US 12,403,794 B2
Electric vehicle battery unit and battery unit installation method
Chris Mak, Markham (CA); and Joel Roeleveld, Hamilton (CA)
Assigned to DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,726.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/181,090, filed on Apr. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348066 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/75 (2019.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 58/30 (2019.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.01); H01M 8/04303 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04955 (2016.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 58/33 (2019.02) [B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 11/06 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 50/75 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 58/30 (2019.02); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.02); H01M 8/04303 (2016.02); H01M 8/0432 (2013.01); H01M 8/04626 (2013.01); H01M 8/04955 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0405 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0494 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric vehicle (EV) battery unit, comprising:
a modular housing including:
a central section with plurality of batteries positioned therein;
a first lateral section with a battery cooler that is designed to reduce a temperature of the plurality of batteries and an inverter that is positioned therein and electrically coupled to the plurality of batteries;
a first frame attachment interface profiled to attach to a first longitudinal frame rail in an EV chassis; and
a second frame attachment interface profiled to attach to a second longitudinal frame rail in the EV;
wherein the plurality of batteries are positioned laterally between the first and second frame attachment interfaces and the first and second frame attachment interface extend in a vertical direction.