VEHICULAR ACCESSORY
First Claim
1. A stand-alone, exchangeable battery configured for being normally and selectively installed into and uninstalled from an electrical vehicle during every day use of the vehicle, the battery comprising:
- an outer housing surrounding and enclosing a plurality of battery cells located inside the housing;
cooling conduits extending between the battery cells for carrying a coolant to the battery cells;
at least one ingress opening at the housing for introducing therethrough said coolant into the cooling conduits and at least one egress opening at the housing for the coolant to egress from inside the housing, the ingress opening and the egress opening being configured to enable a coolant propelling mechanism to be selectively, hermetically attached to a disattached from the cooling conduits, while the battery is mounted in the electrical vehicle;
at least one positive electrode coupled to the fuel cells and at least one negative electrode coupled to the fuel cells, the positive and the negative electrodes being recessed away from outer surfaces or walls defining the housing, to avoid accidental contacting the electrodes when the battery is located outside the electrical vehicle; and
the housing having an internal volume of less than 2,000 square inches.
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Abstract
An electrical vehicle including a vehicle body, a passenger compartment, a chassis supporting the passenger compartment, a plurality of wheels and at least one electrical motor for driving the wheels. A battery compartment of the vehicle is configured to removably mount therein a plurality of more than two rechargeable batteries which are movable into position in the battery compartment by a battery conveyor system which has a battery access opening through which batteries are installed or removed, one by one, to and from the battery compartment. In the battery compartment, a connection mechanism effects the needed mechanical and electrical connections. An overall control system controls the conveyor system and the connection mechanism to enable rapid replacement of the removable batteries, whereby an electrical vehicle can be instantly driven, even after its batteries have been discharged by a replacement of the discharged batteries and the installation of freshly charged batteries.
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10 Claims
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1. A stand-alone, exchangeable battery configured for being normally and selectively installed into and uninstalled from an electrical vehicle during every day use of the vehicle, the battery comprising:
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an outer housing surrounding and enclosing a plurality of battery cells located inside the housing; cooling conduits extending between the battery cells for carrying a coolant to the battery cells; at least one ingress opening at the housing for introducing therethrough said coolant into the cooling conduits and at least one egress opening at the housing for the coolant to egress from inside the housing, the ingress opening and the egress opening being configured to enable a coolant propelling mechanism to be selectively, hermetically attached to a disattached from the cooling conduits, while the battery is mounted in the electrical vehicle; at least one positive electrode coupled to the fuel cells and at least one negative electrode coupled to the fuel cells, the positive and the negative electrodes being recessed away from outer surfaces or walls defining the housing, to avoid accidental contacting the electrodes when the battery is located outside the electrical vehicle; and the housing having an internal volume of less than 2,000 square inches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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