Battery Mountings And Holders Patents (Class 180/68.5)
  • Patent number: 11091017
    Abstract: A battery pack mounting module for a vehicle is provided. The battery pack mounting module includes a seating flange fixed to a lower portion of a side sill, a fixing flange fixed to a battery pack panel under a battery pack, a mounting arm positioned between the seating flange and the fixing flange, and a plastic hinge A and a plastic hinge B formed at both sides of the mounting arm, wherein when a collision occurs on a side surface of the vehicle, the battery pack is configured to perform a downward movement by deformation of the plastic hinge A and the plastic hinge B to induce an avoidance behavior trajectory by a rotation motion of the mounting arm to avoid a collision between the battery pack and the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seong-Su Shin, Seung-Min Kang
  • Patent number: 11091015
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a motor vehicle may include an accumulator housing, at least one transverse beam, and at least one battery module. The accumulator housing may include a first housing part and a second housing part, and may define a receiving space. The at least one transverse beam may be arranged on the accumulator housing and divide the receiving space at least partially into a first region and a second region. The at least one battery module may be arranged at least one of in the first region and in the second region. In a region of a connection site between the first housing part and the second housing part, the at least one transverse beam may include a positioning arrangement configured to provide a simplified and guided connecting of the first housing part with the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Hirsch, Michael Moser, Holger Schroth, Mario Wallisch
  • Patent number: 11084536
    Abstract: A center floor structure for a vehicle, includes: a center floor panel having an opening, and a peripheral portion of the center floor panel defining the opening; and a battery assembly mounted under the center floor panel, and covering the opening of the center floor panel. The opening is defined in a central portion of the center floor panel, and the peripheral portion includes a plate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Ahn, Jae Ha Shim, Hee Suk Chung, Young Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11084364
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a main frame, a power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module. The power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module are disposed on the main frame respectively. The battery receiving module is disposed between the power unit and the power controlling unit along a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Gogoro Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hao Chen, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 11065967
    Abstract: A modular battery system for use with a material handling vehicle, the modular battery system comprises a battery assembly and a counterweight assembly. The battery assembly can include a power source and a battery base, and the counterweight assembly can include a counterweight base configured to slidably receive the battery base and be removably secured thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas W. Confer
  • Patent number: 11069935
    Abstract: A cell and a battery are provided. The cell includes an electrode assembly and a packaging bag, the electrode assembly includes a first electrode sheet provided with a first coating layer and a first uncoated region, the packaging bag includes a first body, the electrode assembly is disposed in the packaging bag, and the first uncoated region is electrically connected with the first body. Further, the electrode assembly may further include a second electrode sheet provided with a second coating layer and a second uncoated region, the packaging bag may further include a second body, and the second uncoated region is electrically connected with the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Peipei Guo, Ping He, Yejun Peng, Jianwei Lin, Bin Xie
  • Patent number: 11059363
    Abstract: A body floor structure (1) for a motor vehicle having a traction battery (2) includes a first longitudinal member (3) and a second longitudinal member (4) that extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A floor panel (5) spans between the two longitudinal members (3, 4). A central tunnel (6, 6?) extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction and has a cavity (60, 60?) and is configured for receiving equipment components of the motor vehicle. The traction battery (2) is arranged on a lower side of the body floor structure (1), and the cavity (60, 60?) of the central tunnel (6, 6?) is designed to be open in the direction of a vehicle interior (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Pascal Kober, Steffen Kielwein
  • Patent number: 11059529
    Abstract: In a spare tire mounting structure, a tire mounting device extending in a ladder shape and including a guard member on the front side of a vehicle body is installed on right and left rear frames extending in a front-rear direction along right and left edges in a vehicle width direction of a recessed portion of a rear floor of the vehicle body. The guard member has a shape protruded upward. The tire mounting device is installed above a battery placed in the recessed portion of the rear floor. A spare tire is mounted sideways on this tire mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Takeda
  • Patent number: 11059361
    Abstract: This disclosure details systems and methods for supporting and isolating vehicle body mounted battery packs from various vehicle loads. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery support structure mounted to the frame, a battery pack, and one or more isolators. The battery pack is supported by the battery support structure but is not mechanically coupled to the frame. The isolator is mounted between the battery pack and the battery pack support structure for isolating the battery pack from loads that may be imparted on the frame and/or the battery support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Arena, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Erik Billimoria, Kevin A. Montgomery, Hari Krishna Addanki, Eid Farha, Jesus Cardoso, Marcela Arana, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch
  • Patent number: 11053106
