US 12,330,515 B2
Battery frame
Michael Bluemel, Flatz (AT)
Assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora (CA)
Appl. No. 17/253,912
Filed by MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora (CA)
PCT Filed Jun. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/050878
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 18, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/000090, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/689,629, filed on Jun. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0273285 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/224 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/224 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery frame comprising:
a plurality of structural members defining an outer frame having a flat shape with a length and a width and a height shorter than the length and shorter than the width;
at least one battery box disposed within the outer frame and removable from below the outer frame with the outer frame mounted within a vehicle; and
wherein the at least one battery box includes:
a housing defining a peripheral wall, a lid secured to the housing, a structure located within the housing, a gasket disposed around a top of the peripheral wall of the housing, and a spacer disposed between the lid and the structure, wherein the spacer is configured to provide a consistent deformation of the gasket.