Supporting structure for an electric vehicle traction battery
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1. A supporting structure configured to support a traction battery of a vehicle including an electric traction system during conveyance, comprising:
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a tray installed on a top face of the frame to retain a traction battery, the tray including at least three first connecting elements installed on a top face of the tray and configured to perform a geometric reference positioning of the traction battery relative to the supporting structure, the at least three first connecting elements including two fingers extending up from the top face of the tray and an element that is axially adjustable,wherein at least one of the connecting elements is configured to allow a correction of the reference positioning of the battery.
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Abstract
A supporting structure for transporting a traction battery of a vehicle having an electric power train. The supporting structure includes a frame on which a plate is mounted, whereby the plate can hold a traction battery in place by at least one first linking element that can geometrically align the traction battery in relation to the structure. The supporting structure is particularly suitable for managing the different batteries to be found at a battery exchange station.
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10 Claims
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1. A supporting structure configured to support a traction battery of a vehicle including an electric traction system during conveyance, comprising:
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a frame; and a tray installed on a top face of the frame to retain a traction battery, the tray including at least three first connecting elements installed on a top face of the tray and configured to perform a geometric reference positioning of the traction battery relative to the supporting structure, the at least three first connecting elements including two fingers extending up from the top face of the tray and an element that is axially adjustable, wherein at least one of the connecting elements is configured to allow a correction of the reference positioning of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for removing a battery from a housing formed in a vehicle, comprising:
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placing a supporting structure, including a frame and a tray installed on a top face of the tray, on a handling device by inserting guide fingers of the handling device into second connecting elements formed on a bottom surface of the tray; bringing the handling device closer to the battery until first connecting elements of the supporting structure interact with the battery, the first connecting elements being positioned on a top face of the tray and including two fingers extending up from the top face of the tray into orifices in a bottom face of the battery and an element that is axially adjustable to vary an inclination of the battery supported on the support structure; unlocking the battery from a housing of the battery in the vehicle; and moving the handling device away from the vehicle so that the battery is extracted from a housing of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for installing a battery in a housing formed in a vehicle, comprising:
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placing a supporting structure, including a frame and a tray installed on a top face of the tray, on a handling device by inserting guide fingers of the handling device into second connecting elements formed on a bottom surface of the tray; placing a battery on the supporting structure, including interacting first connecting elements of the supporting structure with the battery, the first connecting elements being positioned on a top face of the tray and including two fingers extending up from the top face of the tray into orifices in a bottom face of the battery and an element that is axially adjustable to vary an inclination of the battery supported on the support structure; carrying the battery up to a housing of the battery in the vehicle by actuating the handling device; and locking the battery in the housing of the vehicle.
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