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically powered industrial truck, in particular a narrow aisle forklift truck, comprising a battery box for housing a battery block, which box is open on at least one side for removing the battery block in the width direction of the vehicle and comprises on its top face a strut extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one locking device for the battery block housed in a battery box, wherein the at least one locking device comprises a mount associated with the strut, a pivot shaft, which extends above the battery box in the width direction of the industrial truck and is pivotally held by the mount, and a pivot lever, which is carried by the pivot shaft and is pivotable between a locking position and a releasing position, wherein the pivot lever is designed, when in its locking position, to support the battery block in the width direction of the vehicle and, when in its releasing position, to release the battery block in the width direct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Carsten Schöttke, Hubert Bibernell
  • Patent number: 11046197
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a power storage device, a front compartment, a power supplying port, and an external power supplying device. The power storage device is configured to feed electric power to a motor for traveling. The front compartment is provided in front of a cabin of the electric vehicle in the electric vehicle. The power supplying port is provided in the front compartment and is configured to be connected with a power supplying cable. The external power supplying device is configured to feed electric power of the power storage device to an outside of the electric vehicle from the power supplying port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jin Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11043714
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery system for a hybrid or an electric vehicle. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a battery assembly designed for easy and quick exchange of battery assemblies enabling a vehicle to resume driving much more quickly than traditional charging permits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Hexagon Purus North America Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Todd F. Sloan, Chris Forsberg, Landon Tyerman, Eric M. Coupal-Sikes, Brad Jonathan van Hanegem
  • Patent number: 11040610
    Abstract: A battery assembly for an electric vehicle is provided that includes a housing, one or more battery units, and a mounting system. The one or more battery units are disposed within the housing. The mounting system is disposed adjacent to a top surface, e.g., on a planar top surface or within an upwardly oriented concavity. The mounting system has a frame member bracket and a housing bracket system. The housing bracket system includes a housing bracket, a load member and a vibration isolator. The housing bracket is configured to be coupled to the frame member bracket. The load member has a first portion disposed adjacent to an upper surface and a second portion disposed along a lateral portion of the housing. The vibration isolator is disposed between the load member and the housing bracket. The vibration isolator is configured to reduce load transmission from the frame member of the vehicle to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Hexagon Purus North America Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Todd F. Sloan, Chris Forsberg, Eric M. Coupal-Sikes, Landon Tyerman
  • Patent number: 11043715
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a casing for a battery pack and a battery pack. The casing includes a receiving space and an opening in communication with the receiving space, the receiving space is formed by a wall portion of the casing, and the wall portion is formed from two or more stacked base plates, between which a plurality of cavities are formed. By forming a plurality of cavities in the wall portion, the casing for a battery pack provided by the present disclosure not only can improve the bearing capacity and the impact resistance of the casing, but also can achieve a thermal management of the battery assembly by filling the plurality of cavities with a phase change material or cooling liquid, which can further improve the mechanical property of the casing with a relatively light weight and relatively high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Derong Wang
  • Patent number: 11035095
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a mining vehicle are disclosed. The embodiments provide mining vehicles that are battery powered rather than diesel powered. The embodiments also provide vehicles that have relatively high hauling capacity relative to their length and footprint (area). The embodiments also provide vehicles with improved forward and rearward ground visibility. In addition, the mining vehicles have a higher density compared to traditional vehicles, which helps to improve traction, as well as better vehicle handing and power density because of increased power relative to diesel powered vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Artisan Vehicle Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Huff, Kyle Hickey
  • Patent number: 11021071
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric work vehicle that includes a traveling vehicle body, a wheel unit having wheels on the right and left sides of the traveling vehicle body, a motor for supplying rotational drive force to the wheel unit, and a battery for supplying electric power to the motor. The battery includes a first battery disposed at a right/left center of the traveling vehicle body, and second batteries disposed in right/left symmetricity on the traveling vehicle body to act as supplementary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Ito, Yasuhiro Manji
  • Patent number: 11021055
    Abstract: A motor module for modularly making a front and/or rear electric axle, comprising an electric motor generator and a gear train enclosed in a gearbox case permanently fixed to a stator of said electric motor-generator, the module having an L-shape. Electric axle comprising a pair of L-shaped modules for making a T-shaped front electric axle and a U-shaped rear electric axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Crotti, Renaud Marlier, Fabrizio Favaretto
  • Patent number: 11007899
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to provide electrical power to components in electric vehicles are described herein. A battery pack can be arranged in a first position within an interior opening defined by a lateral member. A connecting member can be coupled with the battery pack, and can have a head and a body. A panel can be disposed along the lateral member, and can have a top and bottom layer. The top layer can define an opening to pass the head and body. The bottom layer can define an opening to support the head. A plate can be disposed on the top layer and can define an opening. The opening of the plate can have a first region to hold the battery pack in the first position and a second region to allow the battery pack to move to a second position outside the interior opening responsive to an impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING JINKANG NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO., LTD, SF MOTORS, INC.
