Front access battery tray and battery storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10644275-B2
Application number	US-201715782880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2017
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a front access battery tray is provided. In one embodiment, the front access battery tray comprises a base having a front edge, two side edges, and a back edge; a pair of side panels extending substantially perpendicularly from the side edges of the base, each side panel comprising a top edge and an outer surface, wherein at least one retainer peg extends away from each outer surface; a pair of flanges extending from the top edge of each side panel, each flange comprising an inner lip; a back panel extending substantially perpendicularly from the back edge of the base; and a retainer bracket detachably coupled to at least one of the retainer pegs on the side panels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery tray comprising:
a base having a front edge, two side edges, and a back edge;
a pair of side panels extending substantially perpendicularly from the side edges of the base, each side panel comprising a top edge and an outer surface, wherein at least one retainer peg is located near the top edge of the side panel and extends away from the outer surface;
at least two mounting pegs extending away from each respective outer surface, wherein the at least two mounting pegs are spaced apart and located on bottom portions of the side panels;
a flange extending from the top edge of each respective side panel in a direction parallel to the side panel, wherein each flange comprises:
an inner lip, wherein each inner lip is disposed between the flange and the side panel;
at least two mounting peg receiving channels; and
a stacking tab protruding from the inner lip, wherein the stacking tab protrudes parallel in relation to the base;

a back panel extending substantially perpendicularly from the back edge of the base; and
a retainer bracket detachably coupled to at least one of the retainer pegs on the side panels.

2. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein each side edge comprises a stacking slot.

3. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein each side panel comprises a plurality of rectangular openings.

4. The battery tray of claim 1 , further comprising a front lip that extends from the front edge of the base and curves underneath the base.

5. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a plurality of openings.

6. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the side portions of the retainer bracket each comprise a retainer receiving channel configured to receive one of the retainer pegs.

7. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the retainer bracket comprises a center portion extending between two side portions and each side portion is detachably coupled to at least one of the retainer pegs on the side panels.

8. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the back panel is configured to engage with one or more battery modules.

9. The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the retainer bracket is configured to secure one or more battery modules within the battery tray.

10. A battery storage system comprising:
a first front access battery tray, comprising:
a first base having a first front edge, two first side edges, and a first back edge;
a pair of first side panels extending substantially perpendicularly from the first side edges of the base, each first side panel comprising a first top edge and a first outer surface, wherein at least one first retainer peg is located near the top edge of the first side panel and extends away from the first outer surface;
a first flange extending from the respective first top edge of each first side panel in a direction parallel to its respective first side panel, wherein each first flange comprises:
a first inner lip, wherein the first inner lip is disposed between its corresponding flange and the first side panel,
at least two first mounting peg receiving channels; and
a first stacking tab protruding from the first inner lip, wherein the first stacking tab protrudes parallel in relation to the first base;

a first back panel extending substantially perpendicularly from the first back edge of the first base;
at least two mounting pegs extending away from each respective first outer surface, wherein the at least two mounting pegs are spaced apart and located on bottom portions of the first side panels; and
a first retainer bracket detachably coupled to at least one of the first retainer pegs; and

a second front access battery tray, comprising:
a second base having a second front edge, two second side edges, and a second back edge;
a pair of second side panels extending substantially perpendicularly from the second side edges of the base, each second side panel comprising a second top edge and a second outer surface, wherein at least one second retainer peg is located near the second top edge of the second side and extends away from the second outer surface;
a second flange extending from the second top edge of each respective second side panel, each second flange comprising a second inner lip;
a second back panel extending substantially perpendicularly from the second back edge of the respective second base;
at least two mounting pegs extending away from each second outer surface, wherein the at least two mounting pegs are spaced apart and located on bottom portions of the second side panels; and
a second retainer bracket detachably coupled to at least one of the second retainer pegs,

wherein the second mounting pegs engage with the first mounting peg receiving channels.

11. The battery storage system of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the second base rests on the first inner lip of each first flange.

12. The battery storage system of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of one of the second side panels rests on the first inner lip of each first flange.

13. The battery storage system of claim 10 , wherein each second side edge comprise a second stacking slot, and the first stacking tabs engage with the second stacking slots.

14. The battery storage system of claim 10 , wherein at least two second mounting pegs extend away from each second outer surface, and the second mounting pegs engage with the first mounting peg receiving channels.

15. The battery storage system of claim 10 , further comprising a third front access battery tray, wherein at least a portion of the third front access battery tray rests on each second flange.

Assignees

• Toshiba Int Corp

Inventors

• Mccollum William L

Classifications

• B65D2585/88

  Batteries · CPC title

• B65D21/0213

  Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls · CPC title

• B65D25/005

  Side walls formed with an aperture or a movable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents (B65D5/16, B65D7/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D21/0212 Primary

  Containers presenting local stacking elements protruding from the upper or lower edge of a side wall, e.g. handles, lugs, ribs, grooves (B65D21/0211, B65D21/0215, B65D21/023 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M2/10 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic