Patent ID: 9718340
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60Y,B62D

Claim:
1. An underfloor unit for protecting components of a motor vehicle, in particular a traction battery for electrically driving the motor vehicle, from ground impacts, comprising: a floor panel for covering a side of the motor vehicle component facing the ground, the floor panel having an underside facing the ground, the underside of the floor panel being formed with at least one downwardly concave depression; a plurality of identically configured separate impact protection tiles mounted in the at least one depression and connected to the underside of the floor panel at positions for taking up ground impacts, the impact protection tiles covering a major part of an area of the underside of the floor panel; at least one cooling duct formed in the floor panel and open towards the plurality of impact protection tiles and configured for cooling the motor vehicle component; and a resilient sealing mat between the floor panel and the plurality of impact protection panels for sealing the cooling duct with respect to the plurality of impact protection tiles.