VEHICLE

• Main Authors: Hutchinson, Neil, Simon, Mark
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.10.2024
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a vehicle having an electric motor (102) and a pack (107, 126) for storing energy. The vehicle has a compartment (170), for receiving the pack, wherein the compartment is configured as a cage for functioning as a torsion box, and is integral with the vehicle structure and/or body and behind a first seat (118). The compartment extends laterally across the vehicle substantially perpendicular to the vehicles longitudinal axis. The height of the compartment extends in a vertical direction between a lowermost point of the compartment that it is beneath the lowest point of the first seat adjacent to the compartment, and an uppermost surface of the compartment that is above at least one of: the top of the seat back of the first seat; the maximum height of a cushion of the seat in the first seat in a first row; an average height of a seat cushion in the first seat in a first row; and a hip-point of the seats in the first row.