High voltage battery unit for vehicle and underbody of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11235670-B2
Application number	US-202016827604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2020
Priority date	Oct 4, 2019
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A high voltage battery unit for a vehicle and an underbody of the vehicle are provided. The high voltage battery unit mounted to the vehicle is installed under a center floor of the vehicle at the outdoor side. A drive shaft forming a drive device of the vehicle is installed to penetrate between battery built-in parts positioned at both sides with respect to a center tunnel to deliver the power of a powertrain mounted at the front of the vehicle to a rear wheel through the drive shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high voltage battery unit for a vehicle, comprising:
a battery built-in part coupled at both sides under a center floor of the vehicle, respectively and having a high voltage battery built-in therein;
a connecting portion that connects between the battery built-in parts positioned at both sides thereof, to form an installation space in a front and rear direction of the vehicle, and to allow a drive shaft of the vehicle to penetrate between the battery built-in parts of both sides thereof through the installation space; and
a front cross member positioned at a front of the high voltage battery unit, extending in a left and right direction of the vehicle, and coupled to the center floor,
wherein the front cross member forms a load path by connecting side sills positioned at left and right sides of the vehicle.

2. An underbody of a vehicle, comprising:
a center floor forming a lower portion of a vehicle;
a high voltage battery unit including battery built-in parts coupled at both sides under the center floor, respectively and having a high voltage battery built-in therein, and a connecting portion configured to connect between the battery built-in parts, to form an installation space in a front and rear direction of the vehicle, and to allow a drive shaft of the vehicle to penetrate between the battery built-in parts of both sides thereof through the installation space; and
a front cross member positioned at a front of the high voltage battery unit, extending in a left and right direction of the vehicle, and coupled to the center floor,
wherein the front cross member forms a load path by connecting side sills positioned at left and right sides of the vehicle.

3. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the front cross member forms an additional load path by connecting front side members.

4. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a rear cross member positioned at a back of the high voltage battery unit, extending in the left and right direction of the vehicle, and coupled to the center floor,
wherein the rear cross member further forms the load path by being connected with the side sills positioned at the left and right sides of the vehicle.

5. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the outer circumference of the high voltage battery unit is surrounded by the side sills of both sides thereof and the front cross member and a rear cross member positioned at the front and the rear thereof, and
wherein the rear cross member is positioned at a back of the high voltage battery unit, extending in the left and right direction of the vehicle, and coupled to the center floor.

6. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion is indented along a center tunnel formed on the center floor to form the installation space in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the drive shaft is positioned in the installation space to be disposed to penetrate between the battery built-in parts of both sides thereof.

7. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion is open downward while connecting upper portions of the battery built-in parts positioned at both sides thereof, and wherein a space open downward from the connecting portion becomes the installation space in which the drive shaft is positioned.

8. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion is open upward while connecting a lower portion of the battery built-in parts positioned at both sides thereof, and wherein a space open upward from the connecting portion becomes the installation space in which the drive shaft is positioned.

9. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a traverse member coupled to a lower surface of the battery built-in part to extend in the left and right direction,
wherein a first end of the traverse member is connected to one of the side sills of the vehicle to form a lateral load path.

10. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a longitudinal member coupled to a lower surface of the battery built-in part to extend in the front and rear direction,
wherein the front end of the longitudinal member is connected to the front cross member and the rear end of the longitudinal member is connected to the rear cross member to form a forward and backward load path.

11. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a traverse member coupled to a lower surface of the battery built-in part to extend in the left and right direction; and
a connecting portion reinforcing member indented into the connecting portion and coupled to extend along the installation space,
wherein a first end of the traverse member is connected to one of the side sills of the vehicle and a second end of the traverse member is connected to the connecting portion reinforcing member to form a lateral load path.

12. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the drive shaft is mounted to at least one of the front cross member, the rear cross member, or the high voltage battery unit.

13. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein a seat cross member disposed in the left and right direction above the front cross member and the center floor overlaps vertically with the center floor interposed therebetween.

14. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the front cross member is connected through a flange with the center floor interposed therebetween in a state disposed at the front or the rear with respect to the seat cross member in the left and right direction above the center floor.

15. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the side sills positioned at the left and right sides of the vehicle each include an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface, wherein left and right ends of the center floor are connected to the side surfaces of the side sills, respectively, to form an accommodating space by the lower surface of the center floor and the side surfaces of the side sills, and wherein the upper portion of the battery built-in part is accommodated in the accommodating space, and the lower portion of the battery built-in part protrudes downward from the side sills.

16. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the front cross member and the rear cross member include two side parts and a connection part for connecting the two side parts, respectively, and wherein an outside end of each of the side parts is connected to one of the side sills to form a lateral load path.

17. The underbody of the vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein both ends of the connection part are formed with a coupled surface to which the drive shaft is coupled, and wherein both sides of the coupled surface are formed with a bead connected with one of the side parts.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Yang Young Tae
• Hwang Sung Jun
• Park Ki Bong
• Kim Kyung Ho
• Choi Ji Ho
• Joo Hyoung Jin
• Cha Hyo Seop
• Kim Sang Wan
• Yang Dong Su
• Jung Se Hoon

Classifications

• B60K6/28

  characterised by the electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors · CPC title

• H01M50/249

  specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) · CPC title

• B60Y2400/112

  Batteries · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• B60K1/04 Primary

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title