Vehicle battery support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899213-B2
Application number	US-201916238182-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 2, 2019
Priority date	Jan 2, 2019
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a subframe connected to the vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a tray supported by the vehicle frame. The vehicle includes a V-shaped member having an end at the tray and a pair of legs extending from the end in a vehicle-forward direction to the subframe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a subframe connected to the vehicle frame;
a tray supported by the vehicle frame, the tray having a pair of side edges spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis;
a V-shaped member having an end at the tray and a pair of legs extending from the end in a vehicle-forward direction to the subframe; and
a beam having a first end at the end of the V-shaped member, the beam extending rearward from the end of the V-shaped member to one of the side edges.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of intersecting beams extending along the tray between the side edges.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising a seat aligned with one of the intersecting beams at one of the side edges relative to a vehicle-longitudinal axis.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the beam extends from the end of the V-shaped member to one of the intersecting beams at one of the side edges.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the beam is elongated transversely to both the vehicle-forward direction and the cross-vehicle axis.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the beam is fixed to the end of the V-shaped member.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the beam is beneath the tray.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a second beam extending from the end of the V-shaped member to the second side edge.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a battery supported by the tray.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the end of the V-shaped member is centered between the pair of side edges relative to the cross-vehicle axis.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a rocker, the tray fixed to the rocker.

12. A vehicle battery support assembly, comprising:
a tray having a pair of side edges spaced from each other, and a front edge extending between the side edges;
a pair of intersecting beams extending along the tray from one of the side edges to the other; and
a beam having a first end centered between the side edges at the front edge, the beam extending rearward from the first end at the front edge to one of the intersecting beams at one of the side edges.

13. The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a battery supported by the tray.

14. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the tray is between the battery and the intersecting beams.

15. The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a V-shaped member having an end fixed to the beam at the front edge and a pair of legs extending from the end away from the tray.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the end of the V-shaped member is centered between the side edges.

17. The assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a second beam fixed to the end of the V-shaped member and extending away from the beam to one of the side edges.

18. The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a beam elongated along one of the side edges.

19. The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a rocker fixed to one of the side edges.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Baccouche Mohamed Ridha
• Barbat Saeed
• Arora Rahul
• Nusier Saied

Classifications

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B62D25/20

  Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} · CPC title

• B62D21/06

  of X-shaped or fork-shaped construction, i.e. having members which form an X or fork as the frame is seen in plan view · CPC title