    Inventor: Jiaxian Wang
  • Patent number: 11008041
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a frame structure provided with a pair of right and left side rails, and hydrogen tanks and a secondary battery disposed in a region between the side rails. The side rails have deformed portions that are deformed due to a vehicle front collision load at the time of a vehicle front collision, and the hydrogen tanks are disposed in front of the secondary battery or on both outer sides of the secondary battery in a vehicle width direction such that the deformed portions, when the amount of movement of each of the deformed portions of the side rails has reached a predetermined amount, reach the hydrogen tanks without reaching the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mikio Inoue, Kohei Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11005137
    Abstract: This disclosure details electrified vehicles that are equipped with one or more attachment and sealing assemblies for securing a battery pack to the vehicle. An exemplary attachment and sealing assembly may establish a mid-span attachment point of the battery pack and may include a pass-through component, a fastener, and a seal. The fastener may be positioned relative to the pass-through component using either a bottom-up or top-down approach. The seal may radially seal between a portion of a battery pack enclosure assembly and the pass-through component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brock Dunlap, Kevin A. Montgomery, Hari Krishna Addanki, Michael E. Reibling, Sam Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 10994788
    Abstract: A vehicle bottom structure includes: side members; a plurality of cross members that extend in the width direction of the vehicle, are joined to the side members at both end parts, and support the bottom of a battery pack disposed under a floor panel between the side members, from below; and front-rear direction reinforcing members that extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and are joined on the cross members so as to cross the cross members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuma Otoguro, Ryoji Doi
  • Patent number: 10994620
    Abstract: An electric bicycle and a battery lift mechanism and a battery carrying device thereof are disclosed. The battery lift mechanism includes a bracket, a carrier for carrying a battery, an upward-force device coupling with the carrier, and a locking device selectively in an unlocked state or a locked state. The carrier is movable relative to the bracket along an up-down path; the upward-force device is capable of applying an upward force to the carrier. When the locking device is in the locked state, the locking device interferes with the battery to limit the relative movement between the battery and the bracket. When the locking device is in the unlocked state, the interference between the locking device and the battery is removed, so that the upward-force device drives the carrier carrying the battery to move upward relative to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Yu-Chang Shieh
  • Patent number: 10988036
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protective apparatus for a high voltage battery of a vehicle, the protective apparatus capable of guiding downwards a movement path of a rear roll mounting bracket using a sliding prevention structure disposed in front of a high voltage battery, thereby preventing the damage and breakage of the high voltage battery due to the rear roll mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Park, Seung Min Jeong
  • Patent number: 10988014
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail elongated along a longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a lateral axis. The assembly includes a crossbeam extending along the lateral axis and fixed under the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The assembly includes a first support member extending transversely from the crossbeam to a first end fixed to the first frame rail. The assembly includes a second support member extending transversely from the crossbeam to a second end fixed to the second frame rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Rahul Arora, Greg Gombert, Marcela Arana
  • Patent number: 10981470
    Abstract: A utility task vehicle (UTV) includes a frame having frame rails and a battery assembly positioned laterally between the frame rails. The battery assembly includes a battery housing and a battery array having a plurality of battery cells. The battery array is positioned within the battery housing and the battery assembly provides support for or is located under a floor of a cabin of the utility task vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Nikola Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor R. Milton, Kevin M. Lynk, Anthony A. Heaton, Morgan Mackelprang, Kyle Gray, Robert Dane Davis
  • Patent number: 10978763
    Abstract: An exemplary battery pack cover includes a polymer layer and a metallic layer grounded to a chassis of an electric vehicle. An exemplary method includes shielding battery cells of a battery pack against electromagnetic interference and thermal energy using a multilayer cover that is grounded to a chassis of an electrified vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Hyung Min Baek
  • Patent number: 10974614
    Abstract: A method and system for swapping batteries in an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes dismounting a first battery assembly, moving to a second battery assembly and mounting the second battery assembly onto the vehicle. Mounting and dismounting are accomplished by an onboard mounting and dismounting system. The method can be used in a zero infrastructure environment such as an underground mine since mounting and dismounting are accomplished by components on the vehicle itself. An auxiliary battery pack powers the vehicle during between dismounting a battery pack and mounting another battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Artisan Vehicle Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Huff, Kyle Hickey
