Patent ID: 11721866

Abstract:
The invention relates to a cuboid-shaped housing (1) for receiving a plurality of cuboid-shaped batteries (2) which are intended as an energy source for the traction drive of motor vehicles, in particular automobiles, the housing (1) having a bottom wall (3), first and second side walls (4, 5) peripherally connected to said bottom wall, and a top (6) connected detachably to the free ends of the side walls (4, 5), wherein: the housing (1) is a sheet metal component folded from a sheet metal panel; the side walls (4, 5) are folded in the same orientation at right angles to the bottom wall (3), the free ends of which are folded outwardly at right angles oriented away from the housing interior, and a narrow edge region is turned in the opposite direction such that a double layer (7) is formed; the exposed upper edge region (8) of the double layer (7) is connected in a sealed manner to the top (6); and the cut edge (10) of the edge region lies within the sealed housing region.