IP Library Granted Patent US 12683231
Granted Patent B2
US 12683231 · App. 18/094,703 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Battery housing for a vehicle battery and vehicle battery

Inventor: Mario Meyer (Stockdorf, DE)
Assignee: Webasto SE
H01M50/262H01M50/244H01M50/249H01M50/258B60L50/64H01M2220/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12683231
App. No.
18/094,703
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery housing for a vehicle battery, comprising at least two wall elements, stacked one above the other in a stacking direction, in order to form in each case a housing wall, wherein each wall element comprises a pair of a through bore and a threaded bore, arranged next to the through bore in a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction, for screwing on a wall element which is directly adjacent in the stacking direction, wherein the threaded bores and through bores are arranged alternately one above the other with reference to the stacking direction; it moreover relates to a vehicle battery with such a battery housing.

Claims (34)

1 . A battery housing for a vehicle battery, comprising:

at least two wall elements, stacked one above each of the other wall elements in a stacking direction, in order to form in each case a housing wall;

wherein each wall element comprises a pair of; a through bore and a threaded bore, arranged next to the through bore in a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction, for screwing on a wall element which is directly adjacent a first side in the stacking direction;

wherein the threaded bores and through bores are arranged alternately one above the other with reference to the stacking direction.

2 . The battery housing according to claim 1 ,

wherein each wall element has the pair of bores on the first side viewed in the stacking direction, and has, on a second side opposite the first side in the stacking direction, a flange for flange-mounting to the threaded bore of the wall element which is directly adjacent to the second side in the stacking direction;

wherein the flange of each wall element comprises an opening for passage of a threaded portion of a screw which is screwed into the threaded bore of an adjacent wall element;

wherein the opening and the through bore of each wall element lie on a common axis oriented in the stacking direction; and

wherein the flange of each wall element comprises, in a region of intersection with an axis running through the threaded bore of this wall element, a continuous region for covering the through bore of the adjacent wall element.

3 . The battery housing according to claim 2 , wherein the wall elements are each designed in the form of a casting, and wherein the bores of the pair are formed in domes formed on the wall element.

4 . The battery housing according to claim 3 , wherein each wall element comprises a base plate extending in the stacking direction and perpendicularly thereto.

5 . The battery housing according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of: the threaded bore and the through bore of a pair are arranged next to each other perpendicular to the stacking direction and parallel to an extent of a base plate of the wall element and the threaded bores and the through bores extend in the stacking direction.

6 . The battery housing according to claim 5 , wherein the through bore of each wall element is formed in the stacking direction for passage of a tool.

7 . The battery housing according to claim 6 , wherein the pairs of bores are arranged one above each of the other pairs of bores in the stacking direction.

8 . The battery housing according to claim 7 , wherein the threaded bore of each wall element is designed as a continuous bore.

9 . The battery housing according to claim 3 , wherein the wall elements are each designed in the form of a high-pressure die casting.

10 . The battery housing according to claim 3 , wherein the bores of the pair are formed in domes cast on each of the wall elements.

11 . The battery housing according to claim 3 , wherein the bores of the pair are formed on an outer side of each of the wall elements.

12 . The battery housing according to claim 4 , wherein each of the base plates extends in the stacking direction from a first side to a second side.

13 . The battery housing according to claim 12 , wherein at least one reinforcing rib extends perpendicularly from each of the base plates on an outer side of each of the wall elements.

14 . The battery housing according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one reinforcing rib extends perpendicularly to the stacking direction, and comprises in the stacking direction at least one recess for passage of a tool.

15 . The battery housing according to claim 14 , wherein the stacking direction is at the level of the bores, and wherein the at least one recess for the passage of a tool is configured to receive a tool blade of a screwdriver.

16 . The battery housing according to claim 6 , wherein each of the through bores are configured to receive a tool blade of a screwdriver.

17 . A vehicle-Vehicle battery comprising:

at least one battery cell, characterized by a battery housing, wherein the battery housing comprises:

at least two wall elements, stacked one above each of the other wall elements in a stacking direction, in order to form in each case a housing wall;

wherein each wall element comprises:

a pair of a through bore and a threaded bore, arranged next to the through bore in a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction, for screwing on a wall element which is directly adjacent to a first side in the stacking direction, wherein the threaded bores and through bores are arranged alternately one above the other with reference to the stacking direction.

18 . A wall element for forming a housing wall in a battery housing, comprising:

a base plate extending from a first side to a second side in a stacking direction, on the first side a pair of a through bore and a threaded bore, arranged next to the through bore in a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction, for screwing on a wall element which is directly adjacent to the first side in the stacking direction, and on the second side a flange for flange-mounting to a wall element which is directly adjacent to the second side;

wherein the flange comprises an opening for passage of a threaded portion of a screw; and

wherein the opening and the through bore lie on a common axis oriented in the stacking direction.

19 . The wall element according to claim 18 , wherein the flange comprises, in a region of intersection with an axis running through the threaded bore, a continuous region for covering a through bore of the wall element adjacent to the second side.

20 . The wall element according to claim 18 , wherein the battery housing is a vehicle battery housing.