Patent ID: 8469129

Claim:
An energy storage arrangement in a floor area of a vehicle, comprising: an energy storage device carrier having a floor and side walls with a fixing mechanism configured to fix at least one energy storage device; a cover plate in the floor area configured to cover at least the energy storage device carrier toward a vehicle interior; and an underfloor mounting plate configured to receive and fix the energy storage device carrier and the energy storage device provided in said energy storage device carrier, wherein the energy storage device carrier comprises an energy storage device carrier base having a molded, media-tight, and trough-shaped recess, wherein the fixing mechanism comprises a clamping holder having a ribbed structure and a depression in the trough-shaped recess of the energy storage device carrier base, and wherein an energy storage device foot is configured to pivot into the fixing mechanism between the clamping holder and an edge of the depression as a pivot axis for the energy storage device foot.