Abstract: A semicircular vehicle battery having a battery housing defined by a curved wall surface enclosed by a top surface and a bottom surface. The curved wall surface further defines an open center area and opposing ends. A first terminal and a second terminal are attached to the battery housing, the first and second terminals providing points of electrical connection to the battery. The battery is arranged to be mounted to a vehicle within a spare tire cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 15, 2005
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Inventors:
Thomas Rowley, Geoffrey Bossio, Michelle Fecteau, Jon Rasbach
Abstract: A valve-regulated, deep-cycling, gas-recombinant, high energy, lead-acid battery operating at superambient temperatures and internal pressures wherein the sidewalls of the battery container (i.e., intersected by the intercell partitions) are abnormally thin and reinforced against bulging by ribs which project from the container and extend in a direction transverse the intercell partitions. The ribs will preferably have a sinuous shape for optimal strength and heat transfer from the battery.