IP Library Granted Patent US 11,225,151
Granted Patent B2
US 11,225,151 · App. 16/628,425 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Motor vehicle and method for arranging at least one traction energy storage device in a motor vehicle

Inventor: Norbert Enning (Denkendorf, DE)
Assignee: AUDI AG
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Patent No.
US 11,225,151
App. No.
16/628,425
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle with two front wheels and two rear wheels and with an electric drive that is operable via a traction energy storage device. The motor vehicle has a front recess in the region between the front wheels for a traction energy storage device assigned to the front recess, and has a rear recess in the region between the front wheels and the rear wheels, arranged in an underbody of the motor vehicle, for a traction energy storage device assigned to the rear recess, and traction energy storage devices are insertable or inserted into the recesses.

Claims (24)

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

two front wheels and two rear wheels, and

an electric drive that is operable via a traction energy storage device,

wherein the motor vehicle has a front recess in a region between the front wheels for a traction energy storage device assigned to the front recess, and has a rear recess in a region between the front wheels and the rear wheels, arranged in an underbody of the motor vehicle, for a traction energy storage device assigned to the rear recess,

wherein traction energy storage devices are insertable or inserted into the recesses,

wherein a traction energy storage device is inserted into the front recess, the device being embodied as a removable energy storage device that is removable after opening a front cover of the vehicle,

wherein, in the region between the front wheels and the rear wheels, arranged in a transmission tunnel and/or in the underbody of the motor vehicle, the vehicle has further components that can be electrically connected to one or more traction energy storage devices of the vehicle, the further components comprising at least one of a charging device, a contact-free energy transfer device, an electric heater, and an air conditioning compressor, and

wherein the traction energy storage devices comprise coolant lines which are connectable to coolant lines of the motor vehicle when the traction energy storage devices are inserted into the motor vehicle.

2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein in the region between the front wheels and the rear wheels, the motor vehicle has at least one middle recess, arranged in an underbody of the motor vehicle, for a traction energy storage device assigned to the middle recess,

wherein a traction energy storage device is insertable or inserted into the middle recess.

3. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the further components additionally comprise at least one DC voltage converter.

4. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the electric drive of the motor vehicle comprises at least one electric machine arranged in a region of the rear wheels and/or at least one electric machine arranged in the region of the front wheels.

5. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle has at least one charging socket, arranged in a region above one of the rear wheels.

6. A method for arranging at least one traction energy storage device in a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps:

providing an underbody, the at least one traction energy storage device, a frame, and/or an electric connector means,

providing further components that can be connected with the at least one traction energy storage device,

arranging the at least one traction energy storage device and the further components on a frame,

connecting the traction energy storage device with the electric connector means,

connecting the further components with the at least one traction energy storage device via the electric connector means, and

arranging the frame on the underbody,

wherein the further components comprise at least one of a charging device, a contact-free energy transfer device, an electric heater, and an air conditioning compressor, and

wherein the motor vehicle is provided with coolant lines which are connectable to coolant lines of the at least one traction energy storage device when the at least one traction energy storage device is arranged with the frame on the underbody of the motor vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one charging socket is provided for connecting with at least one component and/or with the at least one traction energy storage device via electric connector means.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one electric machine is arranged on the frame and connected with the at least one traction energy storage device via the electric connector means and/or connected to the coolant lines of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2020
From: ENNING, NORBERT
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 051638/0350 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 211 364.2 · Jul 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200223302A1 · Jul 16, 2020
Cited By (1)
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