US 12,246,603 B2
Protective element for a battery pack of a hybrid or electric vehicle and process for the assembling of a reinforced battery pack
Nicolas Schneider, Saint Martin Longueau (FR); and Kévin Bardin, Chantilly (FR)
Assigned to ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg (LU)
Appl. No. 17/787,726
Filed by ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg (LU)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/061946
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/130606, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019/061330 (WO), filed on Dec. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0081292 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/276 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/276 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reinforced battery pack for an electric or hybrid vehicle, the reinforced battery pack comprising:
a carrier device;
a plurality of battery modules housed in the carrier device; and
a lower protective element defining a shield element provided to avoid intrusion into the battery pack, the carrier device lying on the lower protective element, wherein securing means of the protective element being removably secured to the carrier device and are also configured to be secured to the body of the vehicle, the securing means including a first securing element provided to removably secure the lower protective element to the battery pack and a second securing element provided to removably secure the lower protective element and the battery pack to the body of the vehicle, each of the first and second securing elements including at least a through hole in the lower protective element and a screw provided to be inserted through the respective through hole;
the carrier device including at least one side wall and a base wall provided to receive a plurality of battery modules of the battery pack, the side wall being inclined with respect to the base wall following a draft angle and enclosed in a location space delimited by two parallel planes both extending perpendicularly to said base wall, wherein the first securing element of the lower protective element is enclosed in the location space.