VEHICLE BODY FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE

• US 20180154940A1
• Filed: 11/29/2017
• Published: 06/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Fritz, Thomas, RATHNER, Arik, BITSCHE, Otmar
• Granted Patent: US 10,611,408 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: B60K 2001/0438 Arrangement under the floor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0472 from below
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 21/02 comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 21/09 Means for mounting load bearing surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/2009 in connection with other superstructure subunits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

A vehicle body for an electrically driven vehicle, having a vehicle frame for transmitting mechanical forces during the operation of the vehicle. The vehicle frame has a battery portion for receiving at least two battery modules, and the battery portion has at least one fastening interface for fastening the at least two battery modules in the received position.

Claims

1. A vehicle body for an electrically driven vehicle, having a vehicle frame for transmitting mechanical forces during operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle frame has a battery portion for receiving at least two battery modules, and the battery portion has at least one fastening interface for fastening the at least two battery modules in a received position.

2. The vehicle body as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery portion has, for each battery module to be received, two contact portions for electrically contacting mating contact portions of the respective battery module in the received position.

3. The vehicle body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the contact portions have guide surfaces for orienting the respective battery module relative to the battery portion during insertion into the received position.

4. The vehicle body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the battery portion has, for each battery module to be received, a fluid portion for forming a fluid-communicating connection to a mating fluid portion of the respective battery module in the received position.

5. The vehicle body as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fluid portions have guide surfaces for orienting the respective battery module relative to the battery portion during insertion into the received position.

6. The vehicle body as claimed in claim 5, wherein the contact portions or the fluid portions has an insertion direction which is oriented substantially along a mounting direction of the respective battery module into the battery portion into the received position.

7. A battery module for use in a vehicle body having the features of claim 1, having a mating fastening interface for fastening to the fastening interface of the battery portion of the vehicle frame.

8. The battery module as claimed in claim 7, further comprising at least two mating contact portions for electrically contacting contact portions of the battery portion or at least two mating fluid portions for fluid-communicating connection to fluid portions of the battery portion.

9. The battery module as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a cooling device oriented laterally on the battery module.

10. A method for mounting a battery module in a vehicle body, comprising the following steps:

inserting at least two battery modules into a battery portion of the vehicle frame, and

fastening the at least two battery modules to fastening interfaces of the battery portion in a received position.