Patent ID: 8074757

Claim:
A protective housing for a battery in a motor vehicle, comprising: first and second longitudinal girders extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle; a cross member extending transversely between the longitudinal girders and having opposite ends connected respectively to the longitudinal girders; a curved support girder having a convex side supported on the cross member at a position spaced from the longitudinal girders, the curved support girder further having a concave side opposite the convex side; an enclosure for laterally enclosing a battery receptacle chamber for the battery, the enclosure comprising two transverse walls aligned transverse to the longitudinal girders, one of the transverse walls having opposite ends connected to spaced apart positions on the curved support girder and facing the concave side of the curved support girder and two longitudinal walls extending between and connecting the transverse walls, the transverse walls and the longitudinal walls being formed of separate components, assembled into the enclosure; and two front support elements fastening a front one of the two transverse walls of the enclosure to the first and second longitudinal girders of the vehicle and two rear support elements fastening a rear one of the two transverse walls to the first and second longitudinal girders.