US 11,858,328 B2
Interface for coupling electric battery and vehicle systems
Ankit Srivastava, San Francisco, CA (US); Khaled Walid Hassounah, San Francisco, CA (US); and Harsh Jain, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Ample Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Ample Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,510.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314769 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0455 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for electrically and mechanically coupling removeable battery modules to a vehicle, comprising:
an interface plate configured to be mechanically coupled to the vehicle, the interface plate comprising:
an interface plate electrical output that electrically couples the interface plate to the vehicle; and
an interface plate electrical input electrically coupled to the interface plate electrical output; and
battery trays that releasably receive the removeable battery modules, each battery tray releasably mechanically coupled to the interface plate and comprising:
at least one battery module connector releasably electrically coupled to corresponding at least one battery module; and
a battery tray electrical output that electrically couples the at least one battery module connector to the interface plate electrical input;
wherein the interface plate and each battery tray include complementary threaded fasteners that releasably mechanically couple the battery tray and the interface plate.