INTEGRATED COOLING, SEALING AND STRUCTURAL BATTERY TRAY FOR A VEHICLE
An integrated cooling, sealing and structural battery tray for a vehicle includes a generally planar base member having a support surface and a cooling system formed by the planar base member. A seal is formed between the battery tray and the support structure for the vehicle. The integrated cooling, sealing and structural battery tray may also include a plurality of fins are disposed on the support surface, wherein the fins are adjacent each other, and a plurality of routing apertures extending through the base member and having a plurality of cooling lines disposed therein.
1 . A battery tray for a vehicle, the battery tray comprising:
a generally planar base member having a support surface and a cooling channel formed in the base member;
a plurality of fins disposed on the support surface;
a seal formed between the base member and a support structure of the vehicle; and
a removeable housing coupled to the base member for housing a battery.
2 . The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the fins are adjacent each other.
3 . The battery tray of claim 1 , the cooling channel comprising a plurality of cooling lines extending through the base member.
4 . The battery tray of claim 1 , the battery tray having a front portion that directs air over the fins.
5 . The battery tray of claim 1 , wherein the seal is a flange portion of the base member that forms a seal with the support structure of the vehicle.
6 . The battery tray of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plenum positioned above the support surface to circulate air within the housing.
7 . The battery tray of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more fans arranged within the housing.
8 . A battery tray for a vehicle, the battery tray comprising:
a generally planar base member having a support surface;
a plurality of fins disposed on the support surface, wherein the fins are adjacent each other;
a seal formed between the base member and a support structure of the vehicle;
a cooling channel formed in the base member;
a plurality of cooling lines disposed within the cooling channel; and
a removeable housing coupled to the base member for housing a battery.
9 . The battery tray of claim 8 , the battery tray having a front portion that directs air over the fins.
10 . The battery tray of claim 8 , wherein the seal is a flange portion in the base member that forms a seal with the support structure of the vehicle.
11 . The battery tray of claim 8 , further comprising:
a plenum positioned above the support surface to circulate air within the housing.
12 . The battery tray of claim 8 , further comprising:
one or more fans arranged within the housing.