Patent ID: 11904676
Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the frame portion is a first frame portion and the projecting portion is a first projecting portion,
wherein the battery protection structure further comprises a second frame portion defining an opening for housing a traction battery, the second frame portion having a rear side and a front side, and a second projecting portion which projects forwardly from the second frame portion and which is connected to the chassis at the rear end of the vehicle,
wherein the second projecting portion is configured to remain in a fixed connection relative to the chassis under normal operating conditions and to move forwardly along the chassis when the rear side of the second frame portion is subjected to a forwardly directed impact force which is greater than a threshold force.