Mounting arrangement for a battery pack
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorLeo F. Schwab
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement for a battery pack in a vehicle including the battery pack and a vehicle body, the battery pack including a housing having a hollow interior and a battery assembly disposed in the hollow interior of the housing, wherein the battery assembly includes at least one battery cell and a plurality of rails coupled thereto, and the vehicle body including support rails and a compartment formed therein to receive the battery pack therein, wherein the compartment of the vehicle body supports the housing and the support rails support the rails of the battery assembly to divide a vertical load of the battery pack.
Claims14
A battery pack comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior;
- a battery assembly disposed in the hollow interior of the housing, the battery assembly including at least one battery cell and a rail coupled thereto, wherein the housing is configured to support a portion of a vertical load of the battery pack and the rail of the battery assembly is configured to support a portion of the vertical load of the battery pack;
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- wherein the housing includes at least one raised portion formed therein to receive and at least partially support the battery assembly thereon and a rib formed adjacent the at least one raised portion to form a shoulder, wherein the shoulder transfers a shear load of the battery assembly from the at least one raised portion to a tray assembly of the battery assembly.
A battery pack comprising:
- a housing including a first housing portion cooperating with a second housing portion to form a hollow container, the second housing portion including a liner having an inner surface, wherein the liner includes at least one indentation formed therein;
- a battery assembly disposed in the hollow container, the battery assembly including at least one battery cell and a plurality of rails coupled thereto, wherein the rails extend laterally outwardly in opposing directions from the battery assembly and are configured to support a portion of a vertical load of the battery pack, and wherein the hollow container is configured to support a portion of a vertical load of the battery pack;
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- wherein the at least one indentation includes at least one raised portion to receive and at least partially support the battery assembly thereon, and wherein the second housing portion includes a rib formed adjacent the at least one raised portion to form a shoulder, wherein the shoulder transfers a shear load of the battery assembly from the at least one raised portion to a tray assembly of the battery assembly.
A mounting arrangement for a battery pack in a vehicle comprising:
- a battery pack including a housing having a hollow interior and a battery assembly disposed in the hollow interior of the housing, the housing including a liner having an inner surface and an insulating layer disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the liner, wherein the liner includes at least one indentation formed therein, wherein the battery assembly includes at least one battery cell and a rail coupled thereto substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof and extending laterally outwardly in opposing directions therefrom, and wherein the at least one indentation includes at least one raised portion to receive and at least partially support the battery assembly thereon, wherein the liner includes a rib formed adjacent the at least one raised portion to form a shoulder, wherein the shoulder transfers a shear load of the battery assembly from the at least one raised portion to a tray assembly of the battery assembly;
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- a vehicle body including a compartment having a plurality of support rails and at least one reinforcing member formed thereon, wherein the compartment receives the battery pack therein, and wherein the compartment including the at least one reinforcing member is configured to support a portion of a vertical load of the battery pack and the support rails are configured to support a portion of the vertical load of the battery pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.