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US 12,113,188 B2Granted
Vehicle battery pack
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Takeuchi
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Abstract
A vehicle battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells each including a terminal and a casing accommodating the plurality of battery cells. The casing includes: a casing body made of resin, the casing body including an opening through which the plurality of battery cells is inserted and removed and at least one exposure hole through which the terminals are exposed outside the casing body; a cover closing the opening; and at least one radiating fin member made of metal and secured to the casing body, the radiating fin member covering the exposure hole of the casing body and facing the terminals.
Claims20
A straddle vehicle comprising:
- a rear wheel;
- a seat;
- a vehicle body frame including a seat support frame that supports the seat;
- a rear fender facing the rear wheel;
- and
- a battery pack comprising:
- an electric power source assembly including a plurality of battery cells each comprising a terminal;
- an electronic component assembly coupled to the electric power source assembly;
- and
- a casing accommodating the electric power source assembly and the electronic component assembly, wherein
- the casing comprises:
- a casing body comprising a pair of exposure holes through which the terminals are exposed outside the casing body, the exposure holes being at both side surfaces of the casing body in a leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle;
- and
- a pair of radiating fin members made of metal and secured to the casing body, the radiating fin members covering the exposure holes of the casing body respectively and facing the terminals,
- the casing body comprises frame-shaped wall portions formed around the exposure holes respectively,
- the radiating fin members are coupled to the frame-shaped wall portions as side surfaces of the casing,
- the radiating fin members are attached to the casing body in the leftward/rightward direction,
- the electronic component assembly is disposed on a rear face of the electric power source assembly in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle,
- the battery pack is disposed vertically under the seat of the vehicle in such a manner that the radiating fin members face out in the leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle and are subjected to air stream flowing around the vehicle during travel,
- the battery pack is located inward of the seat support frame in the leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle,
- a rear lower edge of the battery pack faces towards the rear wheel, the rear lower edge of the battery pack being chamfered as a chamfered portion,
- the seat support frame overlaps each of the pair of radiating fin members of the battery pack as viewed from the leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle, and
- the battery pack is covered from below by the rear fender, and the chamfered portion of the battery pack directly faces the rear fender.
20 more elements
A straddle vehicle comprising:
- a rear wheel;
- a seat;
- a vehicle body frame including a seat support frame that supports the seat;
- a rear fender facing the rear wheel;
- and
- a battery pack comprising:
- an electric power source assembly including a plurality of battery cells each comprising a terminal;
- an electronic component assembly coupled to the electric power source assembly;
- and
- a casing accommodating the electric power source assembly and the electronic component assembly, wherein
- the casing comprises:
- a casing body;
- and
- a pair of radiating fin members made of metal and located at both side surfaces of the casing body, the pair of radiating fin members facing the terminals of the battery cells respectively,
- the electronic component assembly is disposed on a rear face of the electric power source assembly in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle,
- the battery pack is disposed vertically under the seat of the vehicle in such a manner that each of the pair of radiating fin members faces out in a leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle and is subjected to air stream flowing around the vehicle during travel,
- a rear lower edge of the battery pack faces towards the rear wheel, the rear lower edge of the battery pack being chamfered as a chamfered portion,
- the vehicle body frame overlaps each of the pair of radiating fin members of the battery pack as viewed from the leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle, and
- the battery pack is covered from below by the rear fender, and the chamfered portion of the battery pack directly faces the rear fender.
16 more elements
A straddle vehicle comprising:
- a rear wheel;
- a seat;
- a vehicle body frame including a seat support frame that supports the seat;
- a rear fender facing the rear wheel;
- and
- a battery pack comprising:
- an electric power source assembly including a plurality of battery cells each comprising a terminal;
- an electronic component assembly coupled to the electric power source assembly;
- and
- a casing accommodating the electric power source assembly and the electronic component assembly, wherein
- the battery pack is located vertically below the seat,
- a rear lower edge of the battery pack faces towards the rear wheel, the rear lower edge of the battery pack being chamfered as a chamfered portion,
- the vehicle body frame overlaps each of both side surfaces of the battery pack as viewed from a leftward/rightward direction of the vehicle, and
- the battery pack is covered from below by the rear fender, and the chamfered portion of the battery pack directly faces the rear fender.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.