ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle comprising a battery unit mounted in a vehicle body,the battery unit including a battery case fixed to the vehicle body and a battery module composed of a plurality of cells contained in the battery case,the battery case including a tray member, which supports the cells thereon, and a cover member fixed to the tray member so as to be superposed thereon,the cells each including sheet-like cell elements laminated within a shell member,at least those cells on the outer peripheral side which are located near a flank of the vehicle body, among all the cells contained in the battery case, being located on the tray member so that a lamination direction of the cell elements is coincident with a width direction of the vehicle body.
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Abstract
A battery unit mounted in an electric vehicle is provided with a battery case and a plurality of battery modules. The battery case includes a tray member on the lower side and a cover member on the upper side. The tray member is fixed to side members by a beam member extending in a width direction of a vehicle body. Each battery module is composed of a plurality of cells. Among all the cells contained in the battery case, at least those cells on the outer peripheral side which are located near a flank of the vehicle body are located on the tray member so that a lamination direction of cell elements is coincident with the width direction of the vehicle body.
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3 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle comprising a battery unit mounted in a vehicle body,
the battery unit including a battery case fixed to the vehicle body and a battery module composed of a plurality of cells contained in the battery case, the battery case including a tray member, which supports the cells thereon, and a cover member fixed to the tray member so as to be superposed thereon, the cells each including sheet-like cell elements laminated within a shell member, at least those cells on the outer peripheral side which are located near a flank of the vehicle body, among all the cells contained in the battery case, being located on the tray member so that a lamination direction of the cell elements is coincident with a width direction of the vehicle body.
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