Battery pack for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasakazu SHIROOKA, Yuna YAGI
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Abstract
A battery pack houses battery stacks vertically in a plurality of stages. The battery pack includes a lower casing, a holder formed of leg portions attached to the lower casing in front and back of the battery stacks in the lower stage and a frame attached on upper portions of the leg portions, and a plate member that connects the lower casing and the frame of the holder. The battery stacks in an upper stage are arranged on top of the frame along the length of the vehicle.
Claims5
A battery pack for a vehicle, the battery pack housing a plurality of battery stacks vertically in a plurality of stages, the battery pack comprising:
- a lower casing on which the battery stacks in a lower stage are arranged along a length of the vehicle;
- a holder including leg portions attached to the lower casing in front and back of the battery stacks in the lower stage and a frame attached on upper portions of the leg portions, the battery stacks in an upper stage being arranged on top of the frame along the length of the vehicle;
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- a reinforcement disposed outward of the battery stacks in the lower stage in a vehicle width direction to connect the lower casing and the frame of the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.