Patent ID: 8597820

Claim:
A device for restraining an energy store, the device comprising: one or a plurality of cells disposed between a first side of the energy store and a second side of the energy store vertically opposite the first side; at least one first mounting device that is configured to transmit a first clamping force acting in a direction of the second side to the first side of the energy store; at least one second mounting device that is configured to transmit a second clamping force acting in the direction of the first side to the second side of the energy store; and at least one expandable clamping device that is configured to provide the first and second camping forces and is configured to adapt a distance between the at least one first mounting device and the at least one second mounting device to a tolerated distance between the first and second sides, wherein at least one of the mounting devices is configured as a hook which is hooked to the corresponding side for transferring the clamping force.