# US 10,864,810 B2 · Bowstring-truss battery cradle system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,864,810 B2 - Document ID: US10864810B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/394,636 - Filed: 2019-04-25 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-25 - Assignees: Fca US LLC - Applicants: Grzegorz Sopel; Brett Giem; Surya Yerva; Bryan Masternak - Inventors: Grzegorz Sopel; Brett Giem; Surya Yerva; Bryan Masternak - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864810B2 ## CPC - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60L 50/61: by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles - B60L 50/66: {Arrangements of batteries} - 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 2001/0416: {Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle} - B60K 2001/0466: {from above} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02T 10/62: Hybrid vehicles - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - 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 - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A vehicle battery cradle has first and second side beams. Each side beam has a first and second end. The first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another. A center beam, with a first and second end, is positioned between the first and second side beams. A cross beam is secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams. The cross beam, with a first and second end, is substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams. A truss is coupled with the cross beam. The truss stabilizes the cradle. The second ends of the first and second side beams include a mechanism to secure the cradle with the vehicle body. The first and second ends of the cross beam include a mechanism to secure the cradle with the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery cradle for a vehicle comprising: a first and second side beam, each having a first and second end, the first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another; a center beam, having a first and second end, positioned between the first and second side beams; a cross beam secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams, the cross beam, having a first and second end, substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams, a mount is coupled with each end of the cross beam; a truss coupled with the cross beam, the truss stabilizing the cradle; and the second ends of the first and second side beams including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle body and the first and second ends of the cross beam including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery cradle of claim 1, wherein the truss has an elongated D shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery cradle of claim 1, wherein the truss includes at least one reinforcement member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The battery cradle of claim 1, further comprising a first and second battery stop positioned on the second end of the first and second side beams. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The battery cradle of claim 1, wherein the cross beam includes a top cross member and bottom cross member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The battery cradle of claim 5, wherein the truss is secured between the top cross member and the bottom cross member. ### Claim 7 A vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery comprising: a first and second side beam, each having a first and second end, the first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another; a center beam, having a first and second end, positioned between the first and second side beams; a cross beam secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams, the cross beam, having a first and second end, substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams, the cross beam includes a top cross member and bottom cross member; a truss coupled with the cross beam, the truss stabilizing the cradle; and the second ends of the first and second side beams including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with the vehicle body and the first and second ends of the cross beam including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery of claim 7, wherein the truss has an elongated D shape. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery of claim 7, wherein the truss includes at least one reinforcement member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The battery cradle of claim 7, wherein a mount is coupled with each end of the cross beam. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery of claim 7, further comprising a first and second battery stop positioned on the second end of the first and second side beams. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery of claim 7, wherein the truss is secured between the top cross member and the bottom cross member. ### Claim 13 A battery cradle for a vehicle comprising: a first and second side beam, each having a first and second end, the first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another; a center beam, having a first and second end, positioned between the first and second side beams; a cross beam secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams so that the first, second and center beams cantilever from the cross beam, the cross beam, having a first and second end, substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams, a truss coupled with the cross beam, the truss stabilizing the cradle; and the second ends of the first and second side beams including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle body and the first and second ends of the cross beam including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The battery cradle of claim 13, wherein the truss has an elongated D shape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The battery cradle of claim 13, wherein the truss includes at least one reinforcement member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The battery cradle of claim 13, wherein a mount is coupled with each end of the cross beam. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The battery cradle of claim 13, wherein the cross beam includes a top cross member and bottom cross member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The battery cradle of claim 17, wherein the truss is secured between the top cross member and the bottom cross member.