battery pack.