Electric truck

US10421345B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• KOENIG METALL GmbH & Co. KG · DE
• Jobst H. Kerspe · DE

Inventors

• Jobst H. Kerspe · Bammental, DE
• Michael Fischer · Gippingen, CH
• Juergen Erhardt · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 24, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/70
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electric truck has a chassis, on which a driver's cab with a motor compartment containing an electric motor is disposed in the front of the electric truck, and in the rear a cargo body rests on the chassis. The cargo body substructure sits on vehicle longitudinal beams of the chassis. The cargo body bottom sealing the cargo body on the underside is spaced above the vehicle longitudinal beams to ensure clearance for a sufficient spring travel. A battery housing with at least one integrated battery is disposed in the intermediate space between the vehicle longitudinal beams and the body bottom, so that a larger installation space is available for the batteries and therefore a greater range for the electric truck. The battery is protected in this region and, moreover, the insulation of the battery housing simultaneously contributes to insulation of the cargo body disposed above the battery housing.