US 11,955,650 B2
Battery-mounting structure
Seung Won An, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/406,557.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0176150 (KR), filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0190414 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60R 16/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/20 (2021.01) [B60R 16/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60G 2300/50 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery-mounting structure comprising:
a side sill;
a mounting bracket connected to a lower side of the side sill, the mounting bracket being deformable by external force;
a connecting member coupled to the mounting bracket and spaced apart from the side sill by a predetermined distance; and
a battery assembly including a side flange coupled to the connecting member, the battery assembly being configured to receive a high-voltage battery, wherein the battery assembly is configured to move relative to the connecting member and detach from the connecting member when the external force applied to the battery assembly exceeds a threshold external force.