Patent ID: 9662997
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Claim:
1. An enclosure for a battery comprising: a plurality of aluminum alloy enclosure walls disposed about the battery; and a plurality of corrugated impact absorbing members formed of carbon fiber reinforced polymer attached to at least one of the enclosure walls that have at least one ridge and a plurality of furrows that define a plurality of trapezoidal spaces between the impact absorbing members and the enclosure walls, wherein each of the impact absorbing members includes at least one ridge that is disposed parallel to the enclosure wall and a first ramp surface and a second ramp surface that each extend from the at least one ridge to the furrows on opposite sides of the at least one ridge and toward the enclosure wall at an angle, wherein an attachment flange is provided on a first side and a second side of the impact absorbing members that extend parallel to the enclosure walls, wherein the attachment flange on the first side is connected to one of the first ramp surfaces and the attachment flange on the second side is connected to one of the second ramp surfaces, and wherein a plurality of T-shaped guides are attached to the enclosure walls that define receptacles for the impact absorbing members between two T-shaped guides that extend parallel to each other, wherein each of the attachment flanges of the impact absorbing members are disposed between one of the T-shaped guides and one of the enclosure walls.