Battery system housing with fastener
AssigneeThunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited
InventorsFrancesco Mastrandrea, Peter Tutzer
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Abstract
A battery pack for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The battery pack includes an upper tray, a first busbar attached to the upper tray, a lower tray, and a second busbar attached to the lower tray. The battery pack also includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in the upper and lower trays, and a threaded fastener mechanically connecting the lower tray to the upper tray.
Claims21
A battery pack for an electric vehicle, the battery pack comprising:
- an upper tray;
- a first busbar attached to the upper tray;
- a lower tray;
- a second busbar attached to the lower tray;
- a plurality of battery cells arranged in the upper and lower trays;
- and
- a threaded fastener mechanically connecting the lower tray to the upper tray, wherein threads of the threaded fastener are threaded into and directly engage either of the lower tray and the upper tray, and wherein the threaded fastener is adjacent to more than four of the battery cells.
A method of manufacturing a battery pack for an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- attaching a busbar to an upper tray;
- attaching first sides of a plurality of battery cells to the upper tray;
- attaching a busbar to a lower tray;
- attaching second sides of the battery cells to the lower tray;
- and
- connecting the lower tray and the upper tray with a threaded fastener, wherein threads of the threaded fastener are threaded into and directly engage either of the lower tray and the upper tray, and wherein the threaded fastener is adjacent to more than four of the battery cells.
An electric vehicle powered by a battery pack, the battery pack comprising:
- an upper tray;
- a first busbar attached to the upper tray;
- a lower tray;
- a second busbar attached to the lower tray;
- a plurality of battery cells arranged in the upper and lower trays;
- and
- a threaded fastener mechanically connecting the lower tray to the upper tray, wherein threads of the threaded fastener are threaded into and directly engage either of the lower tray and the upper tray, and wherein the threaded fastener is adjacent to more than four of the battery cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.