Motor vehicle and method for mounting a housing on a shell of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12337771-B2
Application number	US-202217972643-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	Oct 26, 2021
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A motor vehicle having a shell including a first side facing a roadway and a second side opposite to the first side, and a housing in which at least one electronic component is arranged. The housing is fastened to the shell via a mounting member. The mounting member is releasably fastened to the shell and the housing is releasably fastened to the mounting member such that, in a mounting operation of the housing, the mounting member and the housing are mountable on the shell via the first side of the shell, and the housing is removable via the second side of the shell during a removal operation of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle comprising:
a shell including a first side that is positionable to face a roadway and a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the shell comprises two suspension strut receptacles and two side members extending in a travel direction,
a housing in which at least one electronic component is arranged,
a mounting member that fastens the housing to the shell, and
an additional mounting member having (i) a central portion that is fastened to the housing and (ii) end portions that are fastened to the shell at respective suspension strut receptacles,
wherein the mounting member is releasably mounted on the shell and the housing is releasably fastened to the mounting member such that, in a mounting operation of the housing, the mounting member and the housing are mountable on the shell via the first side of the shell, and the housing is removable via the second side of the shell during a removal operation of the housing by removing the additional mounting member,
wherein the mounting member extends in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle between the two side members and is fastened to the side members,
wherein the mounting member and the additional mounting member are positioned at opposite sides of the housing, and
wherein the housing is sandwiched between the two side members in the transverse direction, and wherein the housing is sandwiched between the mounting member and the additional mounting member in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting member is fastened onto the shell.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is fastened onto the mounting member.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side members each have a fastening projection on a side facing the other side member, wherein the mounting member is fastened to the fastening projections.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting member comprises a member projection extending in the travel direction, wherein the member projection is attached to a cross member of the shell.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a fastening tab extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, wherein the housing abuts in a vertical direction of the vehicle against an abutment surface of the mounting member aligned in the vertical direction of the vehicle and abuts with the fastening tab in the travel direction against an abutment surface of the mounting member aligned in the travel direction and is fastened to the mounting member.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side members each have a fastening projection on a side facing the other side member, wherein the mounting member is fastened to the fastening projections,
wherein the mounting member comprises a member projection extending in the travel direction, wherein the member projection is attached to a cross member of the shell, and
wherein the fastening projections are positioned forward of the cross member as viewed in the travel direction.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic component forms part of a battery management system of an electric vehicle.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is mounted above the mounting member that is fastened to the shell, such that the mounting member prevents removal of the housing via the first side of the shell.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a fastening tab that abuts and is fastened to a front facing side of the mounting member as viewed in the travel direction.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising fasteners for mounting the fastening tab to the front facing side of the mounting member, wherein the fasteners are insertable and removable in the travel direction.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Kellner Philipp
• Mostofi Sascha
• Volkmer Christopher
• Starczewski Adrian
• Vogel Immanuel

Classifications

• B62D65/024

  Positioning of sub-units or components with respect to body shell or other sub-units or components · CPC title

• B62D21/11

  with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} · CPC title

• B62D25/08

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title

• B60R16/00

  Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for {(devices for protecting vehicle occupants in case of accidents B60R21/00; safety belts B60R22/00; central door locking E05B49/00, E05B77/50)} · CPC title

• B60K6/40

  characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components · CPC title