US 12,381,278 B2
Vehicle battery assembly
Nadim F. Ramadan, Irvine, CA (US); Bailey Erin Fagan, Milford, MI (US); and Edward Djrbashian, Glendale, CA (US)
Assigned to Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,636.
Application 17/930,636 is a continuation of application No. 16/814,659, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,476,530.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006294 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 50/20 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/20 (2021.01) [H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly comprising:
a battery module;
a cover comprising a first fastener hole;
a tray comprising a top surface supporting the battery module and a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of the tray than the top surface, the tray comprising a second fastener hole; and
a fastener configured to be inserted through the first fastener hole and into the second fastener hole to fasten the cover to the tray and enclose the battery module between the cover and the tray, the fastener comprising:
a compression limiter having a length that is substantially equal to a thickness of the cover; and
a body having a length that, when the fastener is inserted through the first fastener hole and into the second fastener hole to fasten the cover to the tray, extends from the top surface of the tray to the bottom surface of the tray,
wherein the body of the fastener comprises a threaded portion configured to fasten to the tray via a threaded engagement when the fastener is inserted through the first fastener hole and into the second fastener hole to fasten the cover to the tray.