Underbody for electric vehicles having water tank
An underbody for electric vehicles can include a receiving portion depressed upwards by a predetermined depth. The receiving portion can be configured to receive a battery pack. A first water tank can be mounted in an upper part of the receiving portion. The first water tank can include an upper body, a lower body provided with a through-hole having a predetermined shape, and a sealing member provided in the through-hole and in direct contact with the lower body.
1 . An underbody for electric vehicles, the underbody comprising:
a receiving portion depressed upwards by a predetermined depth, the receiving portion being configured to receive a battery pack,
wherein a first water tank is mounted in an upper part of the receiving portion,
wherein the first water tank comprises an upper body, a lower body provided with a through-hole having a predetermined shape, and a sealing member provided in the through-hole and in direct contact with the lower body, and
wherein the sealing member includes a material configured to be melted or broken when heated to a predetermined temperature.
2 . The underbody according to claim 1 , wherein the first water tank is integrally mounted to the underbody.
3 . The underbody according to claim 2 , wherein the battery pack comprising at least one battery module is located under the first water tank.
4 . The underbody according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one battery module comprises a module case and at least one battery cell, and
wherein the module case has a shape in which a part of the module case is open.
5 . The underbody according to claim 4 , wherein the module case comprises a pair of side plates located respectively at opposite sides of a battery cell stack constituted by the at least one battery cell and at least one strap configured to fix the pair of side plates to each other, and
wherein each of the pair of side plates is provided with a wing portion configured to be fixed to a predetermined region of the underbody by bolting or welding.
6 . The underbody according to claim 4 , wherein the module case comprises a pair of side plates located respectively at opposite sides of a battery cell stack constituted by the at least one battery cell, and a lower plate and an upper plate configured to connect the pair of side plates to each other,
wherein each of the pair of side plates is provided with a wing portion configured to be fixed to a predetermined region of the underbody by bolting or welding, and
wherein the upper plate is provided with at least one through-hole.
7 . The underbody according to claim 3 , wherein a thermally conductive adhesive member is located between the first water tank and the battery pack.
8 . The underbody according to claim 3 , wherein a first shock-absorbing pad is located between the first water tank and the battery pack.
9 . The underbody according to claim 3 , further comprising a cover member configured to open or close the receiving portion.
10 . The underbody according to claim 9 , wherein a second water tank is located between the battery pack and the cover member.
11 . The underbody according to claim 10 , wherein a thermally conductive adhesive member is located between the battery pack and the second water tank.
12 . The underbody according to claim 11 , wherein the second water tank is a heat sink.
13 . The underbody according to claim 1 , wherein the first water tank is a heat sink.
14 . The underbody according to claim 3 , wherein the first water tank is between the at least one battery module and the receiving portion, and is configured to introduce water directly to the at least one battery module when a fire breaks out in at least one battery cell of the at least one battery module.
15 . The underbody according to claim 1 , wherein the through-hole is provided in plural, and
wherein the plurality of through-holes have different sizes.
16 . An electric vehicle comprising the underbody according to claim 1 .