From the patent drawing, the appearance of a super car equipped with a battery in the conventional midship spot
Since Ferrari was told about a year ago that it would announce Ferrari's first electric supercar by 2025, no particular details have come out until now.
However, it is said that the contents of the car (maybe) that Ferrari is trying to develop can be seen from the drawings that can be confirmed at the Patent Office in the United States.
This patent was filed in June 2019 and was published on January 26, 2022.
The title of the patent is "ELECTRIC OR HYBRID SPORT CAR", which is a very straightforward one.
It's too simple, Ferrari-san (laughs).
Looking at the patented drawings, it's a so-called classic low two-seater, mid-engined Ferrari layout, but of course there's no engine in its "mid" area.
The structure is said to be a bit like Rimac Nevera, but not exactly the same.
Other images detail a huge mid-mounted battery pack, although the capacity is unknown.
There are also some small batteries in the unit divided into three.
For the time being, all these batteries are somehow attached to something like a subframe (bolted) so that the same system can be applied to many different models.
In addition, the battery pack mounted on the floor can be used not only for cylindrical battery cells, but also for all types of cells (cylindrical / cylindrical, prismatic / prismatic, pouch cell / pouch, etc.). matter.
As the name of the patent suggests, it can be used not only for fully electric vehicles but also for hybrid vehicles.
The rear of the subframe, which has a large battery, is slightly angled upwards, so Ferrari says this creates a "negative lift," or downforce towards the rear of the car.
Furthermore, this rear area may also be used to cool the battery.
Since it is said in the explanation of the patent that "the battery packs are stacked in parallel with the platform, ideal heat exchange with the platform is possible", this rear frame part is downforce generated. It seems that it is not only a part of cooling the battery.
Just because a patent is granted does not mean that it applies to the production model as it is, and even if it becomes a technology to be adopted, its design and details are completely unknown at this time.
For the time being, I am not very familiar with the mechanism of electric vehicles, so if you are interested, you can check the details of the patent application from the following site, so please read this.
You won't be able to sleep tonight ^^?
You can see all the patent details with images in this PDF.↓
Source:
◆Ferrari Has an Electric Supercar Patent That Stacks Batteries in a Mid-Engine Setup
◆JUSTIA Pastents (Patent details)
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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