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US 2022/0021056 A1Published application
Battery system for heavy duty vehicles
AssigneeHexagon Purus North America Holdings Inc.
InventorsTodd F. Sloan, Chris Forsberg, Landon Tyerman, Eric M. Coupal-Sikes, Brad Jonathan van Hanegem
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a battery system for a hybrid or an electric vehicle. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a battery assembly designed for easy and quick exchange of battery assemblies enabling a vehicle to resume driving much more quickly than traditional charging permits.
Claims21
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A battery assembly for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a first outwardly facing side, a second outwardly facing side, and a central portion, the housing forming an upwardly oriented surface between the first and second outwardly facing sides;
- one or more battery units disposed within the housing in the central portion;
- and
- a mounting system disposed at least partially between the first outwardly facing side and the second outwardly facing side;
- wherein a frame member of a vehicle can be disposed between the first and second outwardly facing sides and when so disposed can be coupled to the mounting system between first and second outwardly facing side.
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A battery assembly for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion, and a central portion;
- one or more battery units disposed within the central portion of the housing;
- and
- a mounting system comprising a plurality of brackets coupled with the housing;
- wherein a frame member of a vehicle can be disposed between the first and the second lateral portions and when so disposed can be coupled to the mounting system between the first and the second lateral portions to suspend the housing from the frame member of the vehicle at a location above at least a portion of the upper surface of the housing;
- whereby at least one of the one or more battery units is disposed beneath a lower edge of the frame member of the vehicle when the battery assembly is coupled with the frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.