Patent ID: 6158538
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
Battery carrier for a traction battery of an electric vehicle, comprising a battery container for receiving the traction battery, holding devices for fastening the battery container to the vehicle body, movement limiting devices which release the battery container for movement relative to the vehicle body only in the event of an impact having at least a predetermined impact intensity, guiding devices which, in the event of an impact, limit movement of the battery container to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and energy absorbing devices for the controlled transmission of kinetic energy from the battery container to the vehicle body while at least partially absorbing energy, wherein:the guiding devices comprise at least one sliding tube which extends in the longitudinal direction to the vehicle body;the holding devices, for fastening the battery container to the vehicle body, extend around the sliding tube and hold the battery container; andthe sliding tube is displaceable in the axial direction relative to the holding devices along a limited distance, in the event of a released movement of the battery container.