US 12,330,516 B2
Battery housing for a vehicle operated by electric motor
Aydogan Gündogan, Plettenberg (DE); Alexander Günther, Olpe (DE); Alexander Schauerte, Kirchhundem (DE); and Jan Göbel, Netphen (DE)
Assigned to Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH, Attendorn (DE)
Appl. No. 17/286,099
Filed by KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Attendorn (DE)
PCT Filed Nov. 11, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/080868
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/099320, PCT Pub. Date May 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 128 177.3 (DE), filed on Nov. 12, 2018; and application No. 10 2019 101 402.6 (DE), filed on Jan. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0384581 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 50/24 (2021.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/22 (2021.01); H01M 50/224 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/26 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/291 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/224 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/291 (2021.01); H01M 50/293 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery housing for a vehicle operated by electric motor, comprising:
a first housing part and a second housing part, both housing parts being metal components, wherein the first housing part has a trough-shape structure for receiving one or more battery modules and a peripheral assembly flange, wherein the second housing part is designed as a cover part for closing the first housing part and also has a peripheral assembly flange, and wherein the two housing parts are connected to one another by multiple fasteners extending through the assembly flanges,
wherein the assembly flange of at least one of the two housing parts carries multiple spacing elements arranged spaced apart from one another, and each spacing element has a spacer arranged on a side of the assembly flange carrying the spacing element facing the assembly flange of the other housing part, wherein the spacer only extends over a part of the total width of the assembly flange, and wherein each spacing element has at least one arm integrally formed thereon and guided around the lateral edge of the assembly flange carrying the spacing element, reaching to an opposite side thereof, and supported on the opposite side of the assembly flange, and
wherein a peripheral seal is located between the two assembly flanges and connected adhesively to the two assembly flanges.