Vehicle body having high voltage battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12246589-B2
Application number	US-202117377681-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2021
Priority date	Nov 12, 2020
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle body having a high voltage battery may include a load path formed by a reinforcing frame provided between a vehicle body frame and a battery frame and the battery frame may be installed on the vehicle body frame via the reinforcing frame, improving the robustness and collision rigidity of the battery frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle body having a battery, the vehicle body comprising:
a vehicle body frame having:
a pair of first side sill sections extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle body, respectively; and
a pair of second side sill sections disposed outward and downward from the pair of first side sill sections, respectively, to define a mounting space for side parts, along with the pair of first side sill sections;

a battery frame located below the vehicle body frame and having:
side sections, between which the battery is configured to be accommodated; and
a plurality of mounting features by which the battery frame is fastened to a lower portion of the vehicle body frame; and

a reinforcing frame located between the vehicle body frame and the battery frame and having:
a pair of side reinforcing members extending along the side sections of the battery frame on an external side from the side sections and fastened to the side sections and the pair of second side sill sections; and
a cross-reinforcing member extending across the battery frame and coupled to the pair of side reinforcing members and fastened to a lower portion of the vehicle body frame by the plurality of mounting features,
wherein the side sections are provided with a connection end portion extending downwards from the pair of side reinforcing members so that the connection end portion and the pair of side reinforcing members are fastened together.

2. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body frame is configured in a multipurpose vehicle in which the side parts including a sliding door or a door step are mounted in the mounting space.

3. The vehicle body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of mounting features is disposed in the longitudinal direction in the battery frame, and
wherein the cross-reinforcing member is in plural to include a plurality of cross-reinforcing members provided to connect the pair of side reinforcing members.

4. The vehicle body according to claim 3 , wherein a predetermined number of cross-reinforcing members out of the plurality of cross-reinforcing members is coupled to the plurality of mounting features.

5. The vehicle body according to claim 4 , wherein a predetermined number of mounting features out of the plurality of mounting features vertically penetrates through the predetermined number of the cross-reinforcing members to be coupled thereto.

6. The vehicle body according to claim 5 , wherein a reinforcement rib is formed in the penetrated mounting features to surround the penetrated mounting features.

7. The vehicle body according to claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing rib has an upward inclination, which is inclined with respect to an axis of a corresponding mounting feature.

8. The vehicle body according to claim 5 , wherein a portion of the cross-reinforcing members through which the predetermined number of mounting features pass is disposed lower than another portion of the cross-reinforcing members through which the predetermined number of mounting features pass to form a convexly curved shape, so that a vertical load applied to the predetermined number of cross-reinforcing members is absorbed by the predetermined number of cross-reinforcing members.

9. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of side reinforcing members is provided with a fastening end portion extending downwards from the pair of second side sill sections so that the fastening end portion and the pair of second side sill sections are fastened together.

10. The vehicle body according to claim 9 , wherein the side sections are provided with a connection end portion extending downwards from the pair of side reinforcing members so that the connection end portion and the pair of side reinforcing members are fastened together.

11. The vehicle body according to claim 10 , wherein the fastening end portion is disposed between the connection end portion and the pair of second side sill sections in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body.

12. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-reinforcing member extends across the pair of side reinforcing members on an upper side of the battery frame, and the cross-reinforcing member has, on first and second end portions thereof, an upper engaging portion engaged with an upper side of the pair of side reinforcing members.

13. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-reinforcing member extends across the pair of side reinforcing members on an upper side of the battery frame, and the cross-reinforcing member has, on first and second end portions thereof, a side engaging portion engaged with an internal side of the pair of side reinforcing members.

14. The vehicle body according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing frame further includes a connection bracket connecting the cross-reinforcing member and the pair of first side sill sections to each other.

15. The vehicle body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the battery frame further includes a front portion and a rear portion connecting the side sections on first and second sides of the battery frame, and
wherein the rear portion is formed to extend in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the battery frame.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• An Seung Won
• Kim Young Jun
• Choi Jong Jin

Classifications

• B62D25/025

  Side sills thereof · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B60L2240/547

  Voltage · CPC title

• B60Y2306/01

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

• B60K2001/0405

  characterised by their position · CPC title