Battery box for an electric vehicle
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1. A battery box, for use in an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a box body for mounting on said electric vehicle for accommodating therein a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; and
a reinforcement member provided with said box body for supporting at least respective portions of all the batteries in said box body, wherein said reinforcement member comprises an inner plate means which extends within said box body and outer plate means which extend outwardly from said box body and is shaped in cross section so as to correspond to said inner plate.
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Abstract
A battery box, which is suitable for use in an electric vehicle, comprises a box body and a reinforcement member. The box body accommodates therein a plurality of batteries for powering the electric vehicle and is mounted to the electric vehicle. The reinforcement member is provided with the box body and supports at least respective portions of all the batteries in the box body. The reinforcement member is mounted to the frame of the electric vehicle whereby the weight of each of the batteries is reliably supported by the reinforcement member on the vehicle frame. The weight is reduced and yet the rigidity of the battery box is improved.
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26 Claims
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1. A battery box, for use in an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a box body for mounting on said electric vehicle for accommodating therein a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; and a reinforcement member provided with said box body for supporting at least respective portions of all the batteries in said box body, wherein said reinforcement member comprises an inner plate means which extends within said box body and outer plate means which extend outwardly from said box body and is shaped in cross section so as to correspond to said inner plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a box body for mounting on said electric vehicle for accommodating therein a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; a reinforcement member provided with said box body for supporting at least respective portions of all the batteries in said box body; and fixing means for fixing said box body to a frame member of said electric vehicle in a suspended state, each of said fixing means having a first tightening member positioned and tightened in the vertical direction and a second tightening member positioned and tightened in the horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising
a box body for accommodating a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; -
a reinforcement member provided with said box body, said reinforcement member including means for connecting directly to a frame of said electric vehicle for supporting said body box from said frame; and wherein said reinforcement member comprises an inner plate means formed integrally with and extending inwardly within said box body and outer plate means attached to and extending outwardly from said box body, said outer plate means being shaped to correspond to and be superimposed on said inner plate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising
a box body for accommodating a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; -
a reinforcement member provided with said box body, said reinforcement member including means for connecting directly to a frame of said electric vehicle for supporting said body box from said frame; and wherein said reinforcement member is hollow and has a plurality of drain holes defined therein for discharging the water to the outside.
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17. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising
a box body for accommodating a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; -
a reinforcement member provided with said box body, said reinforcement member including means for connecting directly to a frame of said electric vehicle for supporting said body box from said frame; and wherein said batteries are disposed in an inner spacer means for spacing said batteries from each other and top, bottom, side and end walls of said box body, said inner spacer means being supported on said reinforcement member.
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18. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising
a box body for accommodating a plurality of batteries for powering said electric vehicle; -
a reinforcement member provided with said box body, said reinforcement member including means for connecting directly to a frame of said electric vehicle for supporting said body box from said frame; and further including fixing means for fixing said reinforcement member to said frame of said electric vehicle in a suspended state, each of said fixing means having a first tightening member positioned and tightened in the vertical direction and a second tightening member positioned and tightened in the horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A battery box for use in an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a box body for accommodating a plurality of batteries; a reinforcement member provided with said box body; and fixing means for fixing said box body and reinforcement member to a frame member of said electric vehicle in a suspended state, each said fixing means having a first tightening member positioned and tightened in the vertical direction and a second tightening member positioned and tightened in the horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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