A system for integrating a body-in-white (BIW) frame structure with a battery enclosure includes a BIW frame having a structural reinforcement member disposed around bottom portion. The battery assembly is disposed laterally inward from the structural reinforcement and is integrated with the BIW frame. The battery enclosure does not include lateral structural reinforcement, because lateral protection is provided by the BIW frame. The upper cover of the battery enclosure also serves as the floor of the BIW frame structure. The upper cover may be installed along with the rest of the BIW frame, with battery cells and a bottom tray of the battery being installed later, or the battery may be assembled as a module, with the battery being installed into an open space within the BIW frame thereby providing the floor.
BATTERY FRAME WITH CELL TO CHASSIS INTEGRATION
2025-03-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY |