US 12,257,889 B2
Locking arrangement for a mounting system for an energy storage system on a vehicle
Sebastien Ragot, Gothenburg (SE); and Jonatan Hörder, Mölndal (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/921,506
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed May 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/062410
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/223847, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173904 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting system for mounting at least one energy storage system (ESS) to a vehicle frame, wherein the mounting system comprises:
at least one sliding lock assembly translatable between a closed position and an open position, the at least one sliding lock assembly comprising at least one opening arranged to receive at least one ESS bracket assembly attached to each ESS of the at least one ESS when in the open position; and
at least one frame-mounted bracket assembly arranged to receive the at least one ESS bracket assembly and to lock the at least one ESS bracket assembly in a horizontal direction;
wherein, when the at least one sliding lock assembly is positioned in the open position, the at least one ESS bracket assembly is translatable into a locking position in relation to the at least one frame-mounted bracket assembly, and when the at least one ESS bracket assembly is in the closed position in the at least one frame-mounted bracket assembly, the at least one sliding lock assembly is translatable into a closed position locking the at least one ESS bracket assembly in a vertical direction.