Battery tray

• US 6,040,080 A
• Filed: 11/28/1997
• Issued: 03/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Igarashi, Masaru, Minami, Hiromasa, Chiku, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nuzzolillo, Maria
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ruthkosky, Mark
• Application Number:
  US08/980,228
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 429/96, 429/100, 429/122
• US Class Current: 429/96
• 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 3/0007 Measures or means for preventing or attenuating collisions
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/229 Composite material consisting of a mixture of organic and inorganic materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/24 adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion thermal insulation H01M10/658
• 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

A battery tray made of a composite FRP member having a structure such that reinforcing fibers are disposed on the two vertical ends of a balsa member and composite-molded with resin by press molding, and having a bottom floor portion, wall portions and a pair of flange portions, wherein the balsa member is disposed in the bottom floor portion.

Claims

1. A battery tray for supporting an electric battery, said battery tray comprising

a combined FRP member molded such that a balsa member, a metal net and fiber reinforced plastic are composite-molded with resin.

2. A battery tray according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforced plastic is fiber glass.

3. A battery tray for supporting an electric battery, said battery tray comprising

a balsa member, a metal net and reinforcing fibers, said reinforcing fibers being disposed on two vertical ends of said balsa member, wherein said battery tray is composite-molded with resin by press molding.

5. A battery tray according to claim 3, wherein said metal net underlies said balsa member.

4. A battery tray for supporting an electric battery, said battery tray comprising

a bottom floor portion, wall portions and a pair of flange portions, wherein a balsa member and a metal net are disposed in said bottom floor portion.