US 12,280,653 B2
Battery unit for vehicle and underbody of vehicle including the same
Sang Wan Kim, Busan (KR); Kyung Ho Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Hyeon Su Jin, Gyeonggi-do (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 Feb. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/437,680.
Application 18/437,680 is a continuation of application No. 17/462,830, filed on Aug. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,932,097.
Application 17/462,830 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/827,604, filed on Mar. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,235,670.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0123264 (KR), filed on Oct. 4, 2019; and application No. 10-2020-0162439 (KR), filed on Nov. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181862 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 50/298 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [H01M 50/298 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery unit for a vehicle, comprising:
a lower case having two battery compartments arranged in a direction toward opposite sides of the vehicle, respectively, and a connecting portion bent to be convex upwardly between the two battery compartments;
a reinforcing structure disposed on the connecting portion;
two battery modules installed in the two battery compartments, respectively; and
a longitudinal member extending in a front-rear direction coupled to a lower surface of the two battery compartments,
wherein the reinforcing structure includes a plurality of reinforcing structures spaced apart from each other along the connecting portion, and a power wire is disposed between the plurality of reinforcing structures such that the plurality of reinforcing structures are configured to protect the power wire from an impact.