Holding device for electrical components and motor vehicle having a holding device of this kind

Abstract

A holding device for electrical components of a motor vehicle, preferably an electrical motor vehicle, includes a holding element that is designed to hold one or more electrical components of the vehicle. The holding element has a holding section for holding the one or more electrical components, and a strut section, which extends from the holding section. The holding element is designed such that when the holding element is attached to the motor vehicle as intended, the strut section extends in the vehicle front direction and vehicle transverse direction to a vehicle front section and is at a predefined angle to an axis oriented in the vehicle front direction.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle, comprising: one or a plurality of electric components of the vehicle; a holding element connected to a vehicle body and configured to hold the one or the plurality of electric components of the vehicle, the holding element comprising: a holding section that holds the one or the plurality of electric components, and a strut section that extends from the holding section obliquely with respect to a vehicle front direction, wherein the holding section is arranged in the motor vehicle with the strut section of the holding element extending in the vehicle front direction and vehicle transverse direction as far as a vehicle front section, and at a predefined angle with respect to an axis oriented in the vehicle front direction, such that a momentum which originates from an impact of the vehicle front section with an obstacle is introduced from the strut section in the vehicle transverse direction into the vehicle body via the holding section.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the strut section lies in a plane defined by way of the axis oriented in the vehicle front direction and an axis oriented in the vehicle transverse direction.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the strut section is connected to a carrier which is formed by way of the vehicle front section.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the holding element has two strut sections which extend from the holding section and extend, in each case, in the front direction and, in each case, differently in the vehicle transverse direction of the motor vehicle as far as the vehicle front section such that the two strut sections extend in a V-shaped manner at least in sections.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the holding element has two strut sections which extend from the holding section and extend, in each case, in the front direction and, in each case, differently in the vehicle transverse direction of the motor vehicle as far as the vehicle front section such that the two strut sections extend in a V-shaped manner at least in sections.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the holding element has two strut sections which extend from the holding section and extend, in each case, in the front direction and, in each case, differently in the vehicle transverse direction of the motor vehicle as far as the vehicle front section such that the two strut sections extend in a V-shaped manner at least in sections.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the holding section is configured to hold an on-board electric system battery, an air conditioning compressor, a cooling unit, a charging unit and/or a converter unit.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle is an electric motor vehicle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a holding apparatus according to the invention in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of the holding apparatus from FIG. 1.

(3) FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a holding apparatus according to the invention in accordance with a second exemplary embodiment of the invention.

(4) FIGS. 4a-4b show different views of the holding apparatus from FIG. 3.

(5) FIGS. 5a-5b show further different views of the holding apparatus from FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(6) FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of a holding apparatus 10 in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 shows a diagrammatic plan view of the holding apparatus 10 from FIG. 1.

(7) As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, a motor vehicle 50 (an electric motor vehicle in the present case) which is shown only partially comprises the holding apparatus 10 and a plurality of conventional electric components (not shown) which are held by way of the holding apparatus 10.

(8) Examples for the electric components are an on-board electric system battery, an air conditioning compressor, a cooling unit, a charging unit for the on-board electric system battery, a converter unit, etc., which are held by way of a holding section of the holding apparatus 10. The holding section will be described in greater detail in the following text.

(9) For this purpose, the holding apparatus 10 comprises a holding element 12 which is set up to hold the electric components of the vehicle. The holding element 12 has the abovementioned holding section 14 for holding the electric components, and a strut section 16 which extends from the holding section 14. As can likewise be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the holding element 12 is configured in such a way that, in the case of correct (intended) fastening of the holding element 12 to the motor vehicle, the strut section 16 extends, preferably above a longitudinal carrier 20 of the motor vehicle, in the vehicle front direction (in the direction of the X-axis of the vehicle coordinate system) and vehicle transverse direction (in the direction of the Y-axis of the vehicle coordinate system) as far as a vehicle front section 18, and is at a predefined angle α with respect to an axis oriented in the vehicle front direction (X-axis of the vehicle coordinate system).

(10) In the exemplary embodiment, the strut section 16 lies in a plane which is defined by way of the axis which extends in the vehicle front direction (X-axis of the vehicle coordinate system) and the axis which extends in the vehicle transverse direction (Y-axis of the vehicle coordinate system). The same also applies to the holding section 14 which, in this case, is arranged in such a way that both the holding section 14 and the strut section 16 lie in the same plane (X-Y plane).

(11) In the exemplary embodiment which is shown, the vehicle front section 18 is formed by way of a carrier which is connected to the strut section 16.

(12) FIG. 3 shows a diagrammatic view of a holding apparatus 10 according to the invention in accordance with a second exemplary embodiment of the invention, whereas FIGS. 4 and 5 show different views of the holding apparatus according to the invention from FIG. 3. In the case of the description of the second exemplary embodiment, merely the differences with regard to the first exemplary embodiment are described in order to avoid repetitions.

(13) The holding apparatus 10 in accordance with the second exemplary embodiment of the invention differs from that of the first exemplary embodiment in that the holding element 12 has two strut sections 16 which extend from the holding section 14 and, in the case of corresponding correct fastening of the holding element 12 to the motor vehicle, extend in each case in the front direction and in each case differently in the vehicle transverse direction of the vehicle as far as the vehicle front section 18 in such a way that the strut sections 16 run in a V-shaped manner at least in sections. Here, the two strut sections 16 and the holding section 14 lie in the same plane (X-Y plane).

(14) The features of the invention which are disclosed in the above description, in the drawings and in the claims can be essential to the realization of the invention both individually and in any desired combination.