US 12,463,281 B2
Vehicle battery pack assembly
Kang Won Lee, Seongnam-si (KR); Jeong Hun Seo, Suwon-si (KR); and In Gook Son, 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 Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/888,903.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0181676 (KR), filed on Dec. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198072 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/291 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/249 (2021.01) [H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/291 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle battery pack assembly comprising:
a battery module including a plurality of battery cells stacked and provided in a transverse direction, and an endplate provided at an outermost side of the battery module in a width direction of the battery module and formed with a mounting portion protruding outward therefrom; and
a battery casing provided with a casing member extending along a longitudinal direction of the battery module, the casing member, of which a surface facing toward the battery module is in surface-contact with the endplate to support a surface pressure of the battery module,
wherein the casing member is internally divided into an upper space and a lower space by an intermediate wall,
wherein the intermediate wall of the casing member is formed with a fastening groove at a position corresponding to the mounting portion,
wherein an upper side of the upper space at the fastening groove is open, and
wherein the mounting portion is inserted into the fastening groove in a vertical direction and fastened to the casing member.