An exemplary reinforcement assembly includes, among other things, a heel kick that extends horizontally between rockers of an electrified vehicle, and a reinforcement bracket that horizontally overlaps with the heel kick and is secured to an outboard portion of the heel kick. An exemplary reinforcement method includes, among other things, resisting a load applied to a side of an electrified vehicle using a reinforcement bracket secured to an outboard portion of a heel kick. The heel kick extends horizontally between rockers of the electrified vehicle. The heel kick and the reinforcement bracket are horizontally overlapped with each other.
Reinforced heel kick assembly and heel kick reinforcement method
13.08.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Verstärkte Heel-Kick-Anordnung und Heel-Kick-Verstärkungsverfahren
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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