Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272761-B2
Application number	US-201715856827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Priority date	Jan 11, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed is a battery pack that is mountable in a vehicle. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and a battery case that accommodates the battery modules. The battery case includes a first frame, a second frame provided across the battery modules from the first frame, and a connection portion that connects the first frame and the second frame. The second frame is provided with a protrusion that protrudes in a direction from the first frame toward the second frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack that is mountable in a vehicle, the battery pack comprising:
a plurality of battery modules; and
a battery case that accommodates the battery modules, wherein:
the battery case includes a first frame, a second frame provided across the battery modules from the first frame, and a connection portion that connects the first frame and the second frame; and
the second frame is provided with a protrusion that protrudes in a direction from the first frame toward the second frame, wherein the protrusion and the connection portion are provided to be connected to each other on the same horizontal plane.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein:
the protrusion is provided in a lower portion of the battery case; and
the battery case further includes a fixing portion configured to fix the battery case to a body of the vehicle in the lower portion of the battery case.

3. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein:
the fixing portion includes a flange that extends in a direction from the first frame toward the second frame in a lower portion of the second frame of the battery case; and
a lower end of the protrusion is connected to the flange.

4. The battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein, in a state in which the battery pack is mounted on a rear side of the vehicle such that the first frame is disposed in front of the second frame in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, the first frame includes a front fixing portion disposed on a vehicle front side of the battery case and a rear fixing portion disposed on a vehicle rear side of the battery case, the front fixing portion is provided with a plurality of front through-holes for fastening the battery case to the body with bolts, the rear fixing portion is provided with a plurality of rear through-holes for fastening the battery case to the body with bolts, and the number of the front through-holes of the front fixing portion is greater than the number of the rear through-holes of the rear fixing portion of the vehicle.

5. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein:
the battery case further includes a pair of side frames interposed between both end portions of the first frame and both end portions of the second frame; and
the connection portion is disposed outside the side frames.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kobayashi Takenori

Classifications

• B60K2001/0416

  Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K2001/0477

  from the back · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B60L3/0007

  Measures or means for preventing or attenuating collisions · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

  Reducing damages in case of crash, e.g. by improving battery protection · CPC title