US 12,151,547 B2
Frame assembly and integral battery structure
Kevin R. Langworthy, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Joseph Yaldo, Troy, MI (US); Ryan Warpup, Orion, MI (US); Sunny Kharbanda, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Shrikanth Gujjal, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora (CA)
Appl. No. 17/793,727
Filed by Kevin R. Langworthy, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Joseph Yaldo, Troy, MI (US); Ryan Warpup, Orion, MI (US); Sunny Kharbanda, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Shrikanth Gujjal, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/014282
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/150659, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/963,718, filed on Jan. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/008,039, filed on Apr. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0036105 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 21/09 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01)
CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B62D 21/09 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery housing assembly for an automobile comprising:
a pair of longitudinal beams extending in spaced relationship with one another from a first end to a second end to define a top surface and an inner surface extending between the first and second ends on each of the longitudinal beams, wherein the inner surfaces of each longitudinal beam are disposed in facing relationship with one another;
a first cross member and a second cross member each being generally u-shaped and connected to the inner surfaces of each longitudinal beam adjacent a respective one of the first or second ends;
an upper cover disposed in abutting and connected relationship with the top surface of each one of longitudinal beams to collectively define a chamber bounded by the inner surfaces of each longitudinal beam, the first and second cross members, and the upper cover;
a base plate including a plate portion for supporting at least one battery module; and
the base plate disposed in abutting and connected relationship with a bottom surface of the pair of longitudinal beams to dispose the at least one battery module within the chamber, and wherein the base plate includes at least one reinforcement member extending between the pair of longitudinal beams.