Battery housing and method for installing a battery
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1. A battery housing for receiving a battery cooled by a liquid coolant, the battery housing comprising:
- a battery plate configured to cool the battery, the battery plate having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the battery plate comprising first and second cooling tubes fitted in the battery plate, wherein the first cooling tube enables flow of the coolant liquid in a first direction, and the second cooling tube enables flow of the coolant liquid in a second direction opposite the first direction;
first, second, third, and fourth side panels, wherein;
the first and the second side panels are opposite to each other;
the first side panel has a first elongated recess configured to receive the first end of the battery plate; and
the second side panel has a second elongated recess configured to receive the second end of the battery plate; and
first and second cover plates;
wherein;
the first end of the battery plate is inserted in the first elongated recess;
the second end of the battery plate is inserted in the second elongated recess;
the side panels are configured to connect together to form at least a four-sided housing and to hold the battery plate without the cover plates;
at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the battery plate is configured to hold the battery; and
the first and second cover plates are connected respectively to a top and bottom of the at least four-sided housing, the connected cover plates being parallel to the top surface of the battery plate.
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Abstract
A battery housing and a method for installing a battery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a battery housing for receiving a battery includes four plate-shaped side panels. Two of the side panel are opposite to each other, and each of the two opposite side panels have at least one elongated recess. The battery housing includes two cover plates. The four plate-shaped side panels and the two cover plates are connected to each other to form a box-shaped housing. The side panels are configured to connect together to hold the battery without the cover plates.
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1. A battery housing for receiving a battery cooled by a liquid coolant, the battery housing comprising:
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a battery plate configured to cool the battery, the battery plate having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the battery plate comprising first and second cooling tubes fitted in the battery plate, wherein the first cooling tube enables flow of the coolant liquid in a first direction, and the second cooling tube enables flow of the coolant liquid in a second direction opposite the first direction; first, second, third, and fourth side panels, wherein; the first and the second side panels are opposite to each other; the first side panel has a first elongated recess configured to receive the first end of the battery plate; and the second side panel has a second elongated recess configured to receive the second end of the battery plate; and first and second cover plates; wherein; the first end of the battery plate is inserted in the first elongated recess; the second end of the battery plate is inserted in the second elongated recess; the side panels are configured to connect together to form at least a four-sided housing and to hold the battery plate without the cover plates; at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the battery plate is configured to hold the battery; and the first and second cover plates are connected respectively to a top and bottom of the at least four-sided housing, the connected cover plates being parallel to the top surface of the battery plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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