  • Patent number: 10968813
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system of a vehicle includes a first cooling system having an engine, a first radiator, and a first water pump. A second cooling system includes a PE system, a second radiator, and a second water pump. A first cooling passage connects the engine and the PE system. A second cooling passage connects the first radiator and the second radiator. A third cooling passage and a fourth cooling passage connect the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage. Three-way valves is provided in the third cooling passage and the fourth cooling passage, respectively, to enable integrated cooling or individual cooling by opening and closing of the three-way valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kil Young Youn
  • Patent number: 10967720
    Abstract: A body-on-frame vehicle includes a left frame rail, a right frame rail, a plate, a plurality of cross-members, a plurality of power storage modules, and a first electric motor. The plate is attached to both frame rails. The plurality of cross-members are attached to both frame rails. Adjacent cross-members cooperate with the plate and frame rails to define compartments. The plurality of power storage modules are disposed within a plurality of the compartments. The first electric motor is supported by a section of the frame rails forward or rearward of the power storage modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ari Caliskan, Arnold Kadiu
  • Patent number: 10960748
    Abstract: A vehicle battery tray includes a floor assembly that has elongated tray sections that attach together at lateral edge portions of adjacent tray sections to form a floor structure that supports vehicle batteries contained in the vehicle battery tray. The elongated tray sections each have a substantially consistent cross-sectional shape that extends longitudinally along a length of the respective tray section. A first tray section includes a first attachment feature at the lateral edge portion thereof and a second tray section includes a second attachment feature at the lateral edge portion thereof that corresponds with the first attachment feature. The first and second attachment features engage together at a longitudinal seam between the lateral edge portions of the first and second tray sections, such as to align upper surfaces of the first and second tray sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Matecki, Mark Charles Stephens, Helen Weykamp
  • Patent number: 10964984
    Abstract: A battery installation for an at least partially electrically operated motor vehicle and to a motor vehicle having such a battery installation. The battery installation includes a receptacle installation for providing a receptacle space for at least one battery module having at least one battery cell. The receptacle installation includes an upper part-structure which delimits the receptacle space in an upward and/or a lateral manner, and a lower part-structure which delimits the receptacle space in a downward manner. The lower part-structure herein includes an upper component that is configured so as to be planar, and a lower component that is configured so as to be planar, and at least one reinforcement component that is disposed between the upper component and the lower component and is configured as a hollow profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Philipp Kellner, Jens Bohlien
  • Patent number: 10953926
    Abstract: A protective cage assembly includes a frame, a bracket assembly mounted to a first tubular member of the frame, a gusset of the bracket assembly extending between the bracket assembly and a second tubular member of the frame, and a third tubular member of the frame removably received by the bracket assembly. The protective cage assembly may be mounted within a cargo space of an electrified vehicle for both protecting the battery pack and establishing a load bearing floor of the cargo space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Howard Saunders, Wayne Haider, Catherine Bansek, Steven Michael Cyr, Luke Allen Pontz, Sahil Nagpal, Jeffery Gilchrist
  • Patent number: 10958053
    Abstract: A bracket for supporting at least one electrical device includes a pair of legs engaging one another in an interlocking manner. Each of the legs includes an end portion and a pair of rails connected to the associated end portion, and each end portion is configured to be secured to a support member. Each pair of rails extends from the associated end portion in a parallel orientation, and the rails are laterally spaced apart from one another. The pair of rails of one leg is coupled to the pair of rails of the other leg and the pair of rails of the one leg is slidable relative to the pair of rails of the other leg to change the distance between the end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Krzysztof Korcz, Steven J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10946508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power tool and battery pack assembly including a battery pack (18) for connection with the power tool (1) to provide power for the operation of the power tool (1) when connected thereto. The battery pack (18) includes a plurality of power cells and connection means (40, 42) are provided to allow the selective supply of power at least a first or second voltage level to the power tool (1) from the battery pack (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rients Bakker
  • Patent number: 10950905
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, as well as a battery pack and a vehicle comprising the same. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side to face each other in at least one direction, a cooling plate located below the plurality of battery cells, and a heat transfer tape adhered to the battery cells to transfer heat of the battery cells to the cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Geum Choi, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee
  • Patent number: 10938005
    Abstract: The assembly of motor scooters has not yet been sufficiently solved. According to the invention, the object is achieved by a seat assembly (70), in particular a battery assembly (70), for a motor vehicle (10), comprising: a frame (21), in particular comprising a battery housing (21); a saddle (20) arranged on the frame (21) and detachably connected to the frame (21) by a securing element; a compartment (150, 150?) having a drawer (152) arranged extendible within the compartment (150, 150?), wherein: the securing element is adapted to: release the saddle (20) in a release position; and secure the saddle (20) in an anchoring position, wherein the securing element is arranged and adapted such that the securing element is actuated and/or released when the drawer (152) is pulled out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: UJET S.A.
    Inventors: Yuri Koropachinsky, Patrick David
  • Patent number: 10923786
    Abstract: A housing assembly and a method of manufacturing the housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a trap portion and a heat transfer portion. A first plate member of the heat transfer portion has one or more first and second flanges having a length L1 and L2. A second plate member of the heat transfer portion has one or more first and second flanges having a length L3 and L4 that are larger than the lengths L1 and L2. At least a portion of the one or more first and second flanges of the first plate member are integrally connected to at least a portion of said one or more first and second flanges of said second plate member. Additionally, at least a portion of the one or more first and second flanges of the second plate member are overmoulded within the tray portion of the housing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventor: Kelly D. Puckett
  • Patent number: 10919375
    Abstract: A device that supports a motor vehicle component includes a plate that is equipped with a securing device for securing a protective casing of the component and an attachment device for attaching to a structural element of the chassis of the motor vehicle. The attachment device is designed to break in the event of a collision involving the motor vehicle. The support device also includes a deflector that forms a ramp tilted upwards, one end of which extends at the height of the plate and an opposing end of which is tilted relative to the plate. This support device helps protect the occupant in case of a frontal impact collision by preventing rigid members from stacking up in a critical manner in the engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Lionel Blanc, Celine Lafoy
  • Patent number: 10913329
    Abstract: A component system for ventilating a trunk compartment area and a motor vehicle for the purpose of cooling at least one unit located in the trunk compartment area and a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle. The component system has a loading floor for storing objects, the trunk compartment area can be arranged below the loading floor, and a first component which delimits the trunk compartment area in sections, in particular a bodyshell component. Between the loading floor and the first component, at least one passage is arranged for guiding an air flow into the trunk compartment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Roesemann, Jennifer Paschke, Dennis Leip, Adriano Podda, Christian Wendl
  • Patent number: 10910613
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly includes a plurality of battery cells, a heat exchange structure, and a strap that pulls together the heat exchange structure and the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Daniel Maguire, Brian Utley
  • Patent number: 10894471
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a power conversion device includes: a vehicle body component extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a mounting component provided on the vehicle body component; a drive unit held by the vehicle body component via the mounting component; and a power conversion device attached to the mounting component. A stiffness of the mounting component is greater than a stiffness of the vehicle body component. The power conversion device is arranged between a front end and a rear end of the drive unit in a side view of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Yokoyama, Mikio Nozaki, Hiroki Wada, Takahiro Kurosawa, Takeshi Hamamoto, Anna Hayashi, Tomoya Kamada, Takashi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10864828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Larry Sunsdahl, Aaron David Deckard, Marcus Johannes Tullemans, Jason Carl Plugge, Alan A. Meyer, Brian Michael Safranski
  • Patent number: 10864816
    Abstract: A structure for a lower portion of a vehicle body includes a right side sill (14), a right floor frame (17), a right cross member (68), and a muffler. A fuel tank is provided on an inner side of the right floor frame (17) in a vehicle width direction. The right cross member (68) spans between the right floor frame (17) and the right side sill (14) and extends in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the muffler is provided in a region enclosed by the right side sill (14), the right floor frame (17), and the right cross member (68). The right cross member (68) has an upward deformation guiding part (77). The upward deformation guiding part (77) is formed to be able to be deformed upward due to an impact load (F2) input to the right side sill (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kato, Masaaki Yamane, Satoru Kawabe, Takenobu Haga, Ken Yasui
  • Patent number: 10857871
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure prevents early deterioration of fastening portions on side members of a battery pack having a large mass caused by vertical vibrations during travelling of a vehicle. The vehicle rear structure includes a pair of side members disposed on right and left sides of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a battery pack whose bottom surface side is fastened to the side members. The vehicle rear structure also includes an upper back skeletal member extending in the width direction of the vehicle above the battery pack and fixed to the body of the vehicle, in which an upper surface side of the battery pack is fixed to the upper back skeletal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fumiaki Sato
  • Patent number: 10862088
    Abstract: A battery case for securing and mechanically isolating a battery from a vehicle having an OEM battery holder. The battery case includes an adapter for securing the battery case to the vehicle. The adapter is configured for placement within a receiving cavity defined by the OEM battery holder. The adapter has a footprint that is substantially identical to the footprint of the battery. The adapter further has securement features that are substantially identical to the securement features on the battery. The battery case further includes a lower battery containment plate for supporting the battery thereon. The battery case still further includes at least one shock absorbing element positioned between the adapter and the lower battery containment plate for absorbing shocks and vibrations received from the vehicle so as to mechanically isolate the battery from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Savior Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Clayton Templeman, Brock Christian Templeman
  • Patent number: 10847771
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including: an internal battery pack that has an internal battery module and an internal case housing the internal battery module, and is disposed inside the vehicle; and an external battery pack that has an external battery module and an external case housing the external battery module, and is disposed outside the vehicle, wherein an air exchange rate of the internal case is higher than an air exchange rate of the external case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Goitsuka, Koichi Tanaka, Hiroya Mizuta
  • Patent number: 10840489
    Abstract: For improved attachment of an energy accumulator to an underbody of a motor vehicle, an attachment device has a top side that is designed to be attached to the underbody via attachment fasteners and an underside that is designed to be connected to a top side of the energy accumulator. The underside of the attachment device and the top side of the energy accumulator are integrally bonded by an adhesive at least in a region remote from outer edges of the top side of the energy accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Marcus Raepple
  • Patent number: 10840488
    Abstract: A battery fixing device includes: a receiving member on which two batteries are placed parallel to each other; a retainer having a portion hanging down between the two batteries to retain mutually opposed shoulder portions of the two batteries: rods having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being fixed to the receiving member and the distal end passing through each end of the retainer; and nuts threadably engaged with the distal ends of the rods. The rods penetrate through the retainer within the range in which the two batteries are opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeaki Izumi, Tatsuya Fujino
  • Patent number: 10833305
    Abstract: Methods and systems for warming a battery of a vehicle. The battery is configured to power a motor of the vehicle. The system includes a vent located below the battery and within an opening in the bottom surface of the vehicle, the vent configured to be in an open state or a closed state, the opening being substantially open when the vent is in the open state and the opening being substantially covered when the vent is in the closed state. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the vent and the battery and configured to determine whether a temperature of the battery is below a threshold temperature, and cause the vent to move from the closed state to the open state when the temperature of the battery is below the threshold temperature to allow the battery to directly absorb heat radiated from the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
  • Patent number: 10829156
    Abstract: A vehicle lower structure includes: a battery pack provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin; a framework member fixed to a bottom surface of the case, the framework member extending across the case in a vehicle width direction; a first extension framework member detachably attached to one end of the framework member in the vehicle width direction such that at least one of distal ends of the first extension framework member in the vehicle width direction is located outward of one end of the case in the vehicle width direction; and a second extension framework member detachably attached to the other end of the framework member in the vehicle width direction such that at least one of distal ends of the second extension framework member in the vehicle width direction is located outward of the other end of the case in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuma Otoguro, Yuya Saruwatari, Toshiharu Shinya, Shinobu Tanaka