An electrical vehicle 100 including a vehicle chassis, a battery unit arrangement 130 and an electric motor arrangement 140 that that receives electrical power from the battery unit arrangement to propel the vehicle, and a vehicle cabin 150. The battery unit arrangement is accommodated in a floor region of the vehicle beneath the cabin. The vehicle includes an engagement or attachment mechanism (Fig.4, 400) for retaining the battery unit arrangement onto the chassis, wherein the engagement mechanism is releasable for repairing or replacing the battery unit arrangement. The engagement mechanism includes an emergency release element 170 for automatically releasing the battery unit arrangement in an event of the vehicle experiencing a frontal or head-on collision. The emergency release element may be triggered by the downward and rearward movement of a structural element (Fig.4, 430) of the crumple zone of the vehicle. The battery unit may be L-shaped (Fig.6, 610), with an angled profile. The emergency release element may release the battery unit upon detection of a collision by a sensor arrangement (Fig.9, 910).


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    Title :

    Electrical vehicle and battery unit arrangement for electrical vehicle


    Contributors:
    ALBERT LAM (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-05-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen



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