Vehicle body structure for a two-track vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9764629-B2
Application number	US-201715409023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2017
Priority date	Jan 22, 2016
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle body structure for a two-track vehicle, includes a first bearing component formed on a housing of a traction battery of the two-track vehicle, said traction battery being arranged in longitudinal direction of the two-track vehicle anterior of an auxiliary frame of a rear axle of the two-track vehicle; a second bearing component engaging in or about the first bearing component, said second bearing component extending at least one lateral longitudinal member of the auxiliary frame frontward in the longitudinal direction; and a vibration damping unit arranged between the first bearing component and the second bearing component, with the first bearing component, the second bearing component and the vibration damping unit together forming a front bearing of the auxiliary frame which connects the auxiliary frame to a body of the two-track vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle body structure for a two-track vehicle, comprising:
a first bearing component formed on a housing of a traction battery of the two-track vehicle, said traction battery being arranged in longitudinal direction of the two-track vehicle anterior of an auxiliary frame of a rear axle of the two-track vehicle;
a second bearing component connected with the first bearing component, said second bearing component extending a longitudinal extent of at least one lateral longitudinal member of the auxiliary frame frontward in the longitudinal direction; and
a vibration damping unit arranged between the first and the second bearing component,
wherein the first bearing component, the second bearing component and the vibration damping unit together form a front bearing of the auxiliary frame which connects the auxiliary frame to a body of the two-track vehicle, with one of the first and second bearing component forming a bearing receptacle of the front bearing and another one of the first and second bearing component forming a core of the front bearing received in the bearing receptacle.

2. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the first bearing component is formed in a housing section of the traction battery which is rigidly connected on the vehicle body via connection points.

3. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the vibration damping unit is made of an elastomer body or of hydraulically interconnected work and compensation chambers and is radially outwardly in direct contact with an inner circumference of the first bearing component.

4. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the vibration damping unit is made of an elastomer body or of hydraulically interconnected work and compensation chambers and is radially outwardly connected with the other one of the first and second bearing component via interposition of a radially outer bearing sleeve.

5. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the second bearing component is the bearing receptacle and the first bearing component is the bearing core received in the bearing receptacle.

6. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the first bearing component is the bearing receptacle and the second bearing component is the bearing core received in the bearing receptacle.

7. The vehicle body structure of claim 6 , wherein the bearing receptacle comprises a first bearing shell arranged on the housing and a second bearing shell which is detachably mountable on the battery housing.

8. The vehicle body structure of claim 7 , wherein the second bearing shell is constructed as a fastening clamp.

9. The vehicle body structure of claim 8 , wherein the first bearing shell is downwardly open in vertical direction of the two-track vehicle so as to permit insertion of the bearing core into the open first bearing shell during mounting of the auxiliary frame in a vertical direction upwards on the vehicle body and subsequent mounting of the bearing clamp on the battery housing.

10. The vehicle body structure of claim 2 , further comprising a deformation structure provided in an interior of the battery housing section, wherein in the event of a rear crash the deformation structure interacts with the longitudinal member of the auxiliary frame thereby undergoing plastic deformation.

11. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , further comprising at least one deformation element provided on a front side of the auxiliary frame, said at least one deformation element being arranged in vehicle longitudinal direction in a mounting space between the auxiliary frame and the traction battery, wherein in the event of a displacement of the auxiliary frame frontwards resulting from a rear crash, the deformation element comes into contact with the traction battery and is deformed, thereby absorbing crash energy.

12. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , further comprising a rear bearing and a rear bearing receptacle arranged on a rear side of the auxiliary frame, said rear bearing connecting the auxiliary frame on the vehicle body, said rear bearing receptacle being adapted for mounting the rear bearing therein.

13. The vehicle body structure of claim 11 , wherein the rear bearing has an inner bearing core rigidly screwed with the vehicle body, an outer bearing sleeve rigidly inserted into the rear bearing receptacle of the auxiliary frame, and another vibration damping unit arranged between the inner bearing core and the outer bearing sleeve.

14. The vehicle body structure of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary frame is fastened via a four point support on the vehicle body.

15. The vehicle body structure of claim 11 , wherein a bearing axis of the rear bearing is oriented in a vehicle vertical direction and a bearing axis of the front bearing is oriented in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

16. A method for mounting an auxiliary frame on a vehicle body structure of a two-track vehicle, comprising:
arranging an auxiliary frame relative to a traction battery mounted on a body of the two-track vehicle so that a first bearing component provided on a lateral longitudinal member of the auxiliary frame and extending the longitudinal member frontward in longitudinal direction of the two-track vehicle engages with a second bearing component formed on a housing of the traction battery; and
providing a vibration damping unit between the first bearing component and the second bearing component; wherein the first bearing component, the second bearing component and the vibration damping unit together form a front bearing of the auxiliary frame which connects the auxiliary frame to a body of the two track vehicle, with one of the first and second bearing component forming a bearing receptacle of the front bearing and another one of the first and second bearing component forming a core of the front bearing received in the bearing receptacle.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Schmalzrieth Sven
• Idelevitch Vladimir

Classifications

• B60Y2306/01

  Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection · CPC title

• F16F15/023

  using fluid means · CPC title

• B60Y2304/07

  Facilitating assembling or mounting · CPC title

• F16F15/08

  with rubber springs {(grommet- or bushing-type resilient mountings F16F1/3732, F16F1/38); with springs made of rubber and metal (arrangement of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units B60K5/12; mounting of propulsion plants on vessels B63H21/30; mounting of vehicle drivers' cabs B62D33/0604)} · CPC title

• F16F2230/0005

  Attachment, e.g. to facilitate mounting onto confer adjustability · CPC title