Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Patent
1995-01-20
1996-09-17
Culbreth, Eric D.
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
180232, 180 685, 280784, 296 352, B60K 104, B62D 2115
Patent
active
055559506
ABSTRACT:
A body structure for an electric vehicle, which has a battery carrier for containing a battery disposed on a vehicle body thereof, the body structure comprising: a supporting mechanism, which supports the battery carrier; a movement-restricting member, which restricts movement of the battery carrier; and, an energy transfer-control member, which controls transfer of kinetic energy from the battery carrier to the vehicle body upon movement of the battery carrier due to a collision of the vehicle, the collision releasing restriction of movement of the battery carrier applied by the movement-restricting member. While the battery disposed in the vehicle involves a corresponding increase in kinetic energy which acts on the vehicle body, the present body structure minimizes the transfer of such increased kinetic energy to the vehicle body upon collision of the vehicle.
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Fuse Tadahiko
Harada Junichi
Hasegawa Katsuhisa
Kunikita Keiji
Suzuki Tomoo
Culbreth Eric D.
Kanto Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Mar Michael
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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