US 12,151,567 B2
Electric vehicle battery frame assembly
Cory Borghi, Phoenix, AZ (US); Saeid Emami, Phoenix, AZ (US); Umran Ashraf, La Mesa, CA (US); Philipp Konold, Ulm (DE); Matthias Morath, Ulm (DE); Cihan Dere, Ulm (DE); and Christian Krug, Ulm (DE)
Assigned to Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,589.
Application 18/406,589 is a continuation of application No. 17/804,524, filed on May 27, 2022, granted, now 12,024,034.
Application 17/804,524 is a continuation of application No. 17/466,326, filed on Sep. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,970,066.
Application 17/466,326 is a continuation of application No. 17/321,724, filed on May 17, 2021, granted, now 11,124,076, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/119,070, filed on Nov. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0140210 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 50/66 (2019.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric vehicle, comprising:
a chassis comprising a first side member and a second side member;
a front axle and a rear axle spaced apart and coupled to the chassis;
a battery frame assembly coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the rear axle, the battery frame assembly comprising a plurality of transversely extending members and a plurality of longitudinally extending members, wherein the plurality of transversely extending members and the plurality of longitudinally extending members define a matrix of battery pack receptacles configured to receive at least one battery pack; and
a battery pack positioned in a battery pack receptacle of the matrix of battery pack receptacles,
wherein the battery frame assembly is configured to deflect torsionally in response to torsional deflection of the front axle relative to the rear axle.