Manufacturing method and vehicle

• US 8,933,579 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2011
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Itochu Corporation, Japan Research Institute Limited (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Itochu Corporation, Japan Research Institute Limited (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Muto, Kazuhiro, Murase, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleming, Fritz M
• Application Number:
  US13/239,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20120013179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,209 Days
• Field of Search: 429/99, 429/121, 429/177, 903/907, 307/9.1, 307/10.1, 307/150, 307/147
• US Class Current: 307/9.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/22 Microcars, e.g. golf cars
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/18 of two or more battery modules
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/21 having the same nominal voltage
• 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: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing

Abstract

A manufacturing method of a vehicle, includes: preparing a chassis of the vehicle in which a plurality of battery modules are installed; forming a wiring section in a body of the vehicle; and electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules by means of the wiring section, by coupling the chassis to the body.

Claims

1. A manufacturing method of a vehicle, comprising:

preparing a chassis of the vehicle in which a plurality of battery modules have been installed;

forming a wiring section in a body of the vehicle; and

electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules by means of the wiring section, by coupling the chassis to the body.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a connection form of the plurality of battery modules, wherein

the process of forming the wiring section includes;

forming the wiring section in the body based on the determined connection form.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 2, wherein

the process of determining the connection form includes:

determining the connection form of the plurality of battery modules based on a type of the body.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 2, wherein

the process of determining the connection form includes:

determining the connection form of the plurality of battery modules based on a voltage required by the vehicle.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

obtaining characteristics of the plurality of battery modules, wherein

the process of determining the connection form includes;

determining the connection form of the plurality of battery modules based on the obtained characteristics.

6. A vehicle comprising:

a chassis;

a plurality of battery modules installed in the chassis;

a body; and

a wiring section that is formed in the body and electrically connects the plurality of battery modules when the body is connected to the chassis.