# US 10,483,602 B2 · Battery housing for a lithium-ion battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,602 B2 - Document ID: US10483602B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/998,673 - Filed: 2018-08-16 - Published: 2019-02-21 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-16 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Moritz Klaus Springer; Krystian Dylong; Rainer Kiehn; Harald Stoffels - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483602B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/625: Vehicles - B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60K 6/28: characterised by the electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors - B60K 6/40: characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components - B60K 11/02: with liquid cooling - B60K 11/06: with air cooling - B60K 17/04: characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing - B60L 50/64: Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/6556: Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange (closed pipes H01M10/6552) - H01M 10/6562: with free flow by convection only - H01M 10/6567: Liquids - H01M 10/658: by thermal insulation or shielding - H01M 10/663: the system being an air-conditioner or an engine - H01M 50/24: adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) - H01M 50/249: specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) - B60K 2001/005: {the electric storage means} - B60Y 2200/92: Hybrid vehicles - B60Y 2306/01: Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A battery housing for a lithium-ion battery of a motor vehicle for arrangement in the engine compartment of the motor vehicle includes at least one structural mechanically stable outer shell having a number of walls corresponding to the shape of the battery, at least one layer of solid thermal insulation material for protecting the battery from thermal effects from the area of the internal combustion engine, at least one first slot, which can be connected to air lines leading to the surroundings, and at least one second slot, which can be connected to lines associated with at least one cooling system of the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: an engine disposed within an engine compartment; a traction motor coupled to a battery; and a housing disposed within the engine compartment and containing the battery, the housing comprising a shell having solid thermal insulation surrounding the battery and forming first and second slots between the battery and the shell, the first slot being configured for connecting to ambient, and the second slot being configured for connecting to a vehicle cooling system, wherein the housing further comprises braces between the shell and the solid thermal insulation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the solid thermal insulation comprises a thermoplastic material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the shell comprises a metal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the shell comprises steel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the vehicle cooling system is configured to cool the engine using liquid coolant and wherein the second slot is connected to lines of the vehicle cooling system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the second slot is connected to lines of a vehicle air conditioning system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the housing is an integral part of the battery. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the housing is at least partially an integral part of the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the first slot is disposed between the shell and the solid thermal insulation, and the second slot is disposed between the solid thermal insulation and the battery. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the shell comprises a single layer of material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the shell comprises ribs and braces. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the housing defines a third slot configured for connecting to the vehicle cooling system or ambient. ### Claim 13 A battery housing configured to contain a traction battery within an engine compartment of a hybrid vehicle, the battery housing comprising: a metal shell; and solid thermal insulation configured to envelop the traction battery and spaced from the metal shell and the traction battery to define first and second slots, respectively, wherein at least one of the first and second slots is configured for connection to external airflow, and wherein the battery housing further comprises braces between the metal shell and the solid thermal insulation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The battery housing of claim 13 wherein the first slot is fluidly connected to the second slot. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The battery housing of claim 13 wherein the first slot is configured for connection to ambient air and the second slot is configured for connection to a vehicle cooling system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The battery housing of claim 15 wherein the vehicle cooling system comprises an air conditioning system. ### Claim 17 A battery assembly comprising: a traction battery disposed within a battery housing configured to contain the traction battery, the battery housing having a structural shell with solid thermal insulation spaced from the structural shell and spaced from the traction battery to define first and second slots, respectively, and a third slot enveloped by the second slot. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The battery assembly of claim 17 wherein at least one of the first, second, and third slots is configured for connection to ambient. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The battery assembly of claim 17 wherein at least one of the first, second, and third slots is configured for connection to a vehicle cooling system.