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US 9,985,258 · App. 14/630,385 · Granted May 29, 2018

Onboard battery

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Patent No.
US 9,985,258
App. No.
14/630,385
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An onboard battery includes an accommodation case that has an upper accommodation unit and a lower accommodation unit positioned below the upper accommodation unit battery modules each having battery cells, and joints that couple the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit to each other. At least one battery module is accommodated in each of the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit. When a predetermined load or more is applied to the upper accommodation unit, a stress acts on the joints such that the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit are separated from each other, and the upper accommodation unit is moved away from the lower accommodation unit.

Claims (64)

1. An onboard battery comprising:

an accommodation case that has an upper accommodation unit and a lower accommodation unit separable from the upper accommodation unit;

battery modules each having at least one battery cell, the upper accommodation unit accommodating at least one of the battery module, and the lower accommodation unit accommodating at least another one of the battery module; and

at least one joint that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit and that is configured to join the upper accommodation unit to the lower accommodation unit in such a manner as to overlap the upper accommodation unit with the lower accommodation unit in a top-bottom direction of the accommodation case, wherein

when a predetermined load or more is applied to the upper accommodation unit, a stress acts on the at least one joint such that the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit are separated from each other, and the upper accommodation unit is moved away from the lower accommodation unit.

2. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein one of a pair of side frames of a vehicle equipped with the onboard battery is positioned on a left side of the lower accommodation unit, and the other one of the pair of the side frames of the vehicle is positioned on a right side of the lower accommodation unit.

3. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein each of the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit is structured to have a hollow cross section having a plurality of cavities.

4. The onboard battery according to claim 2 , wherein each of the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit is structured to have a hollow cross section having a plurality of cavities.

5. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one upper protruded coupler is coupled to a lower end of the upper accommodation unit, and

the at least one lower protruded coupler is coupled to the lower accommodation unit so as to be in contact with either one of a front surface and a rear surface of an upper end of the lower accommodation unit.

6. The onboard battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the at least one joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one upper protruded coupler is coupled to a lower end of the upper accommodation unit, and

the at least one lower protruded coupler is coupled to the lower accommodation unit so as to be in contact with either one of a front surface and a rear surface of an upper end of the lower accommodation unit.

7. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one lower protruded coupler is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one upper protruded coupler is coupled to the upper accommodation unit so as to be in contact with either one of a front surface and a rear surface of the lower end of the upper accommodation unit.

8. The onboard battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the at least one joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one lower protruded coupler is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one upper protruded coupler is coupled to the upper accommodation unit so as to be in contact with either one of a front surface and a rear surface of the lower end of the upper accommodation unit.

9. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one joint comprises at least one first joint and at least one second joint,

the at least one first joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one second joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one first joint is coupled to the lower end of the upper accommodation unit,

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one second joint is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one first joint and the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a front and rear direction.

10. The onboard battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the at least one joint comprises at least one first joint and at least one second joint,

the at least one first joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one second joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one first joint is coupled to the lower end of the upper accommodation unit,

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one second joint is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one first joint and the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a front and rear direction.

11. The onboard battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one joint comprises at least one first joint and at least one second joint,

the at least one first joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one middle protruded coupler that is protruded horizontally from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one second joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one middle protruded coupler that is protruded horizontally from the at least one upper protruded coupler,

the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one first joint is coupled to the lower end of the upper accommodation unit,

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one second joint is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one middle protruded coupler of the at least one first joint and the at least one middle protruded coupler of the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a vertical direction.

12. The onboard battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the at least one joint comprises at least one first joint and at least one second joint,

the at least one first joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one middle protruded coupler that is protruded horizontally from the at least one middle portion,

the at least one second joint has at least one middle portion that is positioned between the upper accommodation unit and the lower accommodation unit, at least one upper protruded coupler that is protruded upward from the at least one middle portion, at least one lower protruded coupler that is protruded downward from the at least one middle portion, and at least one middle protruded coupler that is protruded horizontally from the-upper protruded coupler,

the at least one upper protruded coupler of the at least one first joint is coupled to the lower end of the upper accommodation unit,

the at least one lower protruded coupler of the at least one second joint is coupled to the upper end of the lower accommodation unit, and

the at least one middle protruded coupler of the at least one first joint and the at least one middle protruded coupler of the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a vertical direction.

13. The onboard battery according to claim 9 , wherein

an inclined surface that is inclined in the vertical direction is formed in each of the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint, and

the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a state in which the inclined surface of the at least one first joint and the inclined surface of the at least one second joint are in contact with each other.

14. The onboard battery according to claim 10 , wherein

an inclined surface that is inclined in the vertical direction is formed in each of the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint, and

the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a state in which the inclined surface of the at least one first joint and the inclined surface of the at least one second joint are in contact with each other.

15. The onboard battery according to claim 11 , wherein

an inclined surface that is inclined in the vertical direction is formed in each of the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint, and

the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a state in which the inclined surface of the at least one first joint and the inclined surface of the at least one second joint are in contact with each other.

16. The onboard battery according to claim 12 , wherein

an inclined surface that is inclined in the vertical direction is formed in each of the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint, and

the at least one first joint and the at least one second joint are coupled to each other in a state in which the inclined surface of the at least one first joint and the inclined surface of the at least one second joint are in contact with each other.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: HARA, TOSHIYUKI; HASUMI, HIDEKI; OKAMURA, JUNYA; ONODERA, YU; YOKOYAMA, YUTAKA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035020/0486 →