ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20120208053A1
• Filed: 02/09/2012
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche Ag
• Inventors: Bender, Stefan, Maurer, Steffen, Krestel, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 8,951,656 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/88
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/27 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/613 Cooling or keeping cold
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/615 Heating or keeping warm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/625 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/6556 Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange closed pipes H01M10/6552
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/224 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/227 Organic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/229 Composite material consisting of a mixture of organic and inorganic materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

An electrical energy store of a motor vehicle, in particular a high voltage energy store of a hybrid vehicle or of an electric vehicle, having a housing (11) and having storage modules (12) accommodated in the housing (11). The housing (11) having a supporting element (17) connecting the electrical energy store to a vehicle bodywork structure of a motor vehicle. The temperature of the storage modules (12) can be controlled via the supporting element (17).

Claims

7-1. The electrical energy store of claim 1, wherein the housing has a housing upper part and a housing lower part detachably connected to the annular supporting frame, the housing upper part and the housing lower part each being non-load-bearing lid-like components.