US 12,139,025 B2
Battery assembly stabilization mechanism
Kyle Hickey, Camarillo, CA (US); Gaurav Mehta, Camarillo, CA (US); and Nicholas Dickson, Camarillo, CA (US)
Assigned to Artisan Vehicle Systems, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/028,580
Filed by ARTISAN VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC., Camarillo, CA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 27, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/052156
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/067161, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083263 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B66F 3/25 (2006.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 50/66 (2019.02) [B66F 3/25 (2013.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly for an electric vehicle, the battery assembly comprising:
a housing including a forward portion, a rearward portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a bottom region, wherein the bottom region includes a sloped exterior surface along the rearward portion and a substantially flat exterior surface along the forward portion;
a first stabilizer disposed in the rearward portion of the housing, the first stabilizer including a first support post mounted in a first aperture formed in the bottom region of the housing; and
a first actuator disposed in the forward portion of the housing, wherein the first actuator is mechanically connected to the first stabilizer, and
wherein the first stabilizer is configured to retract the first support post within the housing in response to the first actuator being actuated, and wherein the first stabilizer is configured to extend the first support post outside the housing in response to the first actuator being released.