US 11,772,192 B2
Battery carrier composed of lightweight metal profiles with calibrated ends, and method for the production thereof
Christian Handing, Langenberg (DE); and Frode Paulsen, Gjovik (NO)
Assigned to BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn (DE)
Filed by BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, Paderborn (DE)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/382,653.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 119 533.8 (DE), filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0029235 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B23K 26/21 (2014.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 26/21 (2015.10) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B62D 29/00 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery carrier for an electric vehicle, comprising: a trough having a frame and a plurality of struts, the plurality of struts extending across the frame, wherein
the frame and the plurality of struts comprise a plurality of hollow profiles, the plurality of hollow profiles joined to one another by material bonding,
at least one hollow profile of the plurality of hollow profiles is geometrically calibrated at one end portion of the at least one hollow profile,
the one end portion has a chamfer, and
the chamfer has a thermal joining seam arranged therein.