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US 2026/0124892 A1Published application
Battery pack module for haul truck
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorKieran J. Richards
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Abstract
A battery pack module for heavy equipment vehicles, such as mining trucks, is presented herein. The battery pack module may include multiple layers of battery trays, each try including multiple battery packs. The battery pack module may further include a cooling line system and a battery cabling system that each are connected to the battery pack layers in parallel. The battery pack module may have a unibody design to reduce weight and cost of manufacturing.
Claims20
A vehicle having a layered battery pack module, the vehicle comprising:
- a first wheel coupled to a first side of a chassis at a first forward position;
- a second wheel coupled to the first side of the chassis at a first rearward position;
- a support structure of a battery pack module coupled to the first side of the chassis at a position between the first wheel and the second wheel, the battery pack module including a plurality of battery pack layers in a vertical arrangement, each battery pack layer of the plurality of battery pack layers including at least one battery pack, wherein each battery pack layer of the plurality of battery pack layers includes a tray operating line, each tray operating line coupled to each battery pack of the at least one battery pack of the corresponding battery pack layer, and each tray operating line extending to a first end of the battery pack module;
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- a vertical operating cable extending vertically along at least a portion of the first end of the battery pack module to a first access point;
- wherein the first access point is positioned within an access zone defined behind the first wheel.
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A battery pack module for a vehicle, the battery pack module comprising:
- a front panel;
- a back panel positioned opposite of the front panel;
- a first side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel, the first side panel having a first service access;
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- a plurality of battery pack layers in a vertical arrangement within the front panel, the back panel, and the first side panel, each battery pack layer of the plurality of battery pack layers including a battery pack, wherein each battery pack layer of the plurality of battery pack layers includes a tray operating line, the tray operating line removably coupled to the battery pack and being accessible via the first service access for disconnecting the tray operating line from the battery pack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.