US 11,990,634 B1
Battery pack mounting structure of vehicle
Won Hae Lee, Seoul (KR); Nam Ho Kim, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); Jun Woo Park, Hwaseong-si (KR); Seung Min Jeong, Hwaseong-si (KR); Eun Bi Kim, Seoul (KR); Sun Keun Park, Seoul (KR); Byung Joo Chung, Gunpo-si (KR); Seung Hak Lee, Asan-si (KR); and Jeong Hoon Han, Incheon (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 May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,489.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0162851 (KR), filed on Nov. 29, 2022.
Int. Cl. H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60R 16/04 (2006.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/249 (2021.01) [B60R 16/04 (2013.01); H01M 50/244 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack mounting structure of a vehicle, the battery pack mounting structure comprising:
a frame side member of a chassis frame provided so that an upper end portion thereof is located at a position spaced downward by a predetermined reference downward distance from a step height set in consideration of ease of boarding of passengers;
a battery case provided so that a battery accommodated in the battery case overlaps the frame side member in a horizontal direction thereof;
a case side portion forming a side surface of the battery case, coupled to a lower side of the frame side member, and including a lower end portion aligned with a lowest ground height of the vehicle; and
a case lower plate forming the battery case while supporting a lower side of the battery and disposed at a position spaced upwards from the lowest ground height.