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Patent Inventor Names
Adam Weyrauch0
Michael J. Gardynik0
Steven Frank0
Rohit Telukunta0
Date of Patent
April 9, 2024
0Patent Application Number
173635450
Date Filed
June 30, 2021
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A battery box for an electric vehicle includes an Al casting that extends between and joins to a BIW or chassis rails of the electric vehicle. The Al casting includes a bottom wall, a side wall with a pair of rails that are securely attached to the BIW or chassis rails of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members. The bottom wall, the side wall, and the plurality of cross members define a structural enclosure with a plurality of battery compartments and at least one crush zone, and the structural enclosure is load bearing member of the electric vehicle